Hello Kitty + oil + curlers + snowballs = HUPD's January

Just because you go home, that doesn’t mean that HUPD stops working.  That said, the number of police reports did dramatically diminish over the past few weeks.  The decrease in the student body means fewer parties to shut down and fewer laptop thefts.  Even so, the Harvard Police Logs do not fall short when it comes to stories sure to make you laugh, tremble, or simply wonder.

This report from Christmas Eve is actually quite sad.  Don’t laugh.  That was somebody’s Christmas package.  Just picture somebody using all four of these gifts at once.  How happy would she have been then?

12/24/09 6:12 PM – 95 Prescott St. – Theft Report

Officer dispatched to take a report of items stolen from a package.  The package contained a Hello Kitty pajama set valued at $40.00, olive oil valued at $10.00, hair curlers valued at $35.00, and a snowball maker valued at $15.00. Read the rest of this entry »

Photo Credit: The Harvard Gazette

It’s been a while, but here we are, hitting you with another HUPD Hustlin’.  HUPD has been continuing to serve the University, protecting all of Harvard’s students.  Of course, they continue to find humorous situations along the way: helping drunk doorbell ringers, showing up to deal with an “unwanted guest” in lecture who turned out to be the professor, stopping salad theft, and checking in on some strange activities in CGIS.

Ding Dong.  “Hello, sorry to bother you at 4:00 a.m.  Did I leave my clothes in your apartment?  No?  Wrong door I guess.  Thanks anyway.”

11/6/09 4:19 AM – Peabody Terrace 10, 900 Memorial Drive – Suspicious Activity

Officers dispatched to a report of an individual ringing doorbells in the area.  Officers arrived and located the individual who stated they left their belongings in their friend’s residence and could not remember which apartment their friend resided in.  Officers located the individual’s friend and report the individual was now in possession of their belongings.

This must have been a pretty controversial debate at the Kennedy School if somebody called the police on the professor.

11/12/09 11:25 AM – Littauer KSG, 79 JFK St – Unwanted Guest

Officers dispatched to a report of a individual who started to address a class.  Officers report the individual was a professor and the class was participating in a debate. Read the rest of this entry »

While you were masquerading about in your Halloween costumes, Harvard Police were taking care of business, dealing with everything from shutting down that party you wanted to attend to kicking cultish chanters out of the Quad.

“But, Officers, I was just trying to tell them not to touch the foot.  It is for their own good.”  Seriously, this first story is just three students trying to do the right thing.

10/21/09 2:45 PM – John Harvard Statue – Suspicious Activity

“Officer dispatched to a report of three individuals not allowing individuals to take pictures.  Officers report that the individuals were gone on arrival.”

“They’re kids playing guns in the street.  And one’s pointing his tree branch at me.  And so I put my hands up, I say enough is enough.  If you walk away, I’ll walk away.  He shot me dead.” – Bright Eyes

10/23/09 1:27 PM – 1 Western Ave, Allston, MA – Disturbance

“Officers dispatched to a report of individuals fighting and that one individual had a stick.  Officers report the individuals were waiting for a tow truck and were goofing around and all was in order.”

Dining Services?  HUDS?  I thought that was pesto tasted funny yesterday.

10/23/09 4:41 PM – Dining Services, 65 Winthrop St – Field Interview

“Officers observed four individuals engaging in a drug transaction.  Officers observed two individuals leave the area.  A field interview was conducted with the remaining two individuals who were found to be in possession of marijuana.  Each individual was run for wants/warrants with negative results and sent on their way.  Officers confiscated the marijuana.” Read the rest of this entry »

This week, HUPD had to deal with kids writing messages in Science Center boards and some individual acting like a kid leaving his toys out instead of putting them away.  HUPD had another busy week of keeping Harvard under control.

Seriously, the Noice wants to hear the rest of the story about this first case of “suspicious activity.”  It appears the Head of the Charles brought quite a few strange characters to town.

10/18/09 1:25 PM – Rockefeller Center, 61 Kirkland St, Cambridge – Suspicious Activity

“Officer dispatched to a report of an individual dumping trash over the fence.  Officer arrived and reports individual had dumped plastic toys over fence.”

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HUPD watches for people eating poisonous fruit.

Here it comes: another installment of HUPD Hustlin’. Harvard Police have to deal with the weirdest shenanigans. While you complain about their strict behavior keeping your friends from the yard, just appreciate them for all their hard work dealing with gunshots (not really), sick people (eating fruit), and mailbox damage (or stupidity).

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Another week past, another week of HUPD patrolling.  This week’s reports were full of laptop and bicycle reports.  Most of the laptop thefts occur when owners leave them unattended at libraries or cafes so be smart and keep an eye on it.  To protect your bicycle, use a strong U-Lock.  For more interesting stories, read below.

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Truth.

Every week, Noice fills you in on the great work our own police department, the Harvard University Police Department, HUPD (pronounced “hup-dee”), in HUPD Hustlin‘.  Find out the craziest Harvard nightlife stories though the eyes of those in blue.

If you get caught in the act of a theft, your instinct might be to run, but such was not the case with Brian Battiste.  Read his story and many more after the jump.

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