2014

Community Advisory - Unarmed Robbery

December 10, 2014

On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 a female graduate student reported to the Cambridge Police Department that she was robbed by an unknown male as she walked along Banks Street at approximately 1:30 AM.   The victim stated that while walking on Banks Street she was struck from behind by an unknown male who took her tote bag that contained personal items, including her laptop and wallet.  The victim suffered injuries in this incident and received immediate medical attention. 

 

Because this incident did not occur on Harvard University...

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10/3/14 Email Threat - UDPATE

November 12, 2014

The Harvard University Police Department wants to provide an update and resources available as a result of the October 3 threatening email and subsequent messages.  First and foremost, please know that the HUPD has treated this incident as a hate crime from its onset.  The investigation, which involves the HUPD collaborating with federal and international law enforcement authorities, is active and ongoing. 

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Community Advisory - Email Threats

October 3, 2014

At about 4:45 this afternoon, hundreds of Harvard students and affiliates received an emailed death threat.  The author threatened to come to campus “tomorrow” to shoot the email recipients.  Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) immediately began investigating, and also notified other local law enforcement agencies as well as the FBI. 

 

 While we cannot verify at this time that this is a real threat, every member of our community should be familiar with these Active Shooter Safety Guidelines, which were developed based on guidance from the U.S...

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