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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.