Community Advisory

Due to a network issue, community members are unable to dial out on almost all desk phones. This includes the ability to call 911. Persons needing to contact the HUPD or 911 should do so by using their cell phone or a blue-light phone on campus. The HUPD...

Over last weekend, 2/1/20 and 2/2/20, the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) responded to six (6) reports of thefts occurring in River Houses and Yard dorms. In three (3) of the incidents, doors were either left unsecured or a key was left in the...

On Monday, August 5, 2019, at approximately 10:55 PM, the Harvard University Police Department received information from both the Cambridge Police Department and the Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC) that the Philadelphia Police Department issued...

On Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at approximately 5:00 AM a female undergraduate student reported to the Harvard University Police Department that she was indecently assaulted while on Plympton Street near Quincy House at approximately 12:45 AM. The victim...

On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at approximately 8:15 AM several Holworthy Hall residents reported to the Harvard University Police Department that while they were sleeping someone climbed through their first floor common room window and stole laptops...

On Monday, March 5, 2018 at 6:59 PM a female alumni reported to the Harvard University Police Department that she was robbed in Harvard Yard near Sever Hall as she walking on the path to exit onto Quincy Street. The victim stated an unknown male...

December 11, 2017 11:39 AM - UPDATE From the Cambridge Police Department: Arrest Made in Armed Robbery A 16-year-old male from Cambridge has been arrested in connection with Wednesday morning’s armed robbery that occurred in the area of Flagg Street and...

November 15, 2017 7:35 PM The following alert was just released by the Cambridge Police Department. Cambridge PD CITYWIDE Alert Cambridge Police Investigating Assault & Battery in Area of Putnam Avenue and Green Street The Cambridge Police Department is...

November 08, 2017 11:36 AM - CLOSEOUT The Goldenson building has been cleared for reentry. BPD and HUPD units have cleared the scene. November 08, 2017 10:33 AM - Update #1 At this time the only building impacted on the Longwood campus is Goldenson (220...

On Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at approximately 11:50 PM a female undergraduate student reported to the Harvard University Police Department that she was assaulted while running along the Charles River near the intersection of Memorial Drive and Western...