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Crime Logs for 6/24/13

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Main Campus
A Vehicle Theft occurred between the hours of 11 a.m. on June 23 and 9 a.m. on June 24 at the 900 block of W. Montgomery Avenue. No arrest has been made at this time.
A theft occurred on June 24 at 5:25 p.m. in the 1600 block of N. 12th Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

HSC Campus
There was an incident of fraud that occurred at 11 a.m. on June 23, at the Rock Pavilion. No arrests have been made at this time
A theft occurred between the hours of 6:47 a.m. on June 19 and 8:45 p.m. on June 24 at the Rock Pavilion. No arrests have been made.

Crime Logs for the weekend of 06/21/13 through 6/23/14.

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Main Campus:

A bike theft was reported on the 1800 block of N. 10th St. on Friday, June 21 between 8 a.m. and 8:20 a.m., no arrest has been made.

There was a report of retail theft at the Progress Plaza Shopping Center on North Broad Street at 9:05 p.m. on Friday, June 21, no arrest has been made.

An incident of harassment was reported in the 1400 block of W. Norris Street at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, no arrest has been made.

An arrest was made for disorderly conduct was made on the 1500 block of W. Cecil B. Moore Ave. at 12.15 a.m. on Sunday, June 23.

There was an incident of harassment reported on the 1700 block of N. Broad St. around 2 a.m. on Sunday, June 23.

Health Sciences Campus:

An incident of theft was reported at 1:48 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, at the Boyer Pavilion, no arrest has been made.

An incident of harassment by communication was reported at 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, June 23, at the Rock Pavilion, no arrest has been made.

Crime Logs 6/19/2013

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Main Campus
A theft occurred on June 18, between 8:30 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. on the 1100 block of W. Montgomery Ave. No arrests have been made at this time.
A theft occurred on June 17, between 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. at Conwell Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.
A theft occurred between 7:p.m. on June 13 and 8:p.m. on June 15 at Mitten Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.
There was an incident of harassment that occurred on the  2000 block of N. 13th St, around 5:25 p.m. on June 18. A Protection from Abuse order has been made regarding this issue.
A robbery took place at on the 1900 block of N. 9th St. on June 18, at 10:15 p.m. No arrests have been made at this time.
HSC Campus
A robbery occurred on the 3300 block of Germantown Ave at 11:30 p.m. on June 17. No arrests have been made at this time.
A theft occurred at the Rock Pavilion between noon on June 17 and 6:30 a.m. on June 18. No arrests have been made at this time.

Party-goer accused of car jacking

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A Temple student’s vehicle was stolen off of the 1500 block of Sydenham Street, on June 8, around 8:00 p.m.  Police arrested a suspect identified as 21-year-old Ronald Adams, who was not a university student, police said.

Deputy Director of Campus Safety Services Charles Leone said the Temple student had been  hosting a party at his apartment and awoke the morning of June 9,to find his keys had been taken. Adams was a guest at the party, Leone said.  

Adams was apprehended by police via  foot pursuit after he was seen driving the vehicle by the student.

Police investigating campus fraud

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University police are investigating an incident of fraud at PNC Bank on Liacouras Walk, said Deputy Director of Campus Safety services Charlie Leone.

On April 22, a Temple student attempted to help an unknown male cash a check for $100. The student gave the male $100 cash, and then attempted to deposit the check in to his account. The student was informed this week by PNC that the check was fraudulent and notified authorities.

The incident is not the first of its kind- Leone said that a similar incident occurred with another student within the last few weeks. “It sounds like the same guy,” he said. “I’m pretty confident that we will have an arrest on this.”

Leone said that police are working with PNC to indentify the suspect, and said they are looking for a white or Latino male, 6 feet tall, medium build and scruffy facial hair. He cautioned any student that is approached by someone asking for help cashing a check to contact police immediately.

Suspect arrested in off-campus assault

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A 25-year-old man is in custody after a fight last month that left one man with a broken jaw.

