Timely Warnings Current

Earlier today, at approximately 11:38 a.m., the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) received information from the Cambridge Police Department (CPD) that an individual had brandished a knife near Winthrop Street and fled the area on a bicycle. The...

Earlier today, the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) became aware of a bomb threat involving Memorial Hall. With the assistance of the Cambridge Police Department (CPD), HUPD evacuated and searched the building. Out of an abundance of caution...

This morning, at approximately 8:47 AM, an individual brandished an edged weapon at a coffee shop in Harvard Square. Following the incident, the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD), Cambridge Police, and Massachusetts State Police responded and...

The missing person has been located and is safe. The search has concluded. Disseminated at 5:28 PM on Thursday, 6/4/26. At approximately 11:57 AM hours, the Harvard University Police Department received a report of a missing person. This individual, Sung...

UPDATE The Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) has positively identified the suspect in the incident that occurred at approximately 5:30 PM, Tuesday, May 19, in Lowell House. Earlier this afternoon, the suspect was arrested by a local law...

Last evening (10/26/24) at approximately 11:58 PM, the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) responded to a report of a burglary at Adams House, Randolph. In this incident residents reported that an unknown individual accessed their room through an...

At approximately 11:05 AM this morning, the Harvard University Police Department received a report from the Cambridge Police Department of a shooting on Sherman Street, near the Radcliffe Quad. HUPD officers were immediately dispatched to the area to...

The Harvard University Police Department wishes to inform our community of an ongoing scam targeting Harvard University affiliates. The scam appears to originate from a Harvard email address and offers recipients free musical instruments, in exchange for...

Beginning Tuesday evening (8/24/21), four assault and batteries were committed against male victims in the area of Harvard Square. Three of the victims were graduate students and the fourth victim was unaffiliated with the University. In each of the...

On Friday, September 21, 2018 at approximately 4:15 AM several Wigglesworth Hall residents reported to the Harvard University Police Department that while they were sleeping someone climbed through their first floor window and stole several laptops...