A Temple student is facing drug charges following an armed home invasion at an off campus apartment last night, Sunday April 29. The robbery took place on the 1500 of Page Street around 10 p.m. when two armed, masked men forced themselves into the residence and stole cell phones and cash from the five Temple [...]
Two non-Temple juveniles were arrested early Saturday morning on the 1500 block of North Broad Street. The incident started as a mutual fight between two non-Temple juveniles and one Temple student with his friend from another local university. After seeing the fight, an Allied bike officer radioed the Temple Police dispatch, who soon arrived on the [...]
A man attending the Celtic Women Irish Dance Show at the Liacouras Center on Thursday, March 8, threatened the crowd claiming he had a bomb in his bag. The statement was made to patrons seated nearby at approximately 8 p.m. who, in turn, notified the Liacouras Center staff. The bag was then given to Temple Police [...]
The fugitive wanted for the Feb. 25 murder of Charles Tresse, 35, in the 22nd Police District turned himself in to Police Headquarters yesterday, March 5, at 11:45 p.m. Maurice Jones, 27, of the 5300 block of North 12th Street, is responsible for Tresse’s multiple gunshot wounds to the chest which resulted in his death. [...]
According to a Feb. 6 Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) news release, two suspects responsible for multiple robberies in North Philadelphia’s 22nd and 26th police districts have been detained. Timothy Ballard, 33, and Kevin Wilson, 27, were identified as suspects after many anonymous tips about the robberies were given to the PPD. Because of the community’s tips, [...]
The tragedy surrounding last night’s suicide on Liacouras Walk continues to resonate throughout the Temple community as more information surfaces about the individual. Though the young man was not currently registered at Temple, Ray Betzer, assistant vice president of university communications, has confirmed that the victim was last registered as a Temple student during one [...]
One of two suspects believed to be responsible for the Nov. 30 chain of robberies near Main Campus turned himself in Monday, Dec. 5 at 9 p.m. Four out of five robberies and attempted robberies included students, police say. Kevin Wilson, 26, of the 3800 block of North Franklin Street in Hunting Park, surrendered at the [...]
As the crime continues to be researched, more details on this morning’s robbery on the 1200 block of Polett Walk have become available. Charles Leone, deputy director of Campus Safety Services, said the student was walking west on Polett Walk around 1:15 a.m. when a male approached him, displayed a handgun and said to “give [...]
This morning at 1:30 am., a Temple student was robbed in the 1200 block of Polett Walk, right by the Bell Tower. The suspect was described via a TU Advisory from Temple Police as a black male in his late 20s or early 30s, about 6 feet tall, medium build, medium complexion, wearing dark clothing [...]
On Saturday, Temple and Drexel’s chapters of Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity (PSP) teamed up to raise money and awareness for Autism Speaks, the nation’s largest autism science and advocacy group. Phi Sigma Pi is a co-educational national honor fraternity with 120 active collegiate chapters throughout the country. Philly Cup took place at Temple’s [...]
