Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Broad Street and Cecil B Moore Avenue, a 20-year-old female was approached from behind by an unknown male in a black hooded sweatshirt.
After the male told the complainant to give him her phone and that he did not want to hurt her, she handed over the cell phone.
There were no injuries and the phone was valued at $500. No arrests were made.
Temple Police were called early Friday, Oct. 28, regarding a domestic assault involving two Temple students near Cecil B. Moore Avenue and Sydenham Street. The incident occurred around 1:45 a.m. and was reported by police at 3 a.m.
“We met a female student at 1520 West Cecil B. Moore around 3 a.m. who stated a male she was in a relationship with grabbed her by the arms and shoved her. The officers observed marks on the complainant’s arm where she said she was grabbed,” Charles Leone, deputy director of Campus Safety Services, said in an email.
Both students are 19 years old.
The alleged male offender is a student living at Hardwick residence hall.
Following the report, the officers made contact with the male and brought him to the Philadelphia Police Central Detective Division where he was charged with domestic assault.
According to Campus Safety Services, the victim was vague about exactly where the incident happened, so details surrounding the crime still need to be confirmed.
-Becky Kerner
Saturday at 12:34am a fight broke out on the street at 16th and Fontain streets. It resulted in a 20-year-old male being stabbed in the left rib and nose.
The defendants were two white males, one wearing a red hat and blue Phillies shirt and the other in a black and grey plaid shirt. The police report does not state whether any of the involved parties were Temple students.
The complainant is at Temple Hospital in critical condition. No arrests have been made; the investigation is still open.
Looking for something spooky to do for the Halloween season this year, but tired of hearing of the same old Terror Behind the Walls suggestion?
This year the Battleship New Jersey, that frequently sited and wondered about ship on the Delaware, is hosting the Voyage of the Living Dead haunted ship tour.
It runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October, and every day October 26-30 on the Camden Waterfront. Tickets are a bit pricey at $30 (plus $3.90 service fee when bought online!) and the evening could wind up costing even more if you decide to partake in the food, drinks, music and dancing on board after the tour.
But, if you’ve seen the Battleship New Jersey and wondered about it in the past, it could be a good time to check it out!
For more information, check out the website.
A vehicle hit the U Got Munchies truck and drove away today just after 1pm. The lunch truck shook a bit, and the collision seemed to injure one of the workers, according to a witness.
The witness speculated the male employee may have burnt his arm, while the other employee seemed unharmed.
The incident was not reported to Campus Safety Services.
Several shots were fired Tuesday morning around 2am at 18th and Jefferson streets. They woke international business and finance major Bridget Quint, who then looked out her window at the action.
“I saw a black man, about 20, standing at the corner shooting up toward west Jefferson,” said Quint.
She saw the man fire three shots and then run down Jefferson toward Broad. Then, another man appeared and ran in the same direction as the shooter. Minutes later, three more men walked by.
“I did not see any of them with a gun, but I heard the one say he had a gun. He said he “shot him” but I don’t know who or what they were referring to,” said Quint.
The Philadelphia Police arrived shortly after. Quint saw no indication of injury or arrests.
No TU Alert or Advisory was sent out for the shooting.
“Now I imagine there are many crimes that go unknown to students, although these are student-populated areas. I guess I am kind of angry we didn’t get one, it makes me feel more separated from the campus,” said Quint.
Because this area is not in the Temple Police’s jurisdiction, they are not required to send alerts for incidents like this.
“That is outside the definition by law for issuance. However, we do take incidents on a case-by-case bases depending on the circumstances and if there is a need for immediate action by members of our campus community. All said, although we have an excellent communication base, we may not always immediately know of an incident outside the campus area,” said Charles Leone, deputy director of Campus Safety Services.
According to an update from Campus Safety Services, the Philadelphia Police may have the male wanted for last Wednesday’s Bagel Hut robbery in custody. Brian Crownfield, a 34-year-old white male, was arrested on September 18th for committing a similar style robbery at the Travel Lodge Hotel on Race Street.
Crownfield has been identified by the complainant in the Bagel Hut robbery, owner Joann Ciallella, but has not been formally charged for that crime pending further investigation. He is currently in custody for the Travel Lodge robbery.
Crownfield has a history in Lehigh County but currently lives in the area of 16th and Brown, southwest of Temple’s main campus. Charles Leone, deputy director of Campus Safety Services said, “We have not found Crownfield to be connected with Temple; however, a number of students live in the Brown Street area and may have interacted with Crownfield at some point.”
Today at 10:23am a 20-year-old man was shot once in the mouth inside a residence at 12th and Susquehanna streets, according to The Philadelphia Police Department.
“Apparently, a male she had a previous relationship with came into her home and attempted to assault her,” said Charles Leone, deputy director of The Temple Police and Campus Safety Services.
The woman’s son then attempted to intervene but was shot by the male. The shooter was described as an African American male approximately 40 years old, 5’7” in height, bald with a beard and mustache and last seen wearing a blue plaid shirt and jeans. After the leaving the residence, he ran towards Broad and Susquehanna streets. His identity is known, but he has not yet be found.
The victim was admitted to Temple Hospital in guarded condition in the Intensive Care Unit this morning.
Philadelphia Media Network, publisher of the Inquirer and Philly.com, is offering the first 5,000 comers a 10.1-inch Android-powered tablet for only $99. But why would they do this?
Well, the company, who has recently not-to-secretly struggled to stay afloat, is trying to entice Philadelphians (and whoever else they can manage) to subscribe to their online versions of the Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News.
They’re asking for a two-year commitment from said subscriber at a price of $9.99 per month. If someone is not ready to settle down for a full two years, a one-year commitment at $12.99 a month is also acceptable.
Not surprisingly, the recently launched Inquirer app for Android is preloaded on each tablet, among other apps that will allow the subscriber a digital replica of both newspapers.
See Philly.com if interested in this slightly bizarre yet possibly innovative offer.
While many Temple students, faculty, and alumni may be trying to get the scoop on President Ann Weaver Hart’s recent resignation notice (which, I admit, is also interesting), I’m getting the scoop on the Spice Girls.
Remember the days of “Wannabe” and “Spice Up Your Life?” I would guess that almost all currently college-age girls owned at least one Spice Girls CD during the 90s and probably watched Spice World, the Spice Girls movie, too. I know I did. The band sold over 75 MILLION records worldwide, making them the best-selling female band of all time. To much of the world’s surprise and dismay, they split in 2000. In 2007-08 the five came back together for a reunion tour which was said to have grossed about $100 million. After the years of Spicemania, the girls settled down and many started families.
Last Thursday, ex-Spice Girl Scary Spice (or Mel B) gave birth to her third daughter. Her husband, Stephen Belafonte, and 12-year-old daughter were with her at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to welcome the mini-Mel into the world. Apparently Mel was very enthusiastic about giving birth. She was cited by Mirror.co.uk saying, “I’ve tried the hot food, the running, the sex, the violence, I’ve tried it all.” In the end, the baby came naturally. Another interesting piece of information about Mel B: Her second daughter, 4-year-old Angel, was the result of a relationship with Eddie Murphy.
