Cambridge Police
Black Harvard Student Arrested in April Will Face No Charges, Per Attorneys
No charges will be filed against the black Harvard undergraduate whose arrest April 13 sparked national controversy and allegations of police brutality, his attorneys announced Friday.
Mayor McGovern Questions CPD Actions, Says Some Police Angry With Him
Cambridge Mayor Marc C. McGovern questioned Cambridge Police Department officers' use of force during the arrest of a black Harvard undergraduate last month.
‘Review Committee’ Not a Direct Response to Student Demands, Faust Says
Faust also said she convened the committee to examine “what can we do differently to make sure that we don’t have such an incident and disturbing event happen again.”
Faust Forms Committee to ‘Review’ Lead-Up to Arrest of Black Student
Faust has formed a “review committee” to determine the exact “sequence of events” leading to the forcible arrest of a black undergraduate April 13 and to undertake a “systematic examination” of a wide variety of Harvard policies.
Hundreds of Harvard Affiliates Sign Letter Demanding Reform After Black Student's Arrest
The letter states the black student’s forcible arrest proves that Harvard University Health Services and Harvard University Police Department are “not adequately equipped” to serve students.
Superintendent Ridealong
Police Superintendent Christine A. Elow turns to chat during our ride along in Central Square.
Officers Who Arrested Black Student Had Not Taken Extra Training on Engaging Mentally Ill Individuals
Roughly one-third of CPD’s officers and all supervisors have taken the non-mandatory training to date. CPD's stated goal is to put "the entire department" through the program.
Cambridge Police Will Add Office to Monitor Racial Bias, Use of Force
Through the new office, which will be called the Office of Procedural Justice, Cambridge Police hopes to show a commitment to transparency and responsibility by analyzing citizens’ confrontations with the police.
At Town Hall, Students Call for Change After Arrest of Black Student
Some at the event sharply criticized Harvard for what they called a lack of institutional support. The arrest of the student has drawn allegations of police brutality.
'Treat Me, Don't Beat Me'
More than 200 Harvard students and affiliates, many with red duct tape over their mouths, protested in Harvard Yard Saturday to demand reform to University policies they say led to the forcible arrest of a black College student April 13.
At Kennedy School, Police Chiefs Discuss Use of Force, Harvard Student’s Arrest
Three police chiefs from Detroit, San Francisco, and Minneapolis visited the Kennedy School Thursday to field questions about the realities of modern day policing.
Similar 2006 Arrest of Non-Black Student Saw 'No Punches'
Last Friday’s arrest of a black Harvard undergraduate does not mark the first time local authorities physically confronted and arrested a naked College student under the influence of drugs.
Faust Calls Arrest of Black Student ‘Profoundly Disturbing’
University President Drew G. Faust called the forcible arrest of a black undergraduate by the Cambridge Police Department Friday night “profoundly disturbing” in an email sent to University affiliates Monday.
