Police Log

Oct. 22

8:52 a.m.—A Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) officer was dispatched to the Littauer Center to investigate a report of an office being ransacked. The Cambridge Police Department was notified, and a report was filed.

10:44 a.m.—An HUPD officer was sent to the Nieman Foundation to investigate a suspicious letter. HUPD’s Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) team responded, and the letter was eventually impounded by the Cambridge Fire Department (CFD).

11:19 a.m.—HUPD officers were dispatched to 641 Huntington St. to investigate a suspicious package. EHS responded. No specific recipient was identified on the package. The package was returned to its sender.

Oct. 23

11:57 a.m.—HUPD officers were directed to the Goldenson building to investigate an unknown powder substance. EHS and the Boston Fire Department (BFD) also responded. The BFD impounded a trash barrel and a letter.

4:15 p.m.—An HUPD officer was sent to Soldiers Field to investigate a report of a stolen golf cart.

5:04 p.m.—An HUPD officer was dispatched to Lowell House to investigate a suspicious letter. HUPD impounded the letter.

Oct. 24

12:17 a.m.—An HUPD officer was sent to Pforzheimer House on a report of a suspicious package. The package was impounded and picked up by EHS.

9:16 a.m.—An HUPD officer was directed to Gund Hall to investigate a report of a white substance on a desk. The officer reported the substance was plaster from a bag placed on the desk.

11:49 a.m.—HUPD officers were dispatched to the Taubman Center on a report of a suspicious letter. EHS responded and impounded the letter.

5:20 p.m.—An HUPD officer was sent to Matthews Hall to investigate a white substance at the front entrance. The officer reported that the substance was laundry detergent.

Oct. 25

3:20 p.m.—An HUPD officer was dispatched to investigate an unknown white substance at the Science Center. EHS responded. The officer reported that the substance was identified as chalk.

6:59 p.m.—An HUPD officer conducted a field interview of a group in the alleyway of the Loeb Drama Center. Shawn Wiegand, 27, of Revere, who had two outstanding warrants, was arrested and taken into custody.

Oct. 26

8:54 a.m.—HUPD officers were sent to Winthrop House to investigate an unknown white powder inside the courtyard between the House’s D and G entryways. The CFD Hazardous Materials Team also responded. A sample of the substance was impounded and the area decontaminated.

Oct. 27

11:28 a.m.—HUPD officers were dispatched to Hamilton Hall to investigate a report that an individual who had previously been issued a trespass warning had returned to the property. The officers arrested Jude R. Rema, 40, of Dorchester, for trespassing.was impounded and the area decontaminated.

—Staff writer Alex B. Ginsberg can be reached ginsberg@fas.harvard.edu.