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CSS bike program opens, police catch thieves

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During the first week of the fall semester, the Temple Police claim they have been aggressively patrolling bike racks around campus since the new prevention initiatives were implemented on Aug. 26.

Last Wednesday, Temple Police stopped two incidents of bike thefts by the use of surveillance cameras around the campus. At 4:31 a.m., one male suspect was observed by camera taking a bike in front of James Beasley School of Law. The suspect rode away with three other accomplices on bikes as the police gave chase, but was later apprehended and the bikes were confiscated for further evidence.

Another incident occurred at 10 p.m., when a female student reported her bike missing from the 1800 block of North Broad Street, on the north side of McGonigal Hall.

Based on video footage, the theft took place about a half hour before the report came in. Police located and apprehended the suspect at the corner of Woodstock Street and Montgomery Avenue, and charged him with theft.

“The quick action of the dispatchers viewing our videos assisted greatly in apprehending bike thieves,” Leone said.

In addition to traditional patrols and video surveillance CSS created a new bike registration program over the Internet. The idea was to make it easier for bike commuters to register their rides, Leone said.

“We encourage our students to visit our website,” Charles J. Leone, the deputy director of Campus Security Safety said via email. “Our department have registered over 150 bikes since Monday.”

Once a student has registered their bicycle, they can take a trip to the main headquarters at the 1100 block of West Montgomery Avenue, across from Sullivan Hall, where an officer will place a registration sticker on the bike and receive a free U-Lock.

Crime logs for 8/30

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Main Campus

An arrest warrant was served at 2:39 a.m. on Aug. 30 on the 1700 block of North 13th Street.

A theft occurred at 7:35 p.m. on Aug. 30 on the 1700 block of North Broad Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred between 6:40 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Aug. 29 on the 2000 block of North 13th Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of fraud occurred at 5:12 p.m. on Aug. 29 at Temple Towers. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of disorderly conduct occurred at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 30 on the 1500 block of North Broad Street. An arrest has been made in regards to this issue.

An incident of underage possession occurred at 8:25 p.m. on Aug. 30 at While Hall. an arrest has been made in regards to this issue.

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No incidents were reported at this time.

Ambler safe after alerts of armed individual, CSS says.

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Temple’s Ambler Campus is safe and students are advised to continue their schedules as normal after reports of an armed individual in a parking lot were deemed not credible, Deputy Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said.

Shortly before 1 p.m. Friday afternoon, Leone said an administrator at the campus offices received a phone call warning of an armed individual in the parking lot. Temple and Upper Dublin Township Police investigated and found no such individual.

The campus was not locked down, Leone said, and no alert was issued to students until a general TU Advisory was issued throughout the student body notifying them of the incident shortly after 3 p.m.

While no official lockdown was issued, Leone said there was unofficial communication between the Ambler staff about staying inside.

Leone said that the campus was never in danger and CSS only chose to issue the alert after they received numerous calls from students who had heard rumors and inquired whether it was safe to return to class.

Crime Logs for 8/27-8/28

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An incident of underage possession occurred at 7:50 p.m. on Aug. 27 on the 1400 block of West Cecil B. Moore Avenue resulting in an arrest.

An incident of criminal mischief occurred at 4:45 a.m. on Aug. 28 on the 1700 block of North Broad Street. An arrest has been made in relation to the incident.

A bike was reported stolen at 7:40 p.m. on Aug. 28 on the 1500 block of North Carlisle Avenue. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred between 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 25 and 3:45 p.m. on Aug. 27 at Johnson Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of harassment occurred at 10:45 a.m. on Aug. 28 on the 1900 block of North Broad Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred at 11 p.m. on Aug. 27 on the 1900 block of Liacouras Walk. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred at 10 a.m. on Aug. 28 at Hardwick Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of harassment occurred at 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 22 on the 1800 block of North 16th Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

A bike theft occurred at 9:58 p.m. on Aug. 28 at the 1800 block of North Broad Street. An arrest has been made in relation to the incident.

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An incident of harassment occurred at 9:40 a.m. on Aug. 28 on the 1300 block of West Ontario Street.  No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred between 12:15 a.m. and 12:25 a.m. on Aug. 28 at the Dental School. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred between 8:45 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. on Aug. 28 at the Rock Pavilion. No arrests have been made at this time.

Crime Logs 8/26-8/27

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An incident of public drunkenness resulted in an arrest on the 1300 block of West Norris Street at 12 a.m. Monday, Aug. 26.

A burglary was reported to have occurred between the hours of 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 and 8 a.m. Monday Aug. 26 in Annenberg Hall. No arrests have been made.

An incident of harassment was reported on Monday afternoon to have occurred at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25 on the 2100 block of North Broad Street. No arrests have been made.

A bike was reported stolen on the 1700 block of North Broad Street between the hours of 3:30 p.m. and 5:50 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26. No arrests have been made.

A theft was reported at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 27 on the 1700 block of Susquehanna Avenue.

An incident of criminal mischief was reported on the 1900 block of North Broad Street between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26. It was reported the next day, no arrests have been made.

Crime Logs for the weekend of August 23-25

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A vehicle was stolen from the 1600 block of N. 12th St. between the hours of 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 24 and 7 p.m. on Aug. 25. No arrests have been made thus far.

