By Brian KatesDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
The woman who alerted police to the suspected break-in that led to the arrest of noted black Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates never mentioned race in her 911 call.
Caller Lucia Whalen, 40, saw only the backs of two men she thought were breaking into Gates' house in Cambridge, Mass., said her lawyer, Wendy Murphy.
Cambridge Police Commissioner Robert Haas confirmed that race is not mentioned on the 911 tape and said "it was very clear that she wasn't sure" what the men's race was.
"She speculated . . . that one might be Hispanic," Haas told the Boston Globe on Monday.
Caller Lucia Whalen, 40, saw only the backs of two men she thought were breaking into Gates' house in Cambridge, Mass., said her lawyer, Wendy Murphy.
Cambridge Police Commissioner Robert Haas confirmed that race is not mentioned on the 911 tape and said "it was very clear that she wasn't sure" what the men's race was.
"She speculated . . . that one might be Hispanic," Haas told the Boston Globe on Monday.
Whalen has not spoken publicly about the incident.
Haas acknowledged that a police report says Whalen observed "what appeared to be two black males with backpacks on the front porch" of Gates' home on July 16.
Haas said that reference reflects a summary of the case and contains information collected
during the inquiry, not necessarily from the initial 911 call.
The "break-in" was merely Gates and a driver attempting to get into his house after he was away on a trip.
Haas acknowledged that a police report says Whalen observed "what appeared to be two black males with backpacks on the front porch" of Gates' home on July 16.
Haas said that reference reflects a summary of the case and contains information collected
during the inquiry, not necessarily from the initial 911 call.The "break-in" was merely Gates and a driver attempting to get into his house after he was away on a trip.
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