The Boston University Police Department will undergo reassessment for its sixth accreditation April 27, hoping to meet a statewide benchmark that ensures police agencies abide by over 300 standards representing...
Boston police cracked down on public drinking at the 2026 Saint Patrick's Day Parade in South Boston on Sunday, following through on their promise after rampant alcohol-induced crimes took place at past...
Intoxicated person at 33 Harry Agganis Way
At 12:11 a.m. on Feb. 15, an intoxicated person was reported at Student Village II.
Larceny under $1,200 at 150 Riverway
Between 4:10 p.m. and 4:25 p.m....
The Quinobequin Student Front For Palestine and numerous other protesters gathered at The Embrace statue in the Boston Common on Tuesday night to condemn the actions of the Israeli government against Palestine....
By Leia Green, City Co-Editor
• September 11, 2025
University of Massachusetts Boston officials said there is no ongoing threat to the community after a reported shooting on the university’s campus triggered a large police response.
UMass Boston...
Twenty years ago, The Daily Free Press published an editorial accusing the Boston University Police Department of “racial profiling” and a “lack of skill.”
The piece outlined the 1984 killing of 19-year-old Christopher Dignan by a BUPD officer, detailing double-standards extended to University police and noting their routine targeting of minorities on BU’s campus.
By Jack Schwed, Managing Co-Editor
• February 14, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice ordered its Civil Rights Division to pause any ongoing litigation from the Biden administration Jan. 22, bringing several police misconduct investigations to a halt, including one involving the Worcester Police Department.
The first day of Passover happened rather unceremoniously in the 2 Boylston St. alley. Grape juice and paper seder plates bordered a dinner table thrown together with copies of Emerson College’s student newspaper, sprawled long across the brick ground.
The National Lawyers Guild-Massachusetts Chapter recently filed a lawsuit against the Boston Police Department and the Boston Regional Intelligence Center for a violation of a public records request regarding a white supremacist march in July 2022.
On April 19, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Senator Edward Markey reintroduced their Ending Qualified Immunity Act, legislation aimed to eliminate the unjust and misconduct of government officials.
Sayed Faisal, a 20-year-old University of Massachusetts Boston student, was fatally shot by a Cambridge Police officer Jan. 4, sparking outrage and protests across the city.
