A Massachusetts Superior Court judge dismissed the case but wrote that the plaintiff “reasonably … believed that BU and Shea were engaged in wrongful discrimination.”[2] In 2006, Boston University hired the superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, Thomas G. Robbins, as Chief of BUPD and Executive Director of Public Safety.

[3][4] The department employs 50 sworn personnel and a complement of 10 civilian support staff.

[1] The department provides services to 33,000 Boston University students; 9,300 faculty and staff members; and campus visitors.

[1] The authority of the BUPD is derived from chapter 22C, section 63 of the General Laws of Massachusetts.

[7] Additionally, all Boston University Police Officers hold commissions as deputy sheriffs in Suffolk, Middlesex, and Norfolk Counties, giving them arrest powers throughout Boston, Cambridge, and Brookline, where BU has facilities.