Muggy River

To the Editors of the CRIMSON:

It strikes me that the assualt on a Harvard sophomore last Monday once more points up the deplorable lack of police protection along the banks of the Charles. The area, within the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan police, has been the scene of numerous muggings, which arise from the fact that the M.D.C. police are no longer on foot patrol but instead roam around the country side in prowl cars. It seems obvious that the automotive method of police protection just will not work.

The obvious solution to this is to have the policeman get out of his car and return to his feet because it is only through the efforts of the foot patrolman that people who frequent the parks, bridges, and public ways of the Charles River area will be insured of protection and quick assistance in case of violence. I sincerely hope that the M.D.C. will take immediate steps to rectify this situation. Mark Jacobs '55