A sexual assault was committed in the University Village apartment complex on Aug. 22 at 11 pm. The incident was reported on Aug. 25. No arrests have since been made.

On Aug. 25 between 8 p.m and 8:30 p.m a theft occurred on 1500 N. 15th St. No arrests have been made

Criminal mischief was reported on the 1300 block of W. Montgomery Ave. between the hours of 6 p.m. on Aug. 24 and 6 p.m. on Aug. 25. No arrests have been made.

Family Suing Two Bars For Temple Grad’s Death

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Family members of a deceased insurance executive and Temple graduate filed a civil lawsuit last Thursday against his assailants and two bars that were allegedly serving drinks to them before the incident, according to an article in The Philadelphia Daily News.

According to the article, the suit accused two Center City bars, G Lounge in Rittenhouse Square and Lucy’s Hat Shop in Old City, of violating state law by serving the assailants Kenneth Enriquez-Santiago, Steven Ferguson and Felix Carrillo drinks after they were already showing visible signs of being drunk on the night of Jan. 11, 2012.

Later on in the early hours of Jan. 12, the three assailants were getting out of a vehicle when they proceeded to attack Kevin Kless, 23, who was trying to catch a cab with his girlfriend, leaving him unconscious and dying on the ground at the 400 block of Chestnut Street.

All three men pled guilty for the beating. Ferguson received a five to 10 year sentence for third-degree murder, while Santiago will only serve two to five years due to his plea arrangement for a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter.

Carrillo also pled guilty of involuntary manslaughter, and is serving a two to five year sentence.

At time of press, there are no new details of the lawsuit pending for the three assailants and the establishments that were involved in the incident.

Bergman named special assistant to the president

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Vice President Bill Bergman, a former deputy Philadelphia Police commissioner who has been at Temple since 1996, was appointed special assistant to the president by President Neil Theobald earlier this month.

“Bill’s many years of service at Temple will make him an invaluable resource as we move Temple forward,” Theobald said in a statement. “I’m pleased he has agreed to return to the Executive Office of President in this role.”

Bergman came to Temple after 27 years with the Philadelphia Police Department to oversee the university’s public safety operation, according to University Communications. He rose through the ranks and eventually became former President Ann Weaver Hart’s chief of staff for two years.

“Temple has been an important part of my life,” said Bergman in a statement through University Communications. “I look forward to working with President Theobald to make sure that the university continues to be a vital part of this city and the commonwealth.”

Crime Logs, July 19, 2013 through July 21, 2013

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A DUI occurred at 12:55 a.m. on July 19 at the 1600 block of N. 15th Street. An arrest have been made from the incident.

A theft from auto occurred between the hours of 10 p.m. on July 17 and 8 p.m. on July 19 at the block of 1000 W. Diamond Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

A DUI occurred at 7:40 p.m. on July 19 at the 1300 block of W. Montgomery Avenue. An arrest has been made from the incident.

A theft occurred between the hours of 8 a.m. on July 19 and 1:55 p.m. on July 20 at Temple Towers. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of public drunkeness occurred at 1 a.m. on July 21 at the 1500 block of N. 16th Street. This issue has been handled by the Student Code of Conduct.

A theft occurred between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. on July 21 at Pearson Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

A bike theft occurred between 3:30 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. on July 21 at the 2100 block of N. Broad Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

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An incident of harassment by communication occurred at 9:15 a.m. on July 19 at the Rock Pavilion. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft from auto occurred between 1 a.m and 4 a.m. on July 20 at the 3500 block of N. Broad Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of criminal mischief occurred between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on July 20 at the 3500 block of N. Broad Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of criminal mischief occurred between 11 p.m. on July 19 and 7:35 p.m. on July 20 at the 3400 block of N. Broad Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft from auto occurred between the hours of 10:30 p.m. on July 19 and 7:35 a.m. on July 20 at the 3300 block of N. 13th Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft from auto occurred between 2 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. on July 21 at Ontario East Garage. No arrests have been made at this time.

Crime Logs from July 12, 2013 to July 14, 2013.

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An incident of retail theft occurred at 11:10 a.m. on July 12 at the Barnes & Nobles Bookstore in the Student Center. An arrest has been made.

A theft occurred at 6 p.m. on July 12 at the 1300 block of W. Cecil B. Moore Avenue. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of underage consumption occurred at 11:45 p.m. on July 12 at the 1800 block of N. 16th street. This case was handled by the Student Code of Conduct.

A theft occurred at 4:08 p.m. on July 13 at the 900 block of W. Norris Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of disorderly conduct occurred at 3 p.m. on July 14 at the 1400 block of W. Cecil B. Moore Avenue. An arrest has been made.

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A theft occurred between the hours of 12:30 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. on July 12 at the new Medical School. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of criminal mischief occurred between 10 p.m. on July 12 and 5:30 a.m. on July 13 at the 3400 block of N. Broad Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft from an automobile occurred between the hours of 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. on July 13 at Ontario East Garage. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of harassment occurred at 10:45 p.m. on July 13 at the 1400 block of W. Allegheny Avenue. No arrests have been made at this time.

A bike theft occurred between July 10 and July 14 at the 3400 block of N. Broad Street. No arrests have been made at this time.