The University of Pennsylvania Police Department Community Crime Report This summary is prepared by the Division of Public Safety and includes all criminal incidents reported and made known to the University Police department between the dates of December 14, 1992 and January 3, 1993. The University Police actively patrol from Market Street to Baltimore Avenue, and from the Schuylkill River to 43rd Street in conjunction with the Philadelphia Police. In this effort to provide you with a thorough and accurate report on public safety concerns, we hope that your increased awareness will lessen the opportunity for crime. For any concerns or suggestions regarding this report, please call the Division of Public Safety at Ext. 8-4482.
Crimes Against Persons
34th to 38th/Market to Civic Center: Robberies (& attempts )-1, Threats & harassment-2 12/15/92 2:49 AM 3700 Block Spruce Complainant robbed by unknown male 12/21/92 2:45 PM 3401 Walnut St. Obscene calls received 12/24/92 11:38 AM Nursing Ed Bldg. Harassing phone calls 38th to 41st/Market to Baltimore: Homicide & manslaughter-1, Robberies (& attempts )-5, Aggravated assaults-1, Simple Assaults-3, Threats & harassment-2 12/15/92 10:15 PM 3900 Chestnut Report of disturbance/officers assaulted 12/17/92 9:42 AM Evans Bldg. Student assaulted 12/19/92 3:10 AM 119 S. 39th St. Complainant stabbed in abdomen 12/19/92 10:55 PM 4040 Locust St. Complainant robbed by 2 males w/gun 12/19/92 11:30 PM 200 Block 40th Two compl's struck by unknown juveniles 12/21/92 3:16 AM 3929 Walnut St. 2 compl.'s assaulted by group of males 12/21/92 11:19 PM 4000 Block Spruce Wallet and contents taken 12/23/92 8:56 PM 40th & Ludlow Juvenile robbed/two arrests made 12/24/92 2:37 PM 200 Block 40th Compl. robbed by male who fled 12/24/92 11:53 PM Locust footbridge Compl. robbed at knifepoint/arrest 12/31/92 2:40 PM VHUP Lobby Employee vs. client 01/02/93 10:33 PM 4111 Locust St. Harassing calls received 41st to 43rd/Market to Baltimore: Robberies (& attempts )-1 12/22/92 8:24 AM 4200 Block Pine Briefcase taken from compl. by male 30th to 34th/Market to University: Threats & harassment-3 12/14/92 3:04 PM Hill House Unwanted calls received 12/16/92 9:50 AM Hill House Harassing message left on calender 12/19/92 11:54 PM Hill House Unwanted calls received Outside 30th - 43rd /Market to Baltimore: Simple assaults-1, Threats & harassment-3 12/14/92 4:20 PM 535 S.46th St.. Dispute between landlord and tenant 12/16/92 4:32 AM 4513 Spruce St.. Unwanted harassing calls received 12/21/92 9:12 PM 4702 Cedar Av Domestic dispute 12/24/92 2:57 AM 10th & South St. Argument between 2 patrons in marketCrimes Against Property
34th to 38th/Market to Civic Center: Burglaries (& attempts)-6, Total thefts (& attempts )-54, Thefts of auto (& attempts )-2, Thefts from Autos-5, Thefts of bicycles & parts-16, Criminal Mischief & Vandalism-6, Trespassing & loitering-1 12/14/92 12:16 PM 3600 Hamilton Secured bike taken 12/14/92 2:37 PM 3400 Block Spruce Secured bike taken from rack 12/14/92 4:18 PM 3400 Block Walnut Secured bike taken from rack 12/14/92 7:12 PM Van Pelt Library Unattended wallet taken 12/14/92 7:41 PM University Hospital Male in building unauthorized/citation issued 12/14/92 9:01 PM Lot #17 Lock and ignition damaged to vehicle 12/15/92 12:42 AM 3400 Block Spruce Secured bicycle taken from rack 12/15/92 