Police Log

May 1:

6:47 p.m.--The Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) responded to a chloroform spill at 16 Divinity Ave. Environmental Health and Safety determined that it would dissipate on its own.

May 3:

1:06 a.m.--HUPD stopped and interviewed a suspicious male in the Yard. After a verbal warning, police released him.

12:53 p.m.--HUPD stopped and interviewed four students from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS) at the back of Greenough Hall. The group was turned over to CRLS truant officers.

6:43 p.m.--Police stopped a suspicious person asking questions about Natalie Portman '03. After an investigation, HUPD arrested Ron Allen, of Brooklyn, N.Y.

10:15 p.m.--An HUPD bike officer observed a suspicious male sitting in a car parked outside the Faculty Club. Upon further investigation, the officer noticed a green leafy substance. Cambridge police were notified and responded.

May 4:

6 p.m.--A woman at 14 Appian Way reported that sometime during the last hour, $150 had been removed from her purse in an unlocked office.

May 5:

10:34 a.m.--A student reported a backpack missing from Loker Commons. While the backpack was recovered the next day, HUPD has noticed an increased number of CRLS students hanging out and playing pool in the building. HUPD asks students who notice non-Harvard students in Loker to call the police immediately.

5:45 p.m.--Cambridge police and fire units from several different stations responded to a reported explosion outside Peet's Coffee. Gases in the sewer system ignited and blew off a manhole cover.

May 6:

5:15 a.m.--HUPD arrested a suspicious person outside Quincy House after a brief foot chase. Kevin Murphy, of Somerville, was charged with trespassing.

9:07 p.m.--A Dunster House resident reported a suspicious male outside her window. A thorough search of the area by HUPD failed to locate the individual.