Category Archives: Crime

New technology to affect security personnel

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The project to add new security measures in Anderson and Gladfelter halls will force a redistribution of campus security personnel when delayed egress doors are implemented in the entrances to both buildings, according to Campus Safety Services.

Acting Director of CSS Charlie Leone said any officers who are not assigned to any of the two buildings will be reassigned to other parts of the campus. Once the doors are updated, it will be monitored electronically with the alarm system.

“It will include redeployment of the security personnel,” he said, “particularly using extra help during class changes with heavy pedestrian volume, as well as roving patrols.”

The idea to carry out the project came when a teacher from Anderson Hall was attacked last year in his office.

In late October, an 81-year-old professor was robbed and assaulted at knifepoint. Darryl Moon, 45, was later arrested by the Philadelphia Police about 12 hours after police officials identified the suspect via video surveillance.

Crime logs Jan. 27 – Feb. 4

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Main Campus

A theft occurred on Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. on the 1700 block of North Broad Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred on Jan. 27 between 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. in Barton Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of disorderly conduct occurred on Jan. 27 at 7:20 p.m. on the 1400 block of West Oxford Street. An arrest has been made in regards to this incident.

A theft occurred on Jan. 25 at 10:57 p.m. on the 2000 block of North Broad Street. An arrest was made in regards to this incident.

An incident of public drunkenness occurred on Jan. 29 at 12:20 a.m. on the 1300 block of West Oxford Street. An arrest has been made in regards to this incident.

A sexual assault occurred on Dec. 4 between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. in White Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of criminal mischief occurred on Jan. 29 at 9 p.m. in Anderson Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

A DUI occurred on Jan. 30 at 3:50 a.m. on the corner of 16th street and Diamond Street. An arrest was made in regards to this issue.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Jan. 31 at 12:39 a.m. in 1940 Residence Hall. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Jan. 31 at 1:34 a.m. on the 2000 block of North Broad Street. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Jan. 31 at 1 a.m. on 1900 block of Liacouras Walk. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

A theft from auto occurred between Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. and Jan. 31 at 2:15 a.m. on the 1100 block of West Susquehanna Avenue. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred on Jan. 31 between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in Weiss Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of underage possession occurred on Jan. 31 at 10:15 p.m. in White Hall. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Feb. 1 at 12:15 a.m. in 1300 Residence Hall. The incident was exceptionally cleared.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Feb. 1 at 12:25 a.m. on the 1200 block of West Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

An incident of harassment occurred on Jan. 31 at 11:30 p.m. on the 1300 block of West Cecil B. Moore Avenue. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of harassment occurred on Feb. 1 at 1:30 a.m. on the 1900 block of North 11th Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred on Feb. 1 between 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. in the IBC Building. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of harassment occurred on Feb. 1 at 2:30 p.m. on Morgan Hall. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Feb. 1 at 10:45 p.m. on the 1800 block of North Broad Street. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Feb. 1 at 11:15 p.m. in Johnson Hall. The incident was exceptionally cleared.

An incident of criminal mischief occurred on Feb. 1 at 11:30 p.m. on the 1400 block of West Diamond Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Feb. 2 at 1:55 a.m. on the 2000 block of Marvine Street. The incident was exceptionally cleared.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Feb.2 at 1:15 a.m. in Temple Towers. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

A robbery occurred on Feb.2 at 1:30 a.m. on the 2100 block of North 15th Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of public drunkenness occurred on Feb. 2 at 1:50 p.m. in the Student Center. The incident was exceptionally cleared.

A theft from auto occurred on Feb. 2 between 12 p.m. and 11:40 p.m. on the 1600 block of North Park Avenue. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Feb. 3 at 1:20 a.m. on 1300 Residence Hall. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

A DUI occurred on Feb. 3 at 4:20 p.m. on the 1800 block of North 10th Street. An arrest has been made in regards to this incident.