Dominic Pesce was arrested on May 8, police said Wednesday in a release, in connection with an altercation that occurred on the 1700 block of Diamond Street in April.

On April 17 at about 8 p.m., surveillance video shows the 20-year-old victim in a verbal altercation with a group of people. Suddenly, the video shows the victim being punched in the face, resulting in a broken jaw and severe facial injuries, police said.

Pesce, of the 1500 block of West Locust Street, is charged with aggravated assault and related offenses.

 

Threatening messages written on bathroom stall

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Two notes threatening actions similar to the infamous shootings at Columbine High School were found written on a bathroom stall in Gladfelter Hall, Fox 29 reported Thursday.

The station reported images of the messages which read: “April 20, 2013, I’ll bring honor to Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold,” and on the same date, “you will all learn the meaning of suffering.”

According to the report, the university first found out about the messages in March. No alert has been released through the TU Alert system.

Fox reported a statement from the university officials which read: “The safety of our students is a top priority. Temple Police have been conducting an investigation into the graffiti message, security has been enhanced on our campus.”

April 20 is the 14th anniversary of the Columbine massacre in Colorado which left 12 dead and 21 injured.

 

Police identify third suspect in robbery, assault of students

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City police today publicly identified the third suspect sought in connection with last week’s robbery and assault of four Temple students as 24-year-old Elijah Washington.

Elijah Wahington is the third suspect believed to have robbed and assaulted four Temple students last week. | COURTESY PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

Elijah Washington is the third suspect sought in the robbery and assault of four Temple students last week. | COURTESY PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

The Philadelphia Police Department in a press release asked for public assistance in locating Washington, who may be in the area near the Wilson Park Housing Development, at 25th and Jackson streets, or in Southwest Philadelphia, near 52nd and Pentridge streets.

Last Monday, March 4, three men followed a Temple student to her off-campus apartment around 7:30 p.m. on the 1800 block of North 18th Street.

When she opened the door to her apartment, a man stuck a black revolver to her head and told her to keep walking, authorities said. After they gained entry to the apartment, one man duct taped the student while the other two bound the other three roommates in the front bedroom and took cash, computers, credit cards and cell phones from the students, police said.

Days after the incident, city police identified two other suspects in connection with the robberies: Tyree Johnson, 19, and Malcolm Murray, 18, both of North Philadelphia, were charged with aggravated assault, robbery and false imprisonment and related offenses.

Their bail was set at $800,000 each and they are scheduled to have a preliminary hearing on March 21, Tasha Jamerson, spokeswoman for the District Attorney’s Office, said.

Anyone with information on Washington’s whereabouts are asked to contact the PPD’s Central Detective Division at 215-686-3093, or dial 911.

Car crashes into steps between Anderson and Gladfelter

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This minivan crashed into the steps between Anderson and Gladfelter halls Wednesday. | TYLER SABLICH TTN

This minivan crashed into the steps between Anderson and Gladfelter halls Wednesday. | TYLER SABLICH TTN

The driver of a minivan that swerved off of 11th Street and into the steps on Polett Walk between Anderson and Gladfelter halls Wednesday afternoon will soon be charged with DUI, said Deputy Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone.

The crash occurred at approximately 12:20 p.m. and no students were injured. All three people in the minivan were taken to Temple University Hospital for precautionary evaluations for head and neck injuries, Leone said.

“We are very fortunate no one was walking along Polett Walk at the time of the accident,” Leone said in an email.

The area of the steps was cornered off as of Wednesday evening as Facilities Management cleans up. Leone said minimal damage was caused to Temple property and people walking through the area can utilize the ramp adjacent to the steps.

$15,000 reward offered in Morgan Hall arson case

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Investigators announced Thursday that a $15,000 award is being offered for the arrest and conviction of those responsible for setting five fires on multiple floors of Morgan Hall earlier this week.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering $5,000 in conjunction with L.F. Driscoll Company which is offering $10,000.

Check back with temple-news.com shortly for more information.