It's considered one of the most corrupt police forces in the country. It's former head John DiFava gets $123,764 a year pension, MIT police chief job at $300k and looking for choice rocks on the MBTA public property. No Trespass charge or theft, while his goons issue hundred of those charges every year.
Duane Keegan had also arrested two MIT student hakers and tried to cover up for his drug dealer buddy D'Amelio. He was fired and quietly rehired and is now implicated in the witness intimidation case of the two whistleblowers mentioned below:
https://thetech.com/2009/05/08/keegan-v129-n25
https://howiecarrshow.com/onetime-head-of-state-police-has-a...
Needless to say MIT police officers look up to and emulate Chief DiFava:
Joseph D’Amelio had arrested a student for protesting, twice - long before Trump: https://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitai-announce/2004-August...
but turned up to be a gangster drug dealer himself: https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/news/former-mit-police-...
Duane Keegan had also arrested two MIT student hakers and tried to cover up for his drug dealer buddy D'Amelio. He was fired and quietly rehired and is now implicated in the witness intimidation case of the two whistleblowers mentioned below: https://thetech.com/2009/05/08/keegan-v129-n25