A theft occurred on Feb. 4 at 12:30 a.m. on the 1900 block of Liacouras Walk. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of fraud occurred on Feb. 3 at 3:30 a.m. on 1300 Residence Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

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A theft occurred between Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. and Jan. 28 at 8:30 a.m. in the Outpatient Building. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of criminal mischief occurred between Jan. 28 at 5 p.m. and Jan. 29 at 7 a.m. in the Outpatient Building. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred between Jan. 29 at 4 p.m. and Jan. 30 at 8 a.m. on the New Medical School. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of harassment by communication occurred on Jan. 30 between 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. in the Rock Pavilion. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of harassment occurred on Feb. 2 at 4:35 a.m. on the 3000 block of North Broad Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

Man stabbed in 16th Street apartment.

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A stabbing inside an apartment on the 1700 block of 16th Street left a 31-year-old in stable condition at Hahnemann University Hospital Monday night, Jan. 27.

The victim was stabbed once in the head and once in the shoulder by someone he knew, Campus Safety Services said. Neither the victim nor the offender are affiliated with the university, CSS said. The case is being investigated by Philadelphia Police.

No alert was sent out to university students.

Crime logs 1/17 to 1/23

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An incident of criminal mischief occurred between Jan. 16 at 8:30 p.m. and Jan. 17 at 3:30 p.m. on the 1900 block of North 16th Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

A bike theft occurred between Jan. 7 at 12 p.m. and Jan. 18 at 12 p.m. on the 1800 block of North 10th Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

A warrant was issued on Jan. 18 at 5 p.m. on the 1000 block of West Norris Street. An arrest has been made in regards to this issue.

A retail theft occurred on Jan. 19 at 12:35 a.m. on the 2000 block of North Broad Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of underage consumption occurred on Jan. 19 at 12:50 a.m. in Johnson Hall. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

An incident of underage consumption occurred on Jan. 19 at 12:30 a.m. on 1936 Liacouras Walk. An arrest was made in regards to this incident.

An incident of underage consumption occurred on Jan. 19 at 1:49 a.m. in 1300 Residence Hall. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

An incident of underage consumption occurred on Jan. 19 at 1:49 a.m. in 1300 Residence Hall. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

A retail theft occurred on Jan. 19 at 12:30 a.m. on the 1600 block of North Broad Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of underage consumption occurred on Jan. 19 at 1:49 a.m. on the 1900 block of Liacouras Walk. An arrest was made in regards to this incident.

An incident of underage consumption occurred on Jan. 20 at 2:17 a.m. in Hardwick Hall. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

An incident of underage consumption occurred on Jan. 20 at 9 p.m. in Hardwick Hall. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

An incident of harassment occurred on Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in 1940 Residence Hall. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

An incident of underage possession occurred on Jan. 20 at 11:42 p.m. in White Hall. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

An incident of harassment occurred on Jan. 21 at 2:15 p.m. in Morgan Hall South. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred between Jan. 19 at 1 p.m. and Jan. 21 at 4:30 p.m. in Hardwick Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

A vehicle theft occurred between Jan. 8 at 4:30 p.m. and Jan. 21 at 4 p.m. on the 1900 block of North 11th Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of underage consumption occurred on Jan. 21 at 8:45 p.m. in Temple Towers. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

An incident of underage consumption occurred on Jan. 21 at 11:14 p.m. in Johnson Hall. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

A theft occurred on Jan. 23 between 1:50 p.m. and 4 p.m. in McGonigle Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred on Jan. 23 between 1:45 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. in Barton Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of underage possession occurred on Jan. 23 at 6:45 p.m. in Morgan Hall. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

A theft occurred on Jan. 15 between 5:20 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on the 1500 block of North Broad Street. No arrests have been made at this time

An incident of public drunkenness occurred on Jan. 23 at 10:50 p.m. on the 1300 block of West Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

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A theft occurred between Jan. 16 at 4 p.m. and Jan. 17 at 12 p.m. in the Rock Pavilion. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred between Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. and Jan. 17 at 7 a.m. in the Rock Pavilion. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred between Jan. 20 at 5 p.m. and Jan. 21 at 9:50 a.m. in the Parkinson Pavilion. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of harassment by communication occurred on Jan. 23. between 3:30 p.m. and 5:18 p.m. in the Rock Pavilion. No arrests have been made at this time.