4:13 AM 3400 Block Spruce Secured bike taken from bike rack 12/15/92 10:29 AM Duhring Wing Room entered through window 12/15/92 1:35 PM Stouffer Dining Currency taken from safe 12/15/92 4:32 PM 3400 Block Walnut Secured bike taken from rack 12/15/92 8:58 PM Gimbel Gym Contents taken from locker 12/15/92 10:42 PM 37th & Hamilton Secured bicycle taken from rack 12/16/92 10:49 AM Medical School Unsecured knife taken 12/16/92 5:03 PM 3700 Block Spruce Secured bike taken 12/16/92 8:14 PM 3409 Walnut St. Unattended wallet taken 12/17/92 9:05 AM McClelland Dorm Candles taken from reception desk 12/17/92 9:29 AM Anat-Chem Wing Camera taken from office 12/17/92 9:31 AM Stemmler Hall Currency taken from office 12/17/92 11:05 AM 37th & Hamilton Secured bike taken 12/17/92 2:09 PM Goddard labs Wallet taken from office 12/17/92 3:20 PM Bookstore Merchandise taken from store/arrest 12/17/92 4:20 PM Richards Bldg. Unattended jacket and gloves taken 12/17/92 5:21 PM 3402 Sansom St. Unattended wallet taken 12/17/92 5:51 PM Law School Wallet taken from office 12/17/92 5:58 PM Houston Hall Coat & bookbag taken from basement 12/18/92 6:19 AM Van Pelt Library Vending machine in basement broken into 12/18/92 8:43 AM Gimbel Gym Candy/snack machine glass broken into 12/18/92 10:37 AM Mcneil Bldg. Wall clock taken from office 12/18/92 12:23 PM Bookstore Bookbag taken from unsecured locker 12/18/92 1:40 PM Nursing Ed Bldg. Ladder taken from building 12/18/92 2:14 PM Mcneil Bldg. Computer taken from room 12/18/92 7:09 PM 3700 Block Locust Secured bike taken 12/18/92 10:42 PM Anat-Chem Wing Window broken with rock/property taken 12/19/92 2:01 PM Gimbel Gym Wallet and contents taken from locker 12/19/92 6:13 PM 3700 Block Walnut Secured bike taken from rack 12/19/92 11:19 PM 3400 Block Walnut Vent window broken/items taken 12/20/92 5:29 AM 3600 Block Locust Secured bike taken 12/20/92 6:07 PM Lower Quad Secured bike taken from rack 12/21/92 3:30 PM 3700 Block Spruce Secured bike taken from rack 12/21/92 4:04 PM 3409 Walnut St. Wallet taken from office 12/21/92 7:34 PM Lower Quad Secured bike taken from rack 12/22/92 1:28 AM 200 Block 37th Secured bike taken from bike rack 12/22/92 10:11 AM Van Pelt Library Wallet taken while at library 12/22/92 6:10 PM Mcneil Bldg. Jacket and radio taken from office 12/23/92 1:18 AM 38th & Ludlow Wrapped presents removed from vehicle 12/23/92 3:52 AM Speakman Dorm Room broken into/items taken 12/23/92 5:24 PM 200 Block 38th Briefcase and suits taken 12/23/92 9:25 PM Van Pelt Library Unattended purse and passport taken 12/24/92 4:06 AM Steinberg/Dietrich Lock pried off of vending machine 12/24/92 9:02 AM Leidy Lab Computer and printer taken from secured room 12/24/92 10:19 AM Kappa Sigma Bike taken from residence 12/25/92 10:49 AM Mcneil Bldg. Vending machine broken into 12/27/92 4:23 PM Annenberg Center Wallet taken during performance 12/27/92 6:39 PM 36th & Chestnut Youths fled after not paying cab fare 12/28/92 9:13 AM Richards Bldg. Wrapped boxes taken from room 12/28/92 12:02 PM Medical School VCR taken from room 12/28/92 12:45 PM Lot # 18 Tools taken from telecommunication van 12/29/92 5:03 PM Lot #44 Vehicle taken from location 12/30/92 3:06 PM 3423 Walnut St. Male arrested after removing clothing 12/30/92 7:51 PM 3400 Block Sansom Items removed from vehicle 12/31/92 10:46 PM Medical School