The Heights

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.

NPD Responds to Newton’s Rise in Crime Last Year

Sofia Levorchick • February 23, 2025

Newton saw an uptick in crime last year, especially in home break-ins and destruction of property, according to police officials.

Boston Police Department Offers Safety Tips for Off-Campus Residents Amid Increasing Break-In Attempts

Lucy Freeman • March 1, 2024

Therese Sparacio and her roommates awoke on Feb. 16 to video footage of a masked man climbing the back steps to their house and peering through their windows the night before.

Masked Individual Attempts to Break Into Off-Campus House

Erin Shannon and Natalie Arndt • October 14, 2022

A masked individual attempted to break into an off-campus house on Kirkwood Rd. on Thursday night at around 10:15 p.m., according to a Boston College Police Department (BCPD) bulletin.

Off-Campus Student Houses Targeted in Weekend Break-In Spree

Erin Shannon, Beth Verghese, and Sofia Laboy • February 23, 2022

BC students from at least four other off-campus houses reported that their houses had been broken into late Friday night or early Saturday morning, according to Boston Police Department (BPD) reports.

Off-Campus Students Face Persistent Break-Ins

Haley Hockin, Julia Kiersznowski, Amy Palmer, and Victor Stefanescu • February 16, 2021

Hannah Freehill, MCAS ’22, first realized someone had broken into her off-campus house on Radnor St. when she noticed something was wrong with her jewelry.

7 Break-Ins Reported at Students’ Off-Campus Residences This Year

Colleen Martin • February 26, 2018

Of the seven break-ins, all were reported to have no signs of forced entry, and four involved the theft of a laptop.

Five Break-Ins Off Campus This Month

Cole Dady • January 22, 2018

According to William Stone, a resident of Foster St. and MCAS ’19, one group of BC students living on Foster St. had various valuables stolen and all of their exterior doors broken down.

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.

House Hunters: Four Break-Ins This Week Are Latest in Off-Campus Incidents

Sophie Reardon • March 17, 2016

After four reported break ins around the off-campus community within the past two weeks, Boston Police Department announced that there have been 27 reported break ins in the area since Dec. 15.