Crime
Robbers Strike Outside Dudley
A man was the victim of an attempted armed robbery on Massachusetts Avenue near Sacramento Street right outside of the Dudley Co-op on Saturday at 12:45 a.m., according to the Cambridge Police Department.
Oct. 24 - Nov. 7: Sleeping in the Bathroom
Over the last few weeks, HUPD has responded to a fair amount of “suspicious activity” and an extraordinary number of incidents involving people sleeping in the Holyoke Center’s bathroom.
Police Arrest Robbery Suspect
Officers arrested a suspect early yesterday morning in connection with a series of armed robberies in the Harvard and MIT areas, relying on the joint efforts of seven police departments and the U.S. Secret Service, according to an alert from the Cambridge Police Department.
BRIEF: Harvard Affiliates Assaulted in Two Incidents, One Victim Stabbed
Two Harvard affiliates were robbed at knifepoint Monday night, with one victim receiving stab wounds to the arm, the Cambridge Police reported yesterday.
Harvard Credit Union Robbed
The Harvard University Employee Credit Union was robbed last Saturday at 10:47 a.m. by an unarmed white male, according to the Cambridge Police Department’s log.
MIT Sees Several Robberies
MIT saw four possibly related street robberies in the last ten days.
Graduate Student Robbed at Knifepoint Near Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
A male graduate student was robbed at knifepoint Tuesday night while walking on Broadway past Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, ...
Body Found in Harvard Arboretum
A body was discovered yesterday morning in Arnold Arboretum, a research and educational institution administered by Harvard University located several ...
Oct. 8-Oct. 23: Sleepers and Smokers, Pipes and Pot
Over the past few weeks, HUPD has responded to an inordinate number of suspicious activity reports and an extraordinary amount of computer theft. As part of our Securitas series, we’ve combed through HUPD’s logs from the last couple weeks and published some of the more outrageous entries below.
Following Change in Definition, Burglary Rate Plunges
On paper, the number of burglaries at Harvard’s Cambridge campus plummeted 91 percent last year, but the decline had more to do with policy in Washington than safety in Cambridge.
Profs. Study Rising Incarceration Rates
The United States has seen a historic increase in incarceration rates, exceeding that of any industrialized nation, according to a recent study co-authored by Harvard Sociology Professor Bruce Western and University of Washington Associate Professor Becky Pettit.
$30,000 Worth of iPhones Stolen from RadioShack
Robbers stole $30,000 worth of iPhones, along with more than $1,800 in cash, from the RadioShack on 28 JFK St. late Sunday night, according to a report filed by the Cambridge Police Department.
Dean Condemns Racist Graffiti
Four days after police discovered what they described as graffiti that was “biased in nature” in Boylston Hall, Dean of College Evelynn M. Hammonds confirmed that the writing contained racial slurs.
Sept. 27-Oct. 7: Open & Gross
Though Harvard has been relatively tame over the last few weeks, several incidents have proven that Cantabrigians are an eternally ...
