Police Investigate Unauthorized Entry Reports at Harvard and MIT

Police at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are investigating reports of a man who entered campus buildings without authorization on Tuesday. m. on Tuesday at Lowell House. The victim told police a suspect entered the building by following another individual without authorization.

"As the victim was entering their residence, the suspect approached from behind, covered the victim's mouth, and attempted to force them into the room," according to a Harvard police log. The suspect fled the building after several nearby individuals saw the altercation.

Police issued a similar campus warning describing an incident at an MIT residence hall. m. and followed the individual to the fifth floor before fleeing the area. , according to MIT police. The MIT alert said the individual matched the description of a person who was the subject of a Harvard University Police Department alert earlier that evening.

Both universities urged students and staff to report any suspicious activity. MIT police described the suspect as a 5-foot-9-inch white man with a thin build wearing a white T-shirt and dark-colored shorts. Harvard police said the incident is being actively investigated in a statement Thursday.