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Pellet Gun Incident Involving HLS Prof. Apparently Not Motivated by Antisemitism, Brookline Synagogue Leaders Say

After a Harvard Law School visiting professor was arrested for shooting a pellet gun near a Brookline synagogue last week, synagogue leaders told affiliates in a Sunday email that the incident “does not appear to have been fuelled by antisemitism.”

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HLS Visiting Professor Placed on Leave After Arrest For Firing Pellet Gun Near Brookline Synagogue

A visiting professor at Harvard Law School was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation after allegedly firing a pellet gun outside of a Brookline synagogue on the eve of Yom Kippur.

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Crime

Harvard University Police Department Reports Falling Campus Crime in 2024

Violent crime on Harvard’s campus decreased by 52 percent between 2023 and 2024, according to a report from the Harvard University Police Department released Wednesday.

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Breaking News

Judge Rules Trump’s Targeting of Pro-Palestine International Students Unconstitutional, Siding With Harvard AAUP

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment rights of international students and professors who participated in pro-Palestine advocacy, handing a victory to a Harvard faculty group that sued this spring.

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Cambridge’s Nonprofit, Nonviolent Police Alternative Raises $150,000 in Donations After Major July Funding Cut

Cambridge’s Holistic Emergency Alternative Response Team — a nonprofit, nonviolent police alternative — almost closed its doors two months ago after its funding dwindled. But more than $150,000 in private donations and grants have kept the group afloat as it searches for long-term stability.

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Crime

Trial for Cambridge City Councilor Charged With Buying Sex Mired in Evidence Dispute

Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner, who faces charges for patronizing a high-end brothel ring, is the only defendant of 34 men who will go to trial. But before Toner’s trial can begin, the case has stalled in front of the court for months as his lawyer demands documents from the federal government investigation.

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Cambridge Police

Harvard Is Looking for a New Police Chief, Again. Here’s What to Know.

The Harvard University Police Department has launched a search for a new chief of police, in the fractured department’s latest effort to move beyond yearslong internal turmoil and frequent turnover at the top.

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HUPD

Harvard Police Union Accuses University of Withholding Information

The union representing Harvard’s police officers accused the University of withholding the report from an investigation of a dispute between two officers, making their first public arguments in front of the National Labor Relations Board since the complaint was filed last year.

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City Politics

Cambridge Police Clarify Officers Did Not Use Tear Gas in August Standoff

Cambridge Police Commissioner Christine A. Elow dispelled rumors that officers deployed tear gas to end a standoff in early August at a hearing on Wednesday, providing the City Council with the most comprehensive account of the confrontation yet.

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HUPD

Truck Hits Northwest Building, Causing Minor Damage and Temporary Street Closure

A food delivery truck hit the corner of the Northwest Science Building on Wednesday morning, causing minor structural damage and a temporary street closure.

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Crime

Man Charged for Threatening Protesters with an Axe

A man has been charged with assault after allegedly threatening protesters with an axe at a demonstration in Harvard Square last month, according to court documents.

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Boston

Trump Administration Targets Boston in Latest Immigration Enforcement Surge

The Trump administration has begun rolling out its next surge of immigration enforcement in Boston, even as the federal government sued the city over a policy limiting police collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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City Politics

Cambridge Historical Commission Allows Harriet Jacobs House Remodel to Continue

The Cambridge Historical Commission hesitantly voted to allow the redevelopment of the Harriet Jacobs House on Thursday, on the condition that developers continue to meet with the CHC to address “clear concerns” from neighbors over the proposed height and size.

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