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Shelter-in-Place Lifted, Suspect Arrested After Harvard Square Incident
Police said no injuries were reported as Harvard and Cambridge officers searched for a man accused of brandishing a knife, and the suspect is now in custody.
- On Tuesday, the Harvard University Police Department lifted the shelter-in-place order after police detained a man armed with a machete near Mount Auburn Hospital just before 10:30 a.m.
- Police initiated the search after receiving reports that just before 9 a.m., "an individual brandished an edged weapon at a coffee shop in Harvard Square."
- HUPD issued the initial shelter-in-place order at 9:45 a.m., sending four alerts as the search was "ongoing" and moved to the areas of "Mt. Auburn, Ash and Hawthorne Street."
- Cambridge Police Department director of communications Jennie Lopez confirmed no injuries occurred during the incident, and the suspect remains in Massachusetts State Police custody pending charges.
- Students are scheduled to begin the first day of fall classes on Wednesday, while authorities continue their investigation into the incident that prompted the temporary lockdown.
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Man allegedly brandishes edged weapon at Harvard-area coffee shop, prompting campus shelter-in-place
Harvard University issued a shelter-in-place order as Cambridge police and Massachusetts State Police searched for a man armed with an edged weapon near campus.
·New York, United States
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Harvard, police say suspect in custody after search for person armed with 'knife' or 'machete'
The emailed and posted alert, sent out to Harvard community members at around 9:45 a.m., said university, city and Massachusetts State Police were scouring the area around 124 Mount Auburn Street for a suspect they allege was "involved in an aggravated assault and battery."
·Boston, United States
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HUPD Lifts Shelter-in-Place After Police Detain Man Armed With Machete
The Harvard University Police Department issued a shelter-in-place order for the Cambridge campus Tuesday morning as officers searched for a man armed with a machete near 124 Mount Auburn St.
·Cambridge, United States
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