Police Log

Oct. 1:

1:01 a.m.--A caller reported that a suspicious person had gone through several rooms at 39 Kirkland St. The Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) could not locate the individual.

1:24 a.m.--A caller reported a loud party at the Harvard Advocate. Units responded, and the party was shut down.

11:36 a.m.--A caller reported a domestic disturbance outside the Holden Green housing complex. HUPD determined everything was in order.

4:21 p.m.--An HUPD detail officer reported seeing a man lying on the ground near the kiosk in Harvard Square. The Cambridge Fire Department (CFD) transported the individual to Cambridge City Hospital.

Oct. 2:

6:57 p.m.--HUPD and the Massachusetts State Police checked on the well being of a student sitting on the edge of the Weeks footbridge. She said she was fine, and the units left.

6:06 p.m.--HUPD assisted the Cambridge Police Department in arresting a shoplifter at Tower Records on Mt. Auburn Street.

8:40 p.m.--HUPD interviewed a suspicious person at the Science Center. The man was released after a warrant check proved negative.

Oct. 3:

4:43 p.m.--A clerk from the Inn at Harvard reported that a street person was causing a disturbance in the lobby. HUPD removed the individual.

11:16 a.m.--Employees at Ma Soba's extinguished a minor fire, which caused no damage.

5:31 p.m.--A caller from Au Bon Pain reported an anteater chasing pedestrians. HUPD units who responded determined that the anteater was, in fact, a small dog. The dog's owner left with the animal.

Oct. 4:

12:31 a.m.--HUPD units removed two homeless people sleeping behind Byerly Hall. Employees in the Radcliffe Yard had complained recently about people sleeping in the area.

Oct. 5:

12:04 a.m.--A guard responded to a door alarm sounding in Harvard Hall. The guard asked for HUPD to respond after he found that a door had been tampered with. The officer reported that the lock had been removed.

12:24 p.m.--A Pforzheimer House resident reported a suspicious package. An officer brought the package to HUPD headquarters at 29 Garden St.

2:29 p.m.--A caller reported some inappropriate behavior at the reading tables in Widener library. HUPD officers located the individual responsible and gave him a trespass warning before escorting him from the building.

Oct. 6:

1:31 p.m.--A caller reported that a suspicious person entered her office in Griswold Hall. The man stated he was looking for a friend. Another employee escorted him from the office.

5:09 p.m.--A caller told police of a strong smell of something burning coming from the basement area of the Semitic Museum on Divinity Ave. An officer reported numerous arc welders in the area created the odor.

Editor's Note: HUPD logs from October 7 through the 15th are unavailable.