HUPD
How HUPD, City Police Departments Worked Together to Monitor Pro-Palestine Protests
More than 300 pages of emails obtained by The Crimson via a public records request show how the Harvard University and Cambridge Police Departments alerted each other to protest activity in the months following Oct. 7.
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.
Final Clubs Host Unofficial Harvard-Yale Tailgate Before HUPD Sweep
Hundreds of students flocked to an unofficial tailgate hosted by Harvard final clubs ahead of The Game on Saturday morning, where attendees danced to music, gleefully passed around Jell-O shots, and ignored the cold rainy weather.
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.
Cyclist Struck by Car in Harvard Square, Suffers Minor Injuries
Harvard University and Cambridge Police Departments responded to a non-fatal collision between a motor vehicle and cyclist on Plympton Street around 8 p.m. Monday, the latest in a series of bike accidents in Cambridge.
HUPD Renovations Expected to Wrap Up by End of Year
The Harvard University Police Department headquarters expects to largely conclude its renovations by the end of the year, wrapping up a construction project that began in April 2024.
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.
$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.
Police Investigating Antisemitic Stickers Discovered Near Harvard Hillel
The Cambridge Police Department and the Harvard University Police Department are jointly investigating an apparent act of “religiously threatening” vandalism after multiple antisemitic stickers were discovered around Harvard Square.
Harvard Yard Closed Overnight After Vandalism of University Hall, John Harvard Statue
The University restricted access to Harvard Yard overnight to Harvard University ID holders on Wednesday following the Tuesday vandalization of University Hall and the John Harvard statue by a pro-Palestine activist.
Hillel Temporarily Suspends J Street After Flyering Campaign Sparks Police Response
Harvard Hillel Executive Director Jason B. Rubenstein ’04 temporarily suspended J Street U on Tuesday after the group’s members used Hillel funding to print and display flyers around Harvard Square that Hillel staff reported to campus and city police as “intimidating.”
Windows Smashed, John Harvard Statue Vandalized in Act of ‘Palestinian Resistance’
An individual smashed the ground-floor windows to University Hall and covered the John Harvard statue in red paint as an “act of solidarity with the Palestinian resistance.”
Hate Crimes Reported to Harvard Police Doubled From 2022 to 2023
The number of hate crimes reported to the Harvard University Police Department doubled from 2022 to 2023, and included hate crimes on the basis of religion for the first time in at least two years.
Harvard Student Attacked With Glass Bottle, Punched Repeatedly at Felipe’s
A Harvard student was hit with a glass bottle and punched in the face multiple times in an assault at Felipe’s Mexican Taqueria on Tuesday night.