Crime logs Dec. 16 to Dec. 19

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A DUI occurred on Dec. 17 at 2:15 a.m. on the 1200 block of West Norris Street. An arrest has been made in regards to the incident.

A retail theft occurred on Dec. 17 at 4:20 p.m. on the 2000 block of North Broad Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of criminal mischief occurred between Dec. 10 at 9:30 p.m. and Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. on the 1500 block of West Norris Street. No arrests have been made at this time,

A warrant was issued on Dec. 17 at 10:40 a.m. on the 1600 block of West Diamond Street. An arrest has been made in regards to this incident.

An incident of criminal mischief occurred on Dec. 18 at 3:30 a.m. on the 2000 block of North 10th Street. An arrest has been made in regard to this incident.

A theft occurred between Dec. 17 at 5 a.m. and Dec. 18 at 12 p.m. on Presser Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of criminal mischief occurred on Dec. 19 between 7 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. on the 1000 block of West Montgomery Avenue. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred on Dec. 19 at 4:45 p.m. on the 1700 block of North Broad Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of disorderly conduct occurred on Dec. 19 at 5:20 p.m. on the 1800 block of North 10th Street. An arrest has been made in regards to this incident.

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A theft occurred on Dec. 16 between 7 a.m. 4:15 p.m. on the Rock Pavilion. No arrests have been made at this time.

A car was reported stolen between Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. and Dec. 16 at 10 p.m. on the 3000 of North  Park Avenue. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of harassment occurred on Dec. 17 at 6 p.m. on the Rock Pavilion. The incident was exceptionally cleared.

An incident of fraud occurred on Dec. 17 at 1:30 p.m. on the 3300 block of North Broad Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

In separate case, AC cop accused of student beating used excessive force

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An Atlantic City police officer under suit by a Temple student for a violent arrest caught on tape this summer was ruled to have used excessive force in another case by a federal jury on Thursday, Dec. 19, the Press of Atlantic City reports.

Officer Sterling Wheaton was ordered to pay $250,000 in damages and Atlantic City is liable to pay another $250,000 stemming from the 2008 arrest of then-Deputy State Attorney General Michael Troso. Troso claimed that Wheaton and other officers falsely arrested him during his bachelor party in Atlantic City, and that he subsequently lost his job.

No other officers were found liable in the case.

In June, junior media studies major David Castellani was arrested outside the Tropicana Resort & Casino by a group of police officers, including Wheaton, who used a canine unit to subdue the student in a gruesome incident caught on a security camera.

Castellani was treated for multiple injuries, including a crushed spinal column and dog bites that required more than 200 stitches. Castellani filed suit in federal court and a video of the incident subsequently gained widespread attention online.

 

Police look for armed robber near campus

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Police responded to a robbery report near the intersection of 18th Street and Montgomery Avenue around 2:20 a.m. on Dec. 10, according to a police statement released earlier today.

The complainant, a 37-year-old male, said he was on the 1000 block of North Columbus Boulevard when he entered a burgundy vehicle with another man that drove to the North Philadelphia location.

A third man then entered the back of the vehicle and placed what he felt to be a gun to the back of the complainant’s head demanding the complainant’s wallet, phone, and sun glasses, the complainant said.

He complied with the man then fled the scene. The Philadelphia Police are still looking for the driver and third man as suspects. They ask for anyone with knowledge of the incident to call at 215-686-8477 or submit an anonymous tip at online.