Briefcase and contents taken 01/02/93 3 54 AM Gimbel Gym Money boxes on vending machines tampered with 01/02/93 9:52 AM 3700 Block Sansom Window broken to vehicle/Nothing taken 01/03/93 1:53 AM Phi Delta Theta Window forced open/items taken/2 arrests 01/03/93 3:43 PM 3400 Blk Chestnut Passenger side window broken to vehicle 01/03/93 11:48 PM 3604 Chestnut St. Male left store with unpaid merchandise 38th to 41st/Market to Baltimore: Burglaries ( & attempts )-6, Total thefts ( & attempts )-25, Auto thefts (& attempts)-3, Thefts from autos-6, Bicycle thefts-7, Forgery & fraud-1, Criminal mischief & vandalism-3 12/14/92 9:57 AM 3900 Block Pine Items removed from truck 12/14/92 1:48 PM 1925 house Clothes and cassette tapes taken from room 12/14/92 4:50 PM Sigma Alpha Mu Letters scraped into hood of vehicle 12/14/92 5:18 PM Sigma Nu Vehicle taken 12/15/92 12:08 AM Tau Epsilon Phi Unsecured bike taken from inside house 12/15/92 3:06 PM Chestnut Hall Checkbook taken from mail/checks used 12/15/92 6:11 PM 4040 Locust St. Male with stolen merchandise/arrested 12/15/92 8:20 PM 3900 Block Pine Rear window broken/tools taken 12/16/92 1:33 PM Harrison House Secured bike taken 12/17/92 1:07 PM Sigma Alpha Mu Unattended purse taken during party 12/17/92 2:59 PM Lot #23 Vehicle taken from location 12/17/92 9:57 PM Low Rise North Credit card taken from desk 12/18/92 12:18 AM Tau Epsilon Phi House entered from rear window/nothing taken 12/18/92 1:27 AM Harrison House Fire extinguisher discharged 12/19/92 12:28 PM 4000 Block Walnut Secured bike taken from railing 12/19/92 9:29 PM 3900 Blk DeLancey Bike removed from unsecured vehicle trunk 12/20/92 11:22 AM 3900 Block Pine Window broken to vehicle/property taken 12/21/92 3:09 PM 3801 Chestnut St. Wallet taken from room 12/21/92 6:28 PM 3800 Block Sansom Briefcase taken from vehicle 12/22/92 1:19 AM Zeta Beta Tau Egg thrown/window pane broken 12/22/92 10:51 AM 4000 Block walnut Secured bike taken from residence 12/23/92 10:17 AM Chestnut Hall Checks removed from mail after delivered 12/23/92 10:48 AM Harnwell House Secured bike taken 12/23/23 1:20 PM Evans Bldg. Unattended jacket taken 12/23/92 2:53 PM Unit Block 40th Male tried to pass bad check 12/24/92 2:33 PM 3900 Block Spruce Bike taken from bike rack 12/25/92 10:50 PM Delta Kappa Eps House entered items removed by person 12/26/92 3:35 PM 3900 Block Locust Males stopped w/bike tires/confiscated 12/28/92 3:24 PM 4009 Chestnut Items removed from second floor 12/28/92 9:17 PM 3900 Chestnut Patrons left restaurant without paying 12/29/92 4:36 PM 4039 Baltimore Speakers taken from third floor 12/31/92 1:06 PM Veterinary School Items removed from vending machine 01/01/93 1:42 AM 4000 Block Pine Jeep taken from location 01/03/93 4:18 PM Harnwell House Items removed from vehicle 01/03/93 11:31 PM Acacia Property removed from residence 41st to 43rd/Market to Baltimore: Total thefts ( & attempts )-2, Thefts of auto ( & attempts )-1, Criminal mischief & vandalism-2 12/16/92 2:34 PM 4200 Block Locust Front window broken to vehicle 12/18/92 2:44 AM 43rd & Spruce Male kicked out windows of 2 cars/arrested. 