Police log
Police log
The following incidents were reported to the MIT Police in August.
Aug. 1: Building 46 (46 Vassar St.), 11:10 a.m. Report of stolen motorcycle.
Aug. 1: Building W20 (84 Mass. Ave.), 1:53 p.m. Male in LaVerde’s acting strangely is issued trespass warning.
Aug. 1: Building E18 (50 Ames St.), 3:53 p.m. Report of suspicious activity: person going through taped boxes.
Aug. 2: Building E23 (25 Carlton St.), 10:35 a.m. Report of stolen wallet and iPad.
Aug. 4: PBE (400 Memorial Dr.), 9:05 a.m. Contractor reports vandalism at work site.
Aug. 4: 290 Albany Lot, 9:21 p.m. Vehicles driving erratically in parking lot behind Simmons Hall. Units respond; motor vehicle towed from lot.
Aug. 5: Building E62 (100 Main St.), 5:56 p.m. Report of stolen wallet.
Aug. 5: PSK (487 Commonwealth Ave.), 7:04 p.m. Report of bicycle stolen in June.
Aug. 6: Residence on east side of campus, 8:17 a.m. Detective receives report of forcible fondling in 2012.
Aug. 7: Building W89 (291 Vassar St.), 9:39 a.m. Suspicious mailed package brought to police station.
Aug. 9: Building E62 (100 Main St.), 12:35 p.m. Report of stolen wallet.
Aug. 9: Off campus, 3:32 p.m. Student reports that a female tricked him into taking bad checks on two occasions.
Aug. 10: West Garage (125 Vassar St.), 2:52 p.m. Report of stolen motorcycle helmet.
Aug. 11: Hayward Lot (2 Hayward St.), 11:27 a.m. Attempted robbery: person attempts to take cellphone from female’s hand and then flees empty-handed.
Aug. 11: Building E52 (50 Memorial Dr.), 11:45 a.m. Homeless person is issued trespass warning.
Aug. 11: DKE (403 Memorial Dr.), 12:43 p.m. Report of stolen bicycle.
Aug. 11: Building W16 (48 Mass. Ave.), 1:28 p.m. Report of stolen wallet.
Aug. 11: Mass. Ave. & Albany St, 9:30 p.m. Street robbery: suspect asks victim if he has any money. When the victim refuses to turn over money, the suspect pulls out a small stick or club and goes through the victim’s pockets. The suspect is described as a white male, around 60 years of age, 5’10”, medium build, white hair and mustache, wearing a blue shirt or jacket and black pants.
Aug. 12: Off campus, 10:09 a.m. Report of stolen pocketbook with MIT ID.
Aug. 12: Building 7 (77 Mass. Ave.), 4:32 p.m. MBTA bus driver requests assistance removing a person on the bus. Anware Belle (19) is arrested for trespassing.
Aug. 13: Building W89 (291 Vassar St.), 6:32 a.m. Report that a package delivered to Stata shipping office is stolen. The package is later returned.
Aug. 13: Building E19 (400 Main St.), 12:01 p.m. Report of trespasser; units respond.
Aug. 13: Building 2 (182 Memorial Dr.), 1:24 p.m. Report of stolen iPad.
Aug. 13: 450 Beacon St., 8:09 p.m. Report of a male videotaping a showering female. Arinze C. Okeke ‘16 arrested and charged with secret video surveillance.
Aug. 14: Building 11 (77 Mass. Ave. rear), 8:37 a.m. Report of a strange voicemail left by an unknown person.
Aug. 14: Building 50 (142 Memorial Dr.), 9:43 a.m. Female reports that she gave her phone number to a male, who is now texting her.
Aug. 14: Buidling W35 (100 Vassar St.), 10:23 a.m. Report of stolen wallet.
Aug. 14: Building NW35 (235 Albany St.), 4:07 p.m. Report of clothing stolen from laundry room.
Aug. 15: Building W56 (169 Vassar St.), 11:26 a.m. Report of stolen power tools.
Aug. 15: Building 7 (77 Mass. Ave.), 1:09 p.m. Report of stolen bike. Responding officer is unable to find the reporting party, who said she would be in the library.
Aug. 15: Building W89 (291 Vassar St.), 1:30 p.m. Person reports that his wallet was stolen and that his credit cards are being used fraudulently.
Aug. 15: 28 Fenway, 6:44 p.m. Report of stolen laptop.
Aug. 15: 28 Fenway, 6:55 p.m. Report of stolen laptop.
Aug. 15: Building 35 (100 Vassar St.), 7:53 p.m. Report of stolen backpack.
Aug. 16: Building W89 (291 Vassar St.), 4:14 p.m. Report of lost MIT ID.
Aug. 16: Building 66 (25 Ames St.), 8:05 p.m. Report of stolen unregistered bicycle, which was locked with a cable.
Aug. 17: NU (460 Beacon St.), 3:41 a.m. Report that students are making a lot of noise. The area is quiet when units arrive.
Aug. 17: Building 46 (46 Vassar St.), 12:34 p.m. Report of stolen unregistered bicycle, which was locked with a cable.
Aug. 17: Building 26 (60 Vassar St.), 7:54 p.m. Report of stolen unregistered bicycle, which was locked with a cable.
Aug. 18: Building 9 (105 Mass. Ave.), 11:15 a.m. Report of stolen unregistered bicycle, which was locked with a cable.
Aug. 19: 219 Vassar St, 8:48 a.m. Caller reports that there is a black duffel bag on the sidewalk next to a cone. The bag was unattended for some time. The Cambridge PD found that the bag was a sleeping bag.
Aug. 20: Building 16 (21 Ames St.), 12:35 a.m. Report of male sleeping in lounge. Homeless man issued tresspass warning.
Aug. 20: Wadsworth St., 8:48 p.m. Person unsteady on his feet is stopped and transported to a hospital.
Aug. 21: Building E23 (25 Carlton St.), 8:32 a.m. Anonymous report of sexual assault; date and location not given.
Aug. 21: Building 1 (33 Mass. Ave.), 9:26 p.m. An area of the building is flooded; Facilities is notified.
Aug. 22: Carlton St., 11:08 a.m. Report of stolen bicycle.
Aug. 22: Building 84 (550 Memorial Dr.), 11:28 a.m. Report of jewelry stolen from closed room.
Aug. 22: Albany Lot, 11:56 a.m., Report of stolen generator.
Aug. 22: Building E62 (100 Main St.), 12:31 p.m. Report of stolen wallet and passport.
Aug. 23: Building 68 (31 Ames St.), 9:02 a.m. Report of lost MIT ID.
Aug. 23: Building 51 (410 Memorial Dr.), 10:13 p.m. Report of stolen laptop.
Aug. 24: Building W16 (48 Mass. Ave.), 2:13 p.m. False fire alarm.
Aug. 25: Building W4 (320 Memorial Dr.), 10:32 a.m. Report of suspicious male in McCormick. He was actually looking for his brother in another dorm.
Aug. 26: Building 32 (32 Vassar St.), 1:38 a.m. Report of a group of males stealing signs. They are stopped.
Aug. 27: Building W89 (291 Vassar St.), 2:42 p.m. Report of stolen bicycle, which was locked with a cable.
Aug. 27: Memorial Dr., 6:06 p.m. Accident involving MIT Housing vehicle and a motorcycle. No injuries.