2015

Community Advisory - Holden Green Housing Complex Assault

October 23, 2015

On Friday October 23, 2015 at approximately 3:55 AM a female resident of the Holden Green affiliated housing complex reported to the Harvard University Police Department that she was approached by an unknown male who followed her to her doorway.  The victim stated while walking her dog she saw the mini-van pull in.  The victim felt something wasn’t right and immediately started running toward her doorway.  The unknown male ran after her but she was able to get in the door and lock it.  The offender banged on the door and immediately fled back to the van which was driven...

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Community Advisory - Assault and Battery Dangerous Weapon, 1555 Mass Ave, Cambridge

October 7, 2015

At approximately 6:50 PM this evening, Harvard University Police Department officers were dispatched to respond to a report of a fight in progress behind the Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church at 1555 Massachusetts Avenue, which abuts the campus of Harvard Law School.  Officers responded to the scene and observed an unidentified male standing over another male lying on the ground.  The unidentified male's face was covered in blood and when officers instructed him to lie on the ground he refused their commands and show...

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Community Advisory - Sexual Assault near Longwood Campus

September 15, 2015

The following information was released by the Boston Police Department this morning.

 

Harvard-specific safety information below the BPD alert.

 

Community Alert: BPD Investigating Alleged Sexual Assault in Fenway Area

September 15, 2015

 

At about 12:30 AM on Tuesday, September 15, 2015, officers from District D-4 (South End) responded to a radio call for a alleged sexual assault in the area of Queensberry Street in the Fenway.

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Community Advisory - Indecent Assault and Batteries, Harvard Square area

September 9, 2015

The following alert was just released by the Cambridge Police Department.

Safety information below the alert.

Cambridge Police Highlight Recent Increase in Indecent Assault & Batteries
in Harvard Square Area


CAMBRIDGE, Mass., September 9, 2015 -- The Cambridge Police Department are cautioning women who live, work or frequent the Harvard Square area to be aware of a recent increase in Indecent Assault and Batteries. 

Officers are currently investigating a report that a woman was indecently assaulted while walking near the...

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Community Advisory - Sexual Assault Memorial Drive, Cambridge

August 18, 2015

The following information was released by the Massachusetts State Police this morning.

 

Massachusetts State Police Media Release–08-18-2015–State Police Investigate Early Morning Sexual Assault in Cambridge

Massachusetts State Police are investigating the sexual assault of a 24-year-old woman along Memorial Drive in Cambridge early this morning.

 

The woman, a Boston resident, had left a Cambridge bar shortly before closing time and was walking toward the river. At approximately 2 a.m. she was near the...

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Community Advisory - Armed Robbery Arrow Street

July 3, 2015

On Friday July 3, 2015 at approximately 3:15 AM a male summer school student reported to the Harvard University Police Department that he was robbed at gunpoint while walking down Arrow Street towards Bow Street.  The victim stated a dark colored sedan stopped and two males jumped out of the car and struck him in the face and head with two handguns.  The offenders ordered him to the ground.  While on the ground the offenders removed his headphones, money, and other personal items.  The victim suffered minor injuries but refused medical treatment.

 

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Community Advisory - Attempted Armed Robbery Sunken Gardens - UPDATE

May 20, 2015

UPDATE - 5/20/15, 8:00 PM - Based on an investigation by HUPD detectives, a suspect has been identified and arrested for this crime. 

Anyone with additional information can still contact the Harvard University Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 617-495-1796. 

Community Advisory - Attempted Armed Robbery Sunken Gardens

May 20, 2015

On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at approximately 3:00 AM three female undergraduate students reported to the Harvard University Police Department that they were robbed while walking through the Sunken Gardens in Radcliffe Yard.  The victims stated that they were approached by a male who displayed what appeared to be a knife and demanded their purses.  The victims fled the area and did not give over their property.  The victims were not injured during the incident.

 

If anyone has any information regarding this incident, please contact the Harvard University...

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Community Advisory Quincy House Indecent Exposure

April 21, 2015

On Sunday, April 19, 2015 at approximately 12:45 PM, a female resident of Quincy House reported to the Harvard University Police Department that she observed an unknown male indecently exposing himself in a hallway near a laundry room.  The female contacted the HUPD to report the activity.  Officers immediately responded to the area and encountered a male in the hallway.  The male fled the area.  The officers searched the area but were unable to locate the individual.

 

The offender is described as a black male in his early thirties, approximately 5’...

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Unarmed Robbery Alley between Vanderbilt Hall and New Research Building, Longwood Campus

February 14, 2015

On Friday, February 13, 2015 a male staff member reported to the Boston Police Department that he was robbed while retrieving his bicycle from the rack in the locking dock area between Vanderbilt Hall and the New Research Building at approximately 8:40 PM.  The victim stated while walking up the loading dock toward the street he was approached from behind and was thrown against a fence.  One offender took the victim’s wallet while another offender stood guard.   The offenders fled the area down Ave Louis Pasteur toward the Fenway.  Boston Police Department officers...

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