Crime
SEPTA Chief of Police Tom Nestel's contacts at Penn defend his character in face of cronyism accusations
Questions have been raised about $100,000 in contracts arranged between a “disgraced” former Philadelphia Parking Authority Chief and Penn graduate student and SEPTA police chief Tom Nestel.
Students say they still plan to go to popular nightclub after multiple allegations of drugging
These Holy Trinity parties, where the bar only plays music by Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj or Rihanna, happen about once a month and often have Penn students in attendance.
Teenage boy shot near Temple University
The teen, whose name has not been released, was shot in the hip according to NBC. He was taken to Temple University Hospital and is listed as being in critical condition, according to police.
Disorderly conduct at Bobby's Burger Palace among crime on campus last week
See all the crimes that occurred in the Penn Patrol Zone between Feb. 17 and Feb. 23.
One Penn Professor's research shows the involvement of guns in domestic violence decreases the likelihood of injury
Susan Sorenson, who serves as a professor of social policy in the school of social policy and practice as well as the Director of the Evelyn Jacobs Ortner Center on Family Violence, performed a study in partnership with the Philadelphia Police Department on over 35,000 cases of intimate partner violence.
Three incidents of arson reported in Mayer Residence Hall
“It's highly unusual,” Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush said of the crimes.
Dining and dashing and auto theft are among the crimes that happened on campus this week
Feb. 9: At 8:00 p.m. on the 200 block of S. 42nd Street, a complainant parked a vehicle on the highway in a parking space and found the vehicle missing on his return. The suspect, a 23-year old, unaffiliated male, was arrested.
Multiple cars damaged, including Penn Police cruiser, after midday collision near 40th and Sansom
Bystanders said the driver, whose identity has not yet been officially released, nearly hit a police officer and, in the process, damaged at least two other vehicles parked along Sansom Street, before ramming into a telephone pole.
Penn Police officer shot three times in September is back at work
Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush said Miller “got a little choked up” as he was called to the podium on his first day back.
A suspect tried to stab a security officer with a pen at Presbyterian Hospital, and more from this week's crime log
At the Presbyterian Hospital located at 51 N. 39th St, a 29-year old unaffiliated man was acting disorderly while waiting to be seen by medical staff. He struck a security officer in the face and upper body.
Crime on campus this week included a theft at Phi Psi and punches at building that houses SHS
Jan 27: At 9:15 p.m. at Phi Kappa Psi on 3934 Spruce Street, three affiliated male complainants reported personal property missing from their residence during an event at the property.
A batch of cookies set off a fire alarm in Riepe, prompting an evacuation
Students returning to the Quad, many shivering in short sleeves and shorts, were not required by security guards to swipe their Penn IDs upon entering.
Penn settles lawsuit alleging the University played a role in a student suicide
The case named Penn as a defendant due to alleged “unsympathetic, hostile and at times vindictive” behavior that administrators showed towards Singh after she reported being sexually assaulted as a freshman in her dorm room in Kings Court English College House by another student on on Jan. 16, 2011.
Here are the crimes that happened on campus last week
Jan. 23: A suspect jumped into a running vehicle on the 4100 block of Spruce Street at 6:21 pm and drove away. The vehicle was later found close by with all of its contents still inside.
Patients sue Penn Medicine over alleged infections acquired from heater-cooler units during surgery
A press release from Barrett explained that his clients were unaware of the risk of NTM infection during heart surgery, prompting them to file the complaint against Penn Medicine.
Missing Dartmouth student found dead
Adam Wright, who was last seen on campus on Monday night, was found on the bank of the Conneticut River at about 10 a.m.
Man injured on 40th and Locust Saturday morning
Around 9:50 a.m., a Daily Pennsylvanian reporter saw the man on the road in front of Saxby's coffee shop with his bike underneath him.
Crime Log: Jan. 15 to Jan. 22
Jan. 19: At the Kappa Alpha Society on 124 S. 39th Street at at 3:36 a.m., a complainant reported that an unknown person entered the residence, and then fled the building after contact with the complainant. There was no sign of forced entry and nothing was taken from the premises.