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Police Log

The following incidents were reported to the MIT Police between Sept. 6 and Oct. 11, 2007. This summary does not include incidents such as false alarms, general service calls, larcenies, or medical shuttles.

Sept. 6: M3 (33 Mass. Ave.), 6:08 a.m., Breaking and entering; electronic equipment stolen.

M10 (122 Memorial Drive), 1:00 p.m., Arrest of Parminder Bhatia, 30 First St., Worcester MA, for trespass after notice.

Sept. 7: NE49 (600 Tech Square), 12:40 p.m., Arrest of Ernest Hunter, 12 Greenwood St., Malden MA, on two outstanding warrants.

Sept. 10: E60 (30 Memorial Dr.), 8:00 a.m., Breaking and entering; reporting person states computer was stolen.

Sept. 13: Hayward Lot, 9:00 a.m., Hit and run; Sergeant takes report.

W7 (362 Memorial Dr.), 10:28 p.m., Arrest of suspicious person; Malachi Mims, 52 Homestead St., Boston MA, taken into custody on default warrant.

Sept. 14: M14 (160 Memorial Dr.), 9:51 a.m., Arrest of suspicious person; Abdisamad Abubakar, 9 Costa Circle, Framingham, MA, for trespass after notice.

Sept. 16: W89 (291 Vassar St.), 3:00 a.m., MIT Police assist Cambridge and State Police on sexual assault investigation.

Sept. 17: W89 (291 Vassar St.), 3:26 p.m., Warrant served; Malachi Mims, 7 Marvin Place, Cambridge MA, placed under arrest for default warrant from Brockton court.

Sept. 20: W61 (450 Memorial Dr.), 9:00 a.m., Breaking and entering; motor vehicle window smashed and GPS stolen.

Sept. 24: DP (428 Memorial Dr.), 3:00 a.m., Breaking and entering; victim reports person climbing in her room window. Suspect exited when he realized victim was in room.

Sept. 25: Sloan Lot, 9:48 a.m., Breaking and entering into construction site; theft of equipment.

Windsor Lot, 1:00 p.m., Breaking and entering; vehicle broken into and camera stolen.

Sept. 26: 730 Main St., 9:24 p.m., Recovery of stolen motor vehicle; Boston Police notified.

Sept. 28: Alpha Epsilon Pi (165 Bay State Road), 4:50 a.m., Attempt to commit a crime; Caller reports she was awakened by noise and observed a black male, in beige t-shirt, trying to gain entry through window from fire escape.

M32 Garage (32 Vassar St.), Hit and run; vehicle left scene after causing damage to another vehicle.

Sept. 29: NW68 (70 Pacific St.), 9:55 p.m., Person reports suspicious vehicle followed her and suspicious person tried to get her into vehicle.

Sept. 30: M4 (182 Rear Memorial Dr.), Student sleeping in 4-251 when awakened by man going through her belongings; The man fled as she woke up.

Oct. 1: NE125 (1 Charles St.), 9:25 a.m., Breaking and entering; report of theft of computers.

Oct. 4: N52 (265 Mass. Ave.), 2:24 p.m., Caller reports unattended child left in vehicle. On arrival, mother was with child in vehicle.

Oct. 5: Kappa Sigma (407 Memorial Dr.), 6:44 a.m., Arson; report of smoke coming from roof of Kappa Sigma. Officers report mattress smoldering on roof deck. Cambridge Fire on scene to investigate.

405 Memorial Dr., 12:20 p.m., Warrant served on William Quigley, Somerville, MA on two warrants.

Oct. 11: M3 (33 Mass. Ave.), 2:08 p.m., Breaking and entering; reporting person states someone broke into his filing cabinet.