Police Log
The following incidents were reported to the MIT Police between April 4, 2008 and June 3, 2008. This summary does not include incidents such as false alarms, general service calls, or medical shuttles.
April 4: M16 (21 Rear Ames St.), 11:39 a.m., Breaking and entering; larceny of space models.
M36 (50 Vassar St.), 12:09 p.m. Larceny of parts from mobility scooter.
April 5: E51 (70 Memorial Dr.), 10:04 a.m. Malicious damage to motor vehicle.
April 8: M32 (32 Vassar St.), 1:12 p.m., Larceny of iPod.
April 9: 3 Cambridge Center, 1:37 p.m., Breaking and entering; Blackberry stolen.
April 10: W89 (291 Vassar St.), 9:37 a.m., Report of past indecent assault and battery at on-campus living group.
April 11: E38 (292 Main St.), 11:57 a.m., Larceny of wallet.
W89 (291 Vassar St.), 1:16 p.m., Larceny of wallet.
E25 (45 Carleton St.), 8:54 p.m., Breaking and entering; lab equipment stolen.
April 12: W84 (550 Memorial Dr.), 12:30 a.m. Assault; Woman reported assault by person known to her.
April 15: E34 (42 Carleton St.), 10:23 a.m., Larceny; of construction material stolen.
M13 (150 Rear Massachusetts Ave.), 2:09 p.m., Larceny of bike.
M26 (60 Vassar St.), Larceny of bike.
April 16: Hayward Lot, 6:06 p.m., Larceny of hubcaps.
April 17: E52 (50 Memorial Dr.), 2:03 p.m., Larceny of cell phone.
NE25 (5 Cambridge Ctr.), 5:01 p.m., Individual reports he was assaulted on CambridgeSide Galleria bus; Cambridge Police arrest six individuals.
April 18: W85 (550 Memorial Dr.), 3:35 p.m., Larceny of bike.
April 20: Alpha Epsilon Pi (155 Bay State Rd.), 11:20 a.m., Malicious destruction; Phone wires damaged.
April 22: NW30 (224 Albany St.), 11:28 a.m., Fraudulent use of credit card.
M3 (33 Massachusetts Ave.), 5:47 p.m., Malicious destruction; vending machine damaged.
M34 (50 Vassar St.), 8:11 p.m., Report of fight; David Moro of 14 Thorndike St., Somerville, Mass., and Nicole Estell, homeless, arrested for domestic assault and battery.
E52 (50 Memorial Dr.), 10:12 p.m., Laptop computer stolen.
April 23: E23 (25 Carleton St.), 4:41 p.m., Report of past assault and battery.
April 24: N42 (211 Massachusetts Ave.), Attempted break in.
E52 (50 Memorial Dr.), 12:42 a.m., Larceny of cell phone.
April 25: M10 (122 Memorial Dr.), 9:05 a.m., Breaking and entering; computer monitor stolen.
M54 (21 Rear Ames St.), 11:43 a.m., Larceny of bike.
M6 (182 Memorial Dr.), 1:47 p.m., Report of harassing e-mails and phone calls.
April 26: W89 (291 Vassar St.), 7:57 p.m., Larceny of bike.
April 27: M12 (60 Rear Vassar St.), 8:52 p.m., Malicious damage to sink.
April 28: M14 (16 Memorial Dr.), 11:36 a.m., Reporting person noticed suspect, approximately 45 years old, in gray sweatshirt and dark pants, fleeing from office. Reporting person then noticed wallet was missing.
M13 (291 Vassar St.), 3:27 p.m., Laptop stolen.
W89 (291 Vassar St.), 6:09 p.m., Fraudulent use of credit card.
April 29: N42 (211 Massachusetts Ave.), 10:27 a.m., Breaking and entering; package stolen from mail room.
E52 (50 Memorial Dr.), 4:14 p.m., Larceny of bike.
W20 (84 Massachusetts Ave.), 11:56 p.m., Rafael Teixeira of 35 Williams St., Medford, Mass., arrested, given outstanding warrant.
May 1: M56 (21 Rear Ames St.), 11:31 a.m., Larceny of cell phone.
M2 (182 Memorial Dr.), Report of bike stolen from Hayden Library rack.
M26 (60 Rear Vassar St.), 5:35 p.m. Report of bike stolen.
May 2: M26 (60 Rear Vassar St.), 5:30 p.m. Report of bike stolen.
May 3: E52 (50 Memorial Dr.), 2:56 p.m., Report of bike stolen.
May 5: E53 (30 Wadsworth St.), 1:33 a.m., Breaking and entering; theft of toilet tissue.
W59 (201 Vassar St.), 1:49 a.m., Malicious destruction; rock thrown through window.
E2 (70 Amherst St.), 2:24 a.m., Report of past assault and battery.
Albany Street, 8:31 a.m., Truck reported vandalized.
May 6: E15 (20 Ames St.), 3:20 a.m., Malicious destruction of audio/video equipment.
May 7: M3 (33 Massachusetts Ave.), 2:31 p.m., Laptop stolen.
