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Boston Police Department Issues Safety Advisory Following Series of Off-Campus Break-Ins

Nikita Osadchiy • April 13, 2025

The Boston Police Department (BPD) issued a safety advisory to residents in the Allston-Brighton neighborhoods following a series of residential break-ins involving Boston College students living off-campus.

Amid Off-Campus Break-Ins, Boston Police Department Offers Tips to Prevent Burglary Over Winter Break

Lucy Freeman • December 8, 2023

Maggie Holahan heard a noise coming from her living room. When she walked around the corner, she came face-to-face with a man climbing through her window. He ran away upon seeing her.

BCPD, BPD Respond to Hoax Phone Call on Campus

Amy Palmer and Erin Shannon • May 23, 2022

The Boston College Police Department responded to a hoax phone call on Saturday night that claimed an individual in 66 Commonwealth Ave. possessed a gun and intended to harm himself, according to Associate Vice President for University Communications Jack Dunn.

In the Boston Mayor’s Race, Wu is the Clear Choice

Sophie Carter • November 1, 2021

On Tuesday, Boston voters face a choice on who to elect as the next mayor of the city. The departure of Mayor Marty Walsh, former two-term mayor of Boston and BC ’09, to serve as President Joseph R....

Lake St. House Robbed at Gunpoint

Sophie Reardon • September 1, 2016

After 27 off-campus robberies during the fall and spring semesters and multiple break-ins throughout the summer, a house on Lake St. was robbed at gunpoint last week.

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