[Cp-bulletin] CRIME ALERT BULLETIN - Assault by dangerous weapon

[Sgt. Cheryl Vossmer]

Crime Alert to the MIT Community
*PLEASE DISTRIBUTE*

Issued: Thursday, April 30, 2009

**INCIDENT:* *

On Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at approximately 8:00 a.m., a
female was the victim of an assault by a dangerous weapon (knife)
on the river side of Memorial Drive across from Wadsworth Street.
The victim is an employee of MIT and was walking towards work.

**SUSPECT DESCRIPTION**:
The victim describes the suspect as follows: male, white, forties, 
medium build,
5'7" - 5'9", wearing a red t-shirt, jeans, and dirty white sneakers.
He was also wearing a black baseball hat with some kind of lettering on 
the front,
big dark sunglasses with thick rims. The victim stated the suspect had a 
friendly voice, with no accent.

**SUMMARY:**
The victim was walking along Memorial Drive when the suspect said "hey".
The victim responded "yes" when the suspect then asked "are you a nurse 
or a doctor?"
The victim asked the suspect if he needed help at which time the
suspect pulled out an 8 to 10" kitchen knife from his right rear pocket.
The suspect then said if you were a doctor I would have stabbed you, I 
hate all doctors' and nurses.
State, Cambridge and MIT Police searched the area looking for the suspect.

**INCIDENT**
On Thursday, April 30, 2009 at approximately 12:45 a.m., a suspicious male
followed a female from the area of the Student Center to Random Hall. 
The suspect did not
say anything or do anything to the victim.

SUSPECT DESCRIPTION:
The victim describes the suspect as follows: male, white, medium build, 
brownish
or blondish hair, worn in a ponytail that was past shoulder length. He was
approximately 5'9" tall and wore a windbreaker jacket with stripes on 
the arms, wearing jeans.

**SUMMARY**
The victim was walking along Mass. Ave. and when she picked up her pace 
the suspect did too.
The victim states she purposelessly looked back at the suspect and last 
saw him after passing Mass. Ave. at Albany Street.

**INCIDENT**
Cambridge Police Report
http://www.cambridgema.gov/cpd/News/newsDetail.cfm?story_id=2114
On April 12, 2009 there were two armed street robberies reported in the 
Cambridgeport Neighborhood.

The first occurred on Williams Street around 10:00pm. A male victim of 
mid- twenties was approached from behind, a handgun was placed to his 
back, and he was robbed of his IPod and wallet.

The second incident took place 5 minutes later at the corner of Magazine 
and Chestnut Streets. A male victim mid-twenties was robbed in a similar 
fashion and robbed of his camera equipment.

The Cambridge Police believe that it was the same suspect involved in 
both of these incidents. Suspect is described as a 25 year old black 
male, 6ft, medium to stocky build, wearing a hooded camouflage jacket 
(army green) and baggy dark blue jeans.

There have been no incidents similar to these incidents in Cambridgeport 
in recent months.

All residents are asked to be alert for this subject or for any other 
suspicious individuals in the area and to call 911 if observed. If 
anyone has information regarding these incidents or suspect, please 
contact the Investigations Unit at 617-349-3370 or the Police operations 
Desk (24 hours) at 617-349-3301


SUGGESTIONS:

Be aware of your surroundings.
Program your cell phone with our emergency number (617-253-1212).
Please call this number if you become uncomfortable in any situation. DO
NOT hesitate to call us.
Note the locations of the emergency telephones (blue lights) on campus.
Utilize them in case of an emergency.
Dial *100* from an Institute telephone if you feel you’re in danger.

Please forward this notice to your colleagues and post it on appropriate
bulletin boards in your area.

See Something Say Something - call the MIT
Police at 617-253-1212

*If you have any information that might be helpful in this investigation,
contact the MIT Police, at W89, 301 Vassar Street; or anonymously at 
617-258-8477 (8-TIPS),
or Cambridge Police at *617-349-3300*

* Do not change any of the alert verbiage without the permission of the
MIT Police Department.* *

To be notified of campus alerts visit web.mit.edu/mitalert from the 
office of Security and Emergency Management Office (SEMO).