This report is similar to an earlier reported crime on July 9. According to the police report, a woman said she was assaulted and robbed at 12:30 a.m. by the intersection of Naples Road and Commonwealth Avenue, only a block from the site of the previous incident.
As with the previous assault, the attacker was able to take the belongings of the victim, in this case her purse, after a physical struggle, the report said.
The woman described her attacker as a black male with similar characteristics as the suspect in the July 9 case.
In both instances, the victim was speaking on a cell phone.
Students were instructed to be careful when walking alone late at night in an emergency alert emailed to students Tuesday by BUPD Chief Thomas Robbins.
In the alert, Robbins gave some safety tips for students walking at night, asking them to remain aware of their surroundings, stay with others, call a taxi or the BU escort service if necessary and contact the BUPD about any suspicious activity.