2022

Timely Warning - Burglaries in River Dorms

November 1, 2022
On Saturday, October 29, 2022, the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) responded to four (4) reports of unlawful entries into undergraduate residences; two (2) at Quincy House, one (1) at 20 DeWolfe St, and one (1) at Adams House.

 

In all four incidents, occupants reported that between 11:00 PM on Friday, October 28th and 2:00 AM on Saturday, October 29th, several items were stolen from their rooms. In three (3)...

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Community Advisory - Burglaries in Yard Dorms - UPDATE

July 27, 2022

On Tuesday, July 26, 2022, HUPD detectives sought criminal complaints at Cambridge District Court for the unlawful entry into Wigglesworth Hall on July 11th. The Court granted complaints against the offender for Breaking and Entering in the Nighttime and Trespassing and issued an arrest warrant. On Tuesday afternoon, HUPD detectives while on patrol observed the offender near campus and subsequently placed the individual under arrest for the active warrant.

The two additional unlawful entries into Yard Dorms are still under investigation by HUPD’s...

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Community Advisory - Burglaries in Yard Dorms - Update

March 3, 2022

This morning, at approximately 1:00 AM, an HUPD officer on a directed patrol in response to a series of recent burglaries in Harvard Yard, observed an unidentified male behaving in a suspicious manner around several undergraduate residences. The officer contacted the individual and conducted a field interview. During the interview, the officer determined that the individual was a suspect in the previous burglaries in Harvard Yard. Additionally, another unlawful entry was reported that had just occurred in Canaday Hall. The officer determined that the individual stopped was the...

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Community Advisory - Burglaries in Yard Dorms

February 25, 2022

Over the last week, the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) responded to two (2) reports of unlawful entries occurring in Mower Hall and Wigglesworth Hall. In both instances, occupants reported that while they were sleeping, someone climbed through their first floor window and stole laptops, Air Pods, a backpack, and a wallet from their rooms.

It is unclear whether these incidents are connected. Both of these incidents are being actively investigated by HUPD detectives. If you have any information about these incidents, please call the Harvard...

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Community Advisory - Drink Spiking in the Cambridge and Boston Areas

February 17, 2022

The Harvard University Police Department has received information from the Boston and Cambridge Police Departments that they have seen an increase in reports of spiked beverages at bars in their cities.

Drink spiking is when an offender adds a scentless, colorless and tasteless drug in the drink of an unsuspecting victim. The effects of drink spiking vary. Symptoms could include loss of balance, visual impairment, confusion, or nausea. Drink spiking is a crime.

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