05/13/10 5:55pm
Robbery
May 1 — A male cab driver reported at about 11:30 p.m. that while driving his cab on the 3600 block of Market Street, someone displayed a handgun and attempted to forcibly take his vehicle.
Assault
May 2 — A 16-year-old boy unaffiliated with Penn reported at about 9 p.m.
11/10/09 7:20pm
A Copabanana bouncer was shot in right leg shortly before 2 a.m. Tuesday but is now in "good condition," police say.
10/13/09 3:46am
A federal jury awarded a former student who claimed the University cheated him out of a Wharton degree $435,678 last week.
10/01/09 5:52am
A second rape was reported on campus over the weekend, Division of Public Safety officials said yesterday. A female Penn student reported that she had been raped in a residence on the 200 block of S. 39th Street at about 2 a.m. Sunday.
04/23/09 5:00am
College student Neil Gajare, has been arrested and charged with arson in connection with a fire in Rodin College House early yesterday morning.
Police were still processing Gajare's case last night, and it was unclear whether he would be released on bail, according to the Philadelphia Police.
04/22/09 5:00am
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03/02/09 5:00am
March 2, 10:54 a.m.
With a winter storm warning in effect until 4 p.m. today, classes are still on, but some University events have been canceled.
Snow will be heavy at times throughout the day, with a total of about six to 10 inches expected to fall in Philadelphia, according to the National Weather Service.
02/18/09 5:00am
Feb. 18, 1:56 p.m.
Preventative antibiotics for meningococcal infection are no longer necessary, the University said in a statement released this afternoon.
Three Penn students were hospitalized last week with meningococcal infections, and two others were hospitalized for flu-like symptoms.
02/13/09 5:00am
Updated Feb. 14, 6:54 p.m.
About 2,000 people -- a quarter of the undergraduate student body -- have received prophylactic medication so far after a third Penn student was hospitalized for a meningococcal infection, according to University spokeswoman Phyllis Holtzman.
The third student is still in critical condition today. Holtzman said no new cases were reported Saturday.
02/06/09 5:00am
A 21-year-old man, unaffiliated with the University, will face charges after allegedly lying to police about being the victim of a shooting.
Police responded to a report of a "person with a gun" near 40th and Market streets at about 11:35 a.m. yesterday, according to Division of Public Safety spokeswoman Stef Cella.
01/14/09 5:00am
Police are still looking for the man who sexually assaulted two Penn students in an armed home invasion Dec. 19.
Philadelphia Police say that the incident, which occurred in an apartment on the 4400 block of Spruce Street, is similar to two others that occurred in Center City in October and believe the same person is responsible for all three attacks.
01/14/09 5:00am
A water shutdown will occur in parts of the Quadrangle for most of the day today.
12/09/08 5:00am
Two Penn students were victims of an armed home invasion and sexual assault Dec. 19.
Philadelphia police say that the incident is similar to two others that occurred in Center City in October and believe the same person is responsible for all three attacks.
12/09/08 5:00am
As police continue their investigation of Engineering sophomore Ryan Smith's fall from the Quadrangle this weekend, Smith's family and friends say they do not believe the incident was a suicide attempt. University spokeswoman Lori Doyle confirmed yesterday that the student is Ryan Smith, an Engineering sophomore from Rose Valley, Pa.
12/09/08 5:00am
The body of Kambili Moukwa, 22-year old College senior, was found outside a nightclub near the Festival Pier by Penn's Landing this afternoon, according to Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush.
The manner and cause of his death are not yet determined, and an investigation is being conducted by the Philadelphia medical examiner's office, University spokeswoman Lori Doyle said.
12/09/08 5:00am
Police are still looking for the man who sexually assaulted two Penn students in an armed home invasion Dec. 19.
Philadelphia Police say that the incident, which occurred in an apartment on the 4400 block of Spruce Street, is similar to two others that occurred in Center City in October and believe the same person is responsible for all three attacks.
12/09/08 5:00am
It's a good thing that coaches can't play for their teams.
If they could, the Penn women's squash team would be facing a tough task in tonight's match at Franklin and Marshall. The Diplomats' men's and women's head coach, John White was ranked No. 1 in the world in March 2004, and retired from professional squash in October as No.
12/09/08 5:00am
Engineering sophomore Ryan Smith passed away early Thursday morning following injuries suffered in a fall from the Quadrangle on Saturday.
Matt Waller, spokesman for the office of the Vice Provost for University Life, said Smith passed away about 3 a.m. at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
