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Crime Logs for July 11, 2013

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Main Campus

There was an arrest for underage consumption on the 2100 block of North Broad Street at 3:00 a.m. July 11.

There was an arrest for defiant trespass on the 1200 block of Polett Walk shortly after 5:00 a.m. July 11.

There was an incident of harassment reported on the 1800 block of North 10th Street at 6:40 a.m. July 11. No arrests have been made.

A theft from auto was reported on the 2000 block of North 10th Street between 10:30 p.m. July 10 and 9:00 a.m. July 11. No arrests have been made.

An incident of criminal mischief was reported to have occurred at 8:00 p.m. July 9 at University Village. No arrests have been made.

Health and Sciences Campus

An incident of harassment was reported to have occurred at Boyer Pavilion at 2:15 p.m. July 11. No arrests have been made.

A bike theft was reported to have occurred between 4:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. July 11 on the 3400 North Broad Street. No arrests have been made.

Crime Logs July 2, 2013

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Main Campus

A Bike Theft occurred between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. on July 2 at the 1800 block of N. 13th street. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred between 6 p.m. on June 29 and 1 p.m. on July 2 at McGonigle Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

 

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An incident of terroristic threats occurred at 9:03 p.m. on July 2 at the Emergency Department. The case remains open at this time.

John Mayer holds special concert at Liacouras Center

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Before John Mayer played a single note at July Fourth’s “WaWa Welcome America!” Festival, some of Philadelphia had already heard his performance on North Broad Street.

Mayer held a final dress rehearsal to an invite only crowd at the Liacouras Center while broadcasting the performance on SiriusXM Tuesday night.

Those that were invited to the rehearsal received the free tickets by entering a lottery on SiriusXM’s website. Jared Jones, a fan of Mayer and a former Temple student, found out about the ticket lottery via Mayer’s Facebook page and won tickets the day of the event.

“I’ve always loved John Mayer,” Jones said, “so of course going I had the highest of expectations and he did not disappoint.”

Mayer mostly played songs from his latest albums “Born and Raised” and “Battle Studies,” the former being the album he will promote in his coming national tour starting Saturday. Mayer also played the new songs “Paper Doll” and “Dear Marie” from his album, “Paradise Valley,” which has yet to be released.

“[Mayer’s] guitar skills continue to amaze me,” Jones said, “the show was amazing.”

Mayer will perform in the Philly area again on August 23 at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ.

Police looking for off-campus robbery suspects

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Police are looking for suspects in the robbery of a man in a wheelchair several blocks off Main Campus on June 10.

In a press release, police said that a 39 year old man was robbed in his home on the 2300 block of N. 13th St. around 11:20 a.m. Two suspects knocked on the door and forced their way in when the victim opened it. Police say the man was pistol whipped before the suspects flipped him out of his chair, punched and kicked him, and stole $30 from his pocket before being scarred of by another knock on the door.

Police described the suspects as black males, 25-30 year of age, with Sunni beards. The first suspect was described as being around 6 foot, wearing a dark t-shirt and pants. The second suspect was described as 5 ft. 6 in., wearing a dark polo jacket, dark blue jeans and light colored sneakers.

Police have a surveillance video of the suspects fleeing south on Park Avenue and then east on Dauphin Street.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Philadelphia Police Central Detective Division at 215-686-3093.

Crime Logs for June 26, 2013

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Main Campus
A robbery occurred at 3:15 a.m. on June 26 on the 1400 block of W. Cecil B. Moore Ave. No arrests have been made.
An incident of harassment by communication occurred at 10:55 a.m. on June 26 at Conwell Hall. The case is still open at this time.
An incident of harassment occurred between June 18 and June 26 at the Kardon Apartments. The case is still open at this time.
A theft occurred at 3:05 p.m. on June 26 at the 1100 block of W. Norris Street. No arrests have been made at this time.
A case of burglary occurred between June 18 and June 26 at the 2100 block of N. 12 Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

HSC Campus
A theft occurred between the hours of 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on June 26 at the Rock Pavilion. No arrests have been made at this time.

TUH nurses reach contract agreement

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Contract negotiations for about 1,600 nurses and allied professionals at Temple University Hospitals have reached a tentative agreement. It was announced on Wednesday by Temple University Hospital and Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals.
“Both organizations have agreed to not discuss the terms of the proposed new contracts until after ratification occurs,” said Rebecca Harmon, spokesperson for Temple University Hospital. “But I can say that this tentative agreement was achieved following several months of respectful and productive dialogue between the two parties at the negotiating table.”
The proposed settlement comes just three months before the expiration of the agreements. There will be further information available after union members have an opportunity to review and vote on the proposed agreement. Ratification meetings are scheduled for Thursday, June 27.

A Car Reported Stolen Near Temple Regional Rail Station

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A Temple student reported his car stolen sometime between the hours of 11 p.m. on June 23 and 9 a.m. the following day near the Temple University Regional Rail station.
According to Temple Police, the white 1997 Honda Civic was parked in the 900 block of W. Montgomery Avenue when it was stolen. The victim told police he parked his car, went home, and found it missing the following morning.
Michael McFall, Temple Police Operations Manager, said there was a camera near the scene of the crime, but the vehicle was out of view during the incident.
Currently, they have no suspects and the case remains open. However, Temple Police said they are carefully analyzing every information necessary to solve the issue.
“We are actively investigating the case,” McFall said.
Police report said the vehicle has a Philly sticker, and a hubcap near the driver side was missing.No further information was given at this time.

Alumna successfully challenges DOMA

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The federal lawsuit that successfully challenged the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act was filed by a Temple alumna.

Edith Windsor, 83, graduated from the College of Liberal Arts in 1950. Today, the Supreme Court ruled that DOMA, a federal law that denied benefits of marriage to same-sex couples, was unconstitutional.

In December, the high court agreed to hear Windsor’s case, which specifically argues against a section that prohibits same-sex spouses from receiving a number of benefits. That section has caused its fair share of costly problems for Windsor, whose wife, Thea Spyer, died in 2009 (because she wasn’t considered a spouse by the IRS, she’s paid more than $600,000 in taxes).

President Barack Obama called Windsor just after 11 a.m. to offer his congratulations.

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.