Crime
Person Found Dead in Allston Apartment After Hours-Long Barricade
BOSTON — Boston Police Department officers discovered a man dead in the Allston Continuum apartment complex early Thursday morning after a nearly 12-hour long standoff between the man and law enforcement officers.
Woman Raped in Cambridge Office Sues Owners for Information About Building Security
A woman raped at knifepoint in the Cambridgepark office complex in May sued the property’s owners and management on Monday.
Police Investigating After Lil Xan Kicks Harvard Student at Royale Pregame
Nicholas Diego Leanos, a rapper known as “Lil Xan,” repeatedly struck and kicked a Harvard College sophomore in the face during the Harvard-Yale pregame at the Royale nightclub on Nov. 23, prompting the Boston Police Department to investigate an alleged aggravated assault.
Cambridge Police Respond to Three Armed Robberies Over Holiday Weekend
Cambridge Police arrested and charged two individuals under the age of 18 for an armed robbery on Sunday night, the third in a string of armed robberies that took place in Cambridge over the holiday weekend.
Man Arrested for Secret Sexual Surveillance at Harvard’s Hemenway Gym
The Harvard University Police Department arrested Sokol Zejnullahu on charges of secret sexual surveillance at Harvard’s Hemenway Gym in mid-November.
Cambridge Police Investigating Shooting Near Central and MIT
Cambridge police are investigating a Wednesday morning shooting that occurred on Windsor Street between Central Square and MIT.
Cambridge Will Ask State Legislature to Allow Use of Traffic Cameras
The Cambridge City Council unanimously voted on Monday to draft a petition asking the Massachusetts State Assembly to allow the city to implement automatic traffic enforcement.
Harvard Grad Students Plead Not Guilty of Assault at Protest, Say HUPD Bias Prompted Charges
Lawyers for two Harvard grad students charged with assaulting an Israeli student motioned to dismiss the case at an arraignment hearing, alleging the charges stemmed from racially-biased policing by HUPD.
Hearings for Alleged Cambridge Brothel Customers Will Be Public, SJC Rules
Initial probable cause hearings for 28 alleged customers of a high-end brothel network in Cambridge and Watertown will be open to the public, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday morning.
Man Who Managed Clients for High-End Cambridge Brothel Network Pleads Guilty
Junmyung Lee, a man accused of vetting and organizing clientele for a high-end brothel network in Cambridge and Watertown, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to coerce women into prostitution and money laundering in federal court on Wednesday.
HUPD Issues Warning After Several Adams House Dorm Thefts
At least four students in Randolph Hall had property stolen on Saturday night. Harvard University Police is investigating the burglaries, a HUPD spokesperson wrote in a University-wide email.
Arraignment Hearing For Pro-Palestine Harvard Graduate Students Postponed For The Third Time
One year later, the assault case involving Harvard graduate students Elom Tettey-Tamaklo and Ibrahim I. Bharmal remains stuck in legal no man’s land after their arraignment hearing was postponed on Tuesday for the third time.
Harvard’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Condemns Antisemitic Stickers
Sherri A. Charleston, Harvard’s chief diversity and inclusion officer, condemned the antisemitic stickers discovered around campus in a University-wide email Friday afternoon.
$5,670 Worth of Valuables Stolen From Harvard Yard Freshman Dorm
Freshmen students living on the first floor of Thayer Hall were burglarized between the hours of 7 p.m. on Oct. 5 and 1 a.m. on Oct. 6, resulting in the theft of $5,670 worth of property, according to the Harvard University Police Department.
Cambridge Resident Arrested for Possession of Ghost Gun, 200 Grams of Cocaine
Cambridge Police arrested Michael Burke on Thursday for the possession of illegal drugs and a homemade firearm and accused him of being involved in “cocaine distribution over an extended period of time” in a press release.