HUPD
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.
In Last Month, Harvard Police Increased Security at Jewish Events
Harvard University Police Department along with local police forces have increased security measures at Jewish and Israel related events on campus in the last month.
Harvard Warned of a Police Response to Campus Protests. Here’s What HUPD Can Actually Do.
Just before the pro-Palestine encampment ended last spring, the Harvard University Police Department told a group of University affiliates that officers would only use their authority to enforce state law on campus.
HUPD Detectives Respond to Surge in Thefts With Little Success
More than a dozen students whose belongings have been stolen said that HUPD’s efforts to investigate the thefts and identify a perpetrator proved fruitless.
