MIT Police

On Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 08:30 A.M., the MIT Police responded to Beta Theta Pi, an MIT fraternity located at 119 Bay State Road in Boston on a report of a burglary. The reporting party stated that someone entered the building and stole two bicycles from the basement bicycle storage room. There were no signs of forced entry. There is a set of French doors in the rear of the building that are unable to be secured. 

• There has been a recent uptick in bicycle and scooter thefts from different parts of campus.
• Make sure to secure your bike or scooter with a robust lock through the frame.
 

On May 15, 2024, at 12:20 p.m., the MIT Police responded to Alpha Delta Phi, an MIT fraternity located at 351 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge on a report of a burglary. The reporting party stated that at 03:51a.m., a male suspect forcibly broke through the front door and entered the residence. The suspect then stole a backpack containing a play station console, game cartridges, attachments and a guitar in a soft case.     

On January 26, 2024, at approximately 12:13 PM, the MIT Police responded to 487 Commonwealth Ave.  (Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity). According to the reporting party, at approximately 5:00 AM, someone forcibly entered the residence through the front door and removed a Cannondale bicycle, color white. There were signs of forced entry to the front door frame.

On January 2, 2024, at approximately 7:30 PM, the MIT Police responded to 416 Beacon Street (Delta Tau Delta fraternity). According to the reporting party, a contractor had arrived at the house at approximately 7:00 AM, around 12 hours earlier. The contractor reported that the lock box to the house appeared to have been damaged and the keys to the house were missing.
Video surveillance of the entry to the house, which is owned and maintained by the residents, showed an unknown individual entering the house at approximately 1:00 PM on January 1, 2024. The unknown individual then removed a large, dark-colored backpack and departed approximately 15 minutes later.

On October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M., the MIT Police responded to Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street in Cambridge, on a report of an aggravated assault committed against a female MIT student. The reporting person stated that several months ago, the perpetrator, who she described as an approximately 30-year-old white male, befriended her, and they started a dating relationship. 

The reporting person stated that at approximately 10:30 A.M. this morning, the perpetrator threatened her with a knife, and then fled from the building with her phone, wallet, and keys. Approximately thirty minutes later, there was an attempt to use the reporting person’s ID to access another space on campus where the reporting person works. MIT Police have since deactivated the stolen ID card. The perpetrator may have provided the reporting person with a false name, and neither she nor the MIT Police currently know his true identity.

MIT Police are continuing to investigate this incident.

On April 23, 2023, at approximately 12:00 AM, an MIT student reported that she was attacked from behind while entering her residence through the rear alley of the Delta Phi Epsilon sorority, located at 515 Beacon Street in Boston.
According to report, the perpetrator initially approached the victim/survivor on a bicycle and asked for food. As the victim/survivor went to enter her residence, the perpetrator groped her from behind and then followed her into the residence, where he further assaulted her. The victim/survivor fought off the perpetrator and called 911. The perpetrator fled on a bicycle.

On February 26, 2023, the MIT Police received a report from a neighboring police department regarding a sexual assault. The incident reportedly occurred last night at Kappa Sigma, an MIT fraternity, located at 407 Memorial Drive.
The MIT Police are actively investigating this incident and are asking for any information bystanders or community members may have.

On September 21, 2022, at 10:20 am, the MIT Police responded to Delta Kappa Epsilon, an MIT fraternity located at 403 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, for a report of a burglary. The reporting parties stated sometime on September 21, 2022, between 12:30am and 9:30am, unknown individual(s) entered the residence and removed multiple items from three different bedrooms. There are no signs of forced entry.

Incident One
On November 22, 2021, at 2:31 AM, the MIT Police responded to Phi Delta Theta, an MIT fraternity located at 97 Bay State Road in Boston, on a report of an attempted burglary. The reporting party stated that a few minutes before, he was awakened by an individual on the fire escape who was attempting to open his third floor bedroom window. When confronted by the reporting party, the individual fled down the fire escape in an unknown direction.

Incident Two
On November 22, 2021, at 11:01 PM, the MIT Police responded to Sigma Nu, an MIT fraternity located at 99 Bay State Road in Boston, on a report of a burglary. The reporting party stated that sometime between 2:30AM and 2:55AM on Monday, November 22, 2021, someone entered the building and stole a television, headphones, and miscellaneous electronic devices. There were no signs of forced entry to the building.