Best of the Police Log

3:49:17 p.m.—Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) officers were sent to the Loeb Drama Center on a report of a group consuming drugs.

SEPT. 18:

11:54:15 a.m.—Officers were dispatched to 5 Linden St. after the report of an assault in progress. They arrested William Cicero, a former Harvard maintenance worker, after he allegedly beat a homeless man with a meat cleaver and a club.

OCT. 21:

12:45:43 p.m.—Officers were dispatched to the Kennedy School of Government on a report of a party carrying a rifle with a scope attached to it. After reviewing the surveillance tapes, officers determined the party was actually carrying a camera tripod.

OCT. 25:

3:18:53 p.m.—An HUPD officer was sent to 10 DeWolfe St. to investigate a report that graffiti had been discovered on the door of the building. The responding officer reported that the graffiti had been drawn in ketchup and could thus be wiped off without permanent damage.

NOV. 23:

4:06:34 a.m.—HUPD officers were sent to Quincy House on a report of a missing person. The missing party was returned and all was in order.

DEC. 23:

11:02:35 a.m.—Officers responded to a report of an individual outside Tosteson Medical Education Center peeling an apple with an excessively large knife. Officers checked the area and reported the individual was gone on arrival.

MARCH 8:

9:43:56 p.m.—Officers were dispatched to Pound Hall on a report of shouting in the lobby. Officers confirmed that the parties were on a debate team and advised the parties to keep the debating in the forum room.

MARCH 14:

12:08:20 a.m.—HUPD officers were sent to Harvard Yard to take a report of a streaker. An officer reported the subject was gone upon arrival.

MAY 7:

6:29:59 p.m.—Officers were sent to investigate a report of a large group throwing toilet paper by the Lampoon, a semi-secret Sorrento Square organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine. Officers reported the group was gone on arrival.