Alarm triggers after door opened at campus building roof, Cambridge MA
BurglaryAn alarm was triggered after a door to the roof of building W84 on the MIT campus was opened. Security footage showed the door open and close, but it is unclear if anyone went onto the roof. The area outside was roped off for a pumpkin drop event, which may have caused the alarm to activate.
Audio|Source: MIT Police and EMS
00:49
Transcript:
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So we head over to building W84, check out the roof access. We had an alarm activation up there.
00:09
Receive. Anyone on the cameras up there?
00:15
We saw someone open the door and then the camera cut to the door being closed so we don't know if someone went onto the roof or if they accidentally opened it up.
00:26
Thank you. Patrol to the Westcar when you're finished with NW12 if you could head that way for backup.
00:35
Patrol answering.
00:39
They have the grass area outside there roped off and they're going to be doing the pumpkin drop. I don't know if that's tonight or not, but that could have been the alarm from the roof.
00:48
Roger that, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Tang Residence Hall, 550 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02139
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
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