M54 (21 Rear Ames St.), 5:50 p.m., Report of items stolen from bike.
Waverly Lot, 6:12 p.m., Malicious destruction; window of van broken.
W89 (291 Vassar St.), 7:40 p.m., Bike stolen.
May 8: M57 (Alumni Pool), 3:16 p.m., Laptop stolen from locker room.
W20 (84 Massachusetts Ave.), 5:26 p.m., Digital camera stolen. Editor’s note: A Nikon D300 DSLR with serial number 3074095 has been stolen from The Tech. If you find it, please return it to The Tech’s office, W20-483, no questions asked.
W35 (100 Vassar St.), Wallet stolen from locker.
May 9: M56 (21 Rear Ames St.), 10:31 a.m., Larceny of wallet.
May 10: Waverly Lot, 5:39 p.m., Hit and run; damage to SafeRide bus.
M50 (142 Memorial Dr.), 11:59 p.m., Laptop stolen.
May 11: BTP (119 Bay State Rd.), 5:53 a.m., Report of person stealing license plates from cars.
W84 (550 Memorial Dr.), 7:27 p.m., Report of three juvenile males cutting lock off of bike.
W51 (410 Memorial Dr.), 8:46 p.m., Bicycle stolen.
May 13: M1 (33 Massachusetts Ave.), 8:38 p.m., Report of suspicious person in men’s room, trespass warning issued.
May 14: Waverly Lot, 11:50 a.m., Malicious damage to SafeRide bus; Edward Pacheco of 240 Albany St.
M32 (32 Vassar St.), 12:16 p.m., Larceny of wallet.
W85 (540 Memorial Dr.), 4:21 p.m., Domestic disturbance; person reports neighbor requests police assistance.
May 15: M6 (182 Rear Memorial Dr.), 4:46 p.m., Report of laptop stolen.
M8 (21 Rear Ames St.), 8:08 p.m., Report of cell phone and wallet stolen.
May 16: E52 (50 Memorial Dr.), 8:41 a.m., Report of harassing mail and phone calls.
W61 (450 Memorial Dr.), 2:14 p.m., Larceny of wallet.
W70 (471 Memorial Dr.), 6:28 p.m., Report of harassing phone calls.
May 19: NW86 (70 Pacific St.), 2:07 p.m., Report of computer stolen in February.
W89 (291 Vassar St.), 3:57 p.m., Report of bike stolen.
M62 (21 Ames St.), 4:36 p.m., Report of bike stolen.
M2 (182 Memorial Dr.), 5:02 p.m., Monitor reported stolen over weekend.
W20 (84 Massachusetts Ave.), 8:06 p.m., Suspicious package; report of suitcase with wires coming out. Cambridge Police and Fire respond; all clear given.
May 21: W7 (362 Memorial Dr.), 11:27 a.m., Car stolen; vehicle was left running by delivery driver.
W20 (84 Massachusetts Ave.), 3:39 p.m., Report of wallet stolen.
W20 (84 Massachusetts Ave.), 3:42 p.m. Suspicious person; report of person taking photos of area around ATM.
May 23: M7 (77 Massachusetts Ave.), 6:01 a.m., Vandalism of motor vehicle; scratched with keys.
M37 (70 Vassar St.), 12:04 p.m., Suspicious person; individual calls about professor’s phone and fax, but hands up when questioned.
May 24: Central Square, 6:29 p.m., Cell phone stolen; Suspect with phone demanded $30 for return of phone. Suspect stopped by MIT police.
May 27: W85 (540 Memorial Dr.), 8:02 p.m., 911 caller reports domestic disturbance. Cambridge and MIT respond, arrest Chuang-Cheng Jing and Sheng Jing, both of 286 Vassar St., for domestic assault and battery.
May 28: M34 (50 Vassar St.), 4:04 a.m., Malicious damage to chairs.
W20 (84 Massachusetts Ave.), 8:49 a.m., Larceny of bicycle.
M16 (21 Rear Ames St.), 11:40 a.m., Larceny of cables.
W20 (84 Massachusetts Ave.), 1:53 p.m., Larceny of laptop and camera.
May 30: W20 (84 Massachusetts Ave.), 12:03 p.m., Larceny of vacuum.
M3 (33 Massachusetts Ave.), 4:44 p.m., Larceny of laptop.
May 31: M32 (32 Vassar St.), 7:17 p.m., Suspicious activity; caller reports group of males in Stata wreaking havoc. Police find juveniles in area.
E55 (60 Wadsworth St.), 7:51 p.m., Bike stolen from garage.
June 1: T Station at Kendall, 8:17 p.m., Report of graffiti being written. Transit police notified.
June 2: Lot 2 (20 Albany St.), 5:15 p.m., GPS reported stolen from vehicle.
Lot 2 (20 Albany St.), 5:53 p.m., GPS reported stolen from vehicle.
Lot 2 (20 Albany St.), 6:08 p.m., Report of vehicle broken into.
NW86 (70 Pacific St.), 6:36 p.m., Hit and run; report of car hit.
June 3: M8 (21 Rear Ames St.), 12:43 p.m., Larceny of tools from truck.