Crime Logs Dec. 7 to Dec. 12

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An incident of underage consumption occurred on Dec. 7 at 12:30 a.m. in the 1300 Residential Hall. The School Code of Conduct handled the incident.

An incident of underage consumption occurred on Dec. 7 at 12:40 a.m. in the 1300 Residential Hall. The School Code of Conduct handled the incident.

An incident of underage consumption occurred on Dec. 7 at 1 a.m. on the 1700 block of North Broad Street. The School Code of Conduct handled the incident.

An incident of public drunkenness occurred on Dec. 7 at 3:20 a.m. in the Tech Center. The School Code of Conduct handled the incident.

An incident of public drunkenness occurred on Dec. 7 at 3:43 a.m. on the 1900 block of North Warnock Street. The School Code of Conduct handled the incident.

A theft occurred on Dec. 7 between 9:15 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. in the Temple Performing Arts Center. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred on Dec. 4 between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Temple Performing Arts Center. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of criminal mischief occurred between Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. and Dec. 10 at 6:05 p.m. on the 2000 block of North 10th Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred on Dec. 10 between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the 2000 block of North 13th Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of public drunkenness occurred on Dec. 11 at 2 a.m. on the 1400 block of West Oxford Street. An arrest was made in regards to this incident.

An incident of underage consumption occurred on Dec. 11 at 12:15 a.m. in Hardwick Hall. The School Code of Conduct handled the incident.

An incident of criminal mischief occurred on Dec. 11 at 10:40 a.m. on the 1400 block of West Diamond Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of fraud occurred on Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in White Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

A robbery occurred on Dec. 11 at 9:55 p.m. in the Student Center. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of public drunkenness occurred on Dec. 12 at 1:54 a.m. on the 1700 block of North 15th Street. An arrest was made in regards to this incident.

An incident of criminal mischief occurred between Dec. 11 at 10 p.m. and Dec. 12 at 11:20 a.m. on the 2000 block of North 16th Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred on Dec. 12 between 12:55 p.m. and 2:05 p.m. in Anderson Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of harassment occurred on Dec. 12 at 5:05 p.m. on the 1700 block of North Broad Street. The incident was handled by PCC.

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An incident of retail theft occurred on Dec. 8 at 10:35 p.m. on the 3000 block of North Broad Street. An arrest was made in regards to this incident.

A theft occurred between Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 10 at 8 a.m. in the Boyer Pavilion. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred on Dec. 11 between 3:15 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. in the Parkinson Pavilion. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred on Dec. 12 between 7:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. in the Boyer Pavilion. No arrests have been made at this time.

Student busted for cooking molly

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A Temple student was arrested by Philadelphia police for cooking the drug Molly inside his off-campus apartment on the 1900 block of Gratz Street Saturday night, according to a report by NBC 10.

The television station reported that fire department crews responded to neighbor’s complaints about fumes coming from the apartment, and discovered the student inside with equipment for producing the drug also known as MDMA or Ecstasy.

The name of the student or the charges filed were not released.

Former football player sentenced to community service, anger management

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A former Temple football player was sentenced to community service and other penalties in Philadelphia Municipal Court yesterday, stemming from an April arrest.

Wyatt Benson, 21, a former starting fullback, was put in an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program by Judge Hon. Gerard Kosinski for his one count of aggravated assault and simple assault of another person that occurred back in April 2013.

Benson was issued 25 hours of community service, anger management counseling and a stay away order, according to his docket sheet.

Benson was charged in connection to an incident where a University of Pennsylvania student was assaulted during an altercation at a party near the University City campus on the night of April 26. The victim was struck in the eye during an argument that involved a former girlfriend of the complainant, who Benson was dating.

Benson was nominated for the 2013 All-State AFCA Good Works Team earlier in the year, but did not win the spot. The special award gave recognition to student athletes who gave commitment to their community through volunteer and other means of service.

Temple Athletics did not respond to comment on Benson’s status with the team, which he was suspended from before the start of the season. He is currently a student at the university.