11/05/02, Crimes - Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 11

The University of Pennsylvania Police Department

Community Crime Report

About the Crime Report: Below are all Crimes Against Persons and Crimes Against Society from the campus report for October 21-27, 2002. Also reported were 32 Crimes Against Property (including 23 thefts, 4 retail thefts, and 3 acts of vandalism and 2 burglaries). Click here for prior weeks' reports. --Ed.

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 October 21-27, 2002. 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 (215) 898-4482.

10/21/02	8:00 AM	Theft	240 S 40 St	Items taken from secure cabinet
10/21/02	9:20 AM	Burglary	3420 Walnut St	Computers taken from secured basement
10/21/02	9:53 AM	Vandalism	4104 Walnut St	Office door vandalized
10/21/02	12:16 PM	Theft	420 Guardian Dr	Credit card taken from office
10/21/02	2:23 PM	Vandalism	200 block S 43 St	Vehicle window broken and stereo damaged
10/21/02	6:00 PM	Theft	3400 Ludlow St	Items taken from secured vehicle
10/21/02	7:20 PM	Retail Theft	4001 Walnut St	Items taken without payment/Arrest
10/21/02	9:16 PM	Defiant Trespass	255 S 36 St	Male trespassing in building/Arrest
10/21/02	10:00 PM	Retail Theft	4001 Walnut St	Items taken without payment/Arrest
10/22/02	12:29 AM	Theft	4223 Osage Av	Bike taken from unsecured room
10/22/02	4:03 PM	Theft	420 Guardian Dr	Wallet taken from unsecured purse
10/22/02	7:44 PM	Theft	3200 South St	Items taken from secured vehicle
10/23/02	12:22 AM	Warrant	3601 Walnut St	Male wanted on warrant/Arrest
10/23/02	7:37 AM	Retail Theft	4001 Walnut St	Items taken without payment/Arrest
10/23/02	10:30 AM	Burglary	3900 Delancey St	Items taken from office/Arrest
10/23/02	11:15 AM	Theft	212 S 40 St	Items taken without payment/Arrest
10/23/02	12:00 PM	Theft	3420 Walnut St	Secured bike taken
10/23/02	1:44 PM	Theft	51 N 39 St	Items taken from secured auto
10/23/02	4:57 PM	Theft	255 S 36 St	Credit cards taken from unsecured wallet
10/23/02	5:26 PM	Theft	51 N 39 St	Item taken from secured auto
10/23/02	6:56 PM	Theft	3610 Hamilton Walk	Unsecured calculator taken from lab
10/23/02	10:30 PM	Theft	3600 Sansom St	Items taken from vehicle
10/24/02	12:11 AM	Fraud	3549 Chestnut	Theft of service/Arrest
10/24/02	9:20 AM	Fraud	51 N 39 St	Unauthorized purchases on credit card/Arrest
10/24/02	12:17 PM	Theft	417 Guardian Dr	Unsecured purse taken
10/24/02	2:54 PM	Theft	3620 Locust Walk	Wallet taken from unsecured purse
10/24/02	4:01 PM	Theft	3730 Walnut St	Unsecured purse taken
10/25/02	10:44 AM	Theft	399 S 33 St	Items taken from secured vehicle
10/25/02	12:00 PM	Theft	4220 Walnut St	Wallet taken from book bag
10/25/02	1:09 PM	Theft	3420 Walnut St	Computers taken from secured room
10/25/02	1:39 PM	Fraud	3650 Chestnut St	Items paid for and never received
10/25/02	2:24 PM	Theft	3958 Pine St	Items taken from secured vehicle
10/25/02	6:11 PM	Theft	200 S 33 St	Theft of bikes/Arrests
10/26/02	2:42 PM	Robbery	3923 Walnut St	Items taken by force/Arrest
10/26/02	3:45 PM	Theft	3941 Irving St	Secured bike taken
10/26/02	3:54 PM	Aggravated Assault	3400 Spruce St	Male assaulted officer/Arrest
10/26/02	11:28 PM	Vandalism	3500 block Ludlow	Vehicle window broken
10/27/02	3:53 AM	Indecent Assault	4000 block Walnut	Female touched improperly/Arrest
10/27/02	11:19 AM	Theft	205 S 34 St	Paintings taken from unsecured room
10/27/02	6:43 PM	Retail Theft	3923 Walnut St	Items taken without payment/Arrest
10/27/02	11:39 PM	Robbery	34 & Walnut St	Money taken from complainant

18th District Report

12 incidents and 3 arrests (including 11 robberies and 1 aggravated assault) were reported between October 21-27, 2002 by the 18th District covering the Schuylkill River to 49th St. & Market St. to Woodland Ave.

10/21/02	2:19 AM	101 52	Robbery
10/22/02	7:45 AM	5024 Hazel	Robbery
10/24/02	10:36 AM	19 52	Robbery
10/24/02	5:43 PM	701 52	Robbery
10/24/02	7:45 PM	4600 Osage	Robbery/Arrest
10/25/02	1:45 AM	5100 Pine St	Robbery
10/25/02	2:35 PM	4314 Ludlow	Aggravated Assault/Arrest
10/25/02	11:00 PM	4700 Sansom St	Robbery
10/26/02	2:25 PM	3923 Walnut St	Robbery/Arrest
10/26/02	8:28 PM	5200 Market St	Robbery
10/27/02	1:30 AM	5600 Catherine St	Robbery
10/27/02	10:38 AM	5101 Walnut St	Robbery

Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 11, November 5, 2002

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

Tuesday,
November 5, 2002
Volume 49 Number 11
www.upenn.edu/almanac/

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, winner of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, will be the Commencement Speaker.

Penn has conferred the University's Medal for Distinguished Achievement on Senator Specter.

A new director for PAACH and Asian Pacific American Heritage Week events.

Highlights from the Trustees' Fall Meeting.

The State of the University, overview by the President.

For Neighborhood Development, a $28 million partnership with Citizens Bank.

Wharton's new academic center; Jon M. Huntsman Hall is a state-of-the-art facility.

The Bridge: Cinema de Lux opens this week with free movies.

Penn's Way kicks off this year's campaign to raise $435,000 to help those in need.