Needles found in MIT Building 66 bathroom, Cambridge MA

Drug Violation

Reported: 11/9/2025 10:09 PM

Near Ames St, Cambridge, MA 02139

Custodians found multiple used needles in a men's bathroom located in the sub-basement of MIT Building 66 near Ames St. The discovery suggested possible drug use in the area, and reporting staff were coordinating to identify when and where the items had been found.

Audio|Source: MIT Police and EMS

01:38

Transcript:

00:00

I'll just be aware that we were informed by a custodian supervisor that custodians apparently are finding quite a few needles in a sub-basement of Building 66, mostly in the men's bathroom.

00:10

If you want to keep an eye on the area, the answer might be a possible 11.

00:15

292 has it.

00:17

1-2 copies.

00:19

Do we have an estimated time of when they recovered those?

00:23

They did call within the last hour, so that was probably when they threw out the needles, so we're unsure exactly when they might be using it.

00:32

Let me see, go ahead that way if you want to put me in for 705.

00:36

Great.

00:38

291 control.

00:40

Control is on.

00:43

Do we have a point of contact for reporting those needles, whether the custodian or who it was over there?

00:49

That is affirmative as a custodian supervisor reporting for the custodians that were cleaning in the area.

00:58

Okay, if you can backtrack with them and find out who it was so that we can have good information that's the way they found them.

01:05

Received eye, we'll call them back and ask which custodian found it.

01:10

Thank you.

01:16

In addition, if you can find out where they're working right now, just so we went up a search for a dozen problem.

01:23

Really?

01:28

If they want a meeting over by the Ames Street entrance,

01:34

then they can show specifically where they found them.

01:37

Rees you call.

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