Escort van rear-ended, no injuries

A University Escort Service van carrying two Escort staff members was involved in an accident early Friday morning -- the third accident this month -- according to University Police Lieutenant Susan Holmes. The Escort van was struck from behind by another car, according to Assistant Director of Transportation Stephen Carey. According to Carey, no one in the van was injured and there was minor damage to the van, which "is already back on the road." In a separate incident, a University employee was struck by a car driven by a graduate student outside the 37th Street gate of the Quadrangle at 2:00 p.m. Friday. The woman was distracted when a truck struck a SEPTA bus, and was hit by a car while crossing Spruce Street. The graduate student was unable to stop his car, and hit the woman, giving her minor injuries. The woman was transported to the HUP emergency room and treated for scrapes to her knee and injuries to her ankle, according to University Police Sergeant Michael Fink. University Police also responded to several other incidents over the weekend, including some men trying to buy food with counterfit money at Roy Rogers and a person getting assaulted in a Locust Walk restaurant: · Several males tried to pass counterfit bills at the Roy Rogers Restaurant at 39th and Walnut streets around 6:00 p.m. Thursday. Police said no one was arrested in the incident. · A person was reportedly struck under the eye around 2:00 a.m. Saturday in the Gold Standard restaurant at 3601 Locust. The person, who was not affiliated with the University, suffered a deep laceration to his face. · A local resident was stabbed in the chest at Locust Street and St. Mark's Square. The victim was taken to HUP, treated for minor injuries, and released. · Two people, who were not affiliated to the University, reported they were mugged on the 200 block of St. Mark's Square at 7:15 p.m. Thursday. The suspects, who also were not affiliated with the University, did not have a weapon. · A male intruder attempted to take a refigerator from a house on 45th Street between Spruce and Pine streets at 7:07 p.m. Friday. The suspect fled the area when he was spotted. · A beer keg was confiscated from the Quadrangle by University Police at 4:59 p.m. Friday. The incident has been referred to the Judicial Inquiry Office. · A burglar attempted to pry open the front door of Delta Upsilon house at 4035 Walnut Street at 7:27 p.m. Friday. The unsuccessful suspect fled the scene when he was spotted. · A 6-foot wire spool rolled down Locust Walk towards the Furness Building building early Saturday morning and could not be stopped by a University Police officer. The spool eventually hit a bench and a light pole. No one was injured. · A 1983 Oldsmobile Cutless was stolen from a University parking lot on the 3600 block of Walnut Street at 5:37 p.m. Saturday. · A fire extinguisher was discharged on the third floor of the Alpha Tau Omega house early yesterday morning.

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