12/29/92 7:07 PM 4314 Locust St. Male arrested after taking money from register 01/01/93 2:10 AM 200 Block St. Mark's Vehicle taken 30th to 34th/Market to University: Total thefts ( & attempts)-32, Thefts of auto ( & attempts )-8, Thefts from autos-12, Thefts of bicycles & parts-8, Criminal mischief & vandalism-9 12/14/92 1:39 PM 200 Block 33rd Secured bike taken from rack 12/14/92 8:08 PM Lot #5 Steering column damaged to vehicle 12/16/92 10:57 AM Hutchinson Gym Wallet taken while at gym 12/16/92 12:08 PM Franklin Field Secured bike taken/arrest 12/16/92 5:43 PM Lot #33 Rear window broken to vehicle 12/17/92 5:26 PM Lot #5 Vehicle taken 12/17/92 8:25 PM Moore School Vending machine broken into 12/18/92 4:38 PM Franklin Field Jackets and wallets taken while unattended 12/18/92 7:27 PM Ice Rink Vent window smashed/articles removed 12/18/92 7:58 PM Lot #29 Locks & window damaged to vehicle 12/20/92 1:29 AM Moore School Secured bike taken 12/20/92 6:49 PM Lot #5 Coins removed from vehicle 12/20/92 8:23 PM 100 Block 34th Stereo and Xmas gifts removed from vehicle 12/20/92 10:50 PM 200 Block 33rd Secured bicycle taken from rack 12/20/92 10:58 PM 200 Block 33rd Secured bicycle taken from rack 12/20/92 11:19 PM 200 Block 34th Secured bike/frame bent/front wheel damaged 12/21/92 9:25 AM Chemistry Bldg. Vehicle entered/items removed 12/21/92 10:49 AM Lot #45 Vehicle broken into/nothing taken 12/21/92 11:16 AM 200 Block 33rd Rear tire taken from secured bike 12/21/92 6:54 PM Lot #45 Stereo system taken from vehicle 12/21/92 9:35 PM Hutchinson Gym Wallet removed from locker 12/21/92 10:22 PM 200 Block 32nd Secured bike taken from rack 12/22/92 4:06 AM 200 Block 33rd Secured bike taken from bike rack 12/22/92 11:36 AM Rittenhouse lab Computer taken from room 12/22/92 6:13 PM Lot #1 Window broken/contents in vehicle taken to hq 12/23/92 3:40 PM 34th & Chestnut Vehicle broken into & items taken 12/23/92 5:37 PM Ice Rink Locks to vehicles damaged/nothing taken 12/23/92 9:10 PM Lot #5 Column damaged/gloves taken 12/23/92 9:50 PM Ice Rink Two vehicles broken into/items taken 12/23/92 9:58 PM Lot # 5 Items removed from vehicle 12/24/92 7:47 AM Lot #29 Driver lock damaged to vehicle 12/24/92 3:51 PM Lot #5 Vehicle broken into/lock and column damaged 12/28/92 5:51 PM Lot #45 Window broken to vehicle/tools taken 12/29/92 4:42 PM Lot #5 Rear window broken/items removed 12/29/92 11:24 PM 100 Block 34th Vehicle removed from highway 12/31/92 5:03 PM Lot #29 Locks damaged to vehicle/item removed 12/31/92 5:10 PM Lot #45 Two vehicles with locks damaged 12/31/92 7:37 PM Lot #45 Ignition damaged/trunk lock damaged 01/01/93 7:51 PM Lot #1 Steering column damaged/door lock broken 01/01/93 11:06 PM Lot #5 Door lock damaged and steering column broken 01/03/93 3:38 PM Lot #5 Items removed from vehicle Outside 30th - 43rd /Mkt - Baltimore: Total thefts ( & attempts )-5, Thefts from autos-2, forgery & fraud-1 12/17/92 2:05 PM New Bolton Center Contents and wallet taken 12/20/92 1:03 PM 3818 Chestnut Items removed from unsecured room 12/21/92 1:24 PM 2125 N. 63rd St. Unauthorized checks passed 12/21/92 1:24 PM 10th Lombard St. Jacket taken from vehicle 12/22/92 1:58 PM 3819 Walnut St. Items taken from vehicle in parking lot 12/28/92 4:19 PM 3400 Block Baring Wallet taken while on escort van 30th to 34th/Market to University: Alcohol & drug offenses-1 12/30/92 9:31 PM Zeta Psi Male brought to UPPD for drugs found Ed. Note: Crimes of the 18th District will appear next week.
Almanac
January 12, 1993
Volume 39 Number 17
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