The University of Pennsylvania Police Department Community Crime Report


This summary is prepared by the division of public safety and includes all criminal incidents reported and made known to the university police depart ment between the dates of January 1, 1996 and January 14, 1996. The university police actively patrol from Market street to Baltimore avenue and from the Schuylkill river to 43rd street in conjunction with the phila delphia police. In this effort to provide you with a thorough and aCivic Ctr.urate report on public safety concerns, we hope that your increased awareness will lessen the opportunity for crime. For any concerns or suggestions regarding this report, please call the division of public safety at 8984482.

Crimes Against Persons

34th to 38th/Market to Civic Center

Sexual assaults--2

Robberies (& attempts)--1

Simple assaults--1

Threats & harassment --4

01/02/96     8:28 AM   McNeil Bldg.   Harassing message received via email

01/03/96     9:20 AM   37th St. Subway   Complainant touched on buttocks

01/03/96   12:34 PM   3400 Blk. Walnut   Complainant punched in face by driver of auto 

01/03/96     3:04 PM   3421 Walnut St.   Complainant followed by unknown male

01/04/96     1:38 PM   37th St. subway   Complainant assaulted by unknown on SEPTA platform 

01/05/96     8:16 PM   3700 Blk. Walnut   Unknown took complainant's purse/fled 

01/12/96     4:26 PM   Grad B Tower   Constant beeping tones received on compl's phone 

01/13/96     7:36 PM   Nichols House   Complainant struck by snowballs/comments made 


38th to 41st/Market to Baltimore

Robberies (& attempts)--2

Aggravated assaults--1

Purse snatches--1

Threats & harassment--2

01/06/96     8:53 PM   3901 Chestnut St.   Robbery at gunpoint 

01/09/96     4:29 PM   3934 Pine St.   Threats on answering machine

01/10/96   10:49 AM   Harnwell House   Harassing calls received

01/11/96     2:08 AM   4000 Spruce St.   Assault by male with gun/arrest 

01/13/96     8:50 PM   4000 Blk. Locust   Male w/gun took purse/fled

01/14/96   12:05 AM   40th & Sansom   Male took cash/fled


41st to 43rd/Market to Baltimore

Robberies (& attempts) --3

Threats & harassment --1

01/01/96     7:42 PM   200 Blk. 43rd   Attempted robbery

01/05/96   11:05 AM   43rd & Walnut   Threat by male

01/11/96     9:41 PM   4200 Blk. Pine   Robbery by suspects w/simulated weapon 

01/13/96   11:48 PM   42nd & Locust   Robbery



30th to 34th/Market to University

Simple assaults --1

01/13/96     7:20 PM   Convention Ave.   Cab driver forced complainant out of vehicle 


Outside 30th to 43rd/Market to Baltimore

Threats & harassment--1

01/03/96     1:52 PM   2227 Spruce St.   Harassment by mail/phone/in person 



Crimes Against Property


34th to 38th/Market to Civic Center

Burglaries (& attempts)--2

Total thefts (& attempts)--15

Thefts from autos--6

Forgery & fraud--2

01/02/96     1:51 PM   Steinberg/Dietrich   2 camcorders and 2 VCR's taken

01/03/96     1:13 PM   Johnson Pavilion   Knapsack w/contents taken

01/03/96     1:41 PM   Furness Bldg.   Computer taken

01/03/96     3:26 PM   Law School   Computer taken

01/03/96     4:58 PM   Johnson Pavilion   Knapsack w/contents taken

01/04/96   11:08 AM   Steinberg Ctr.   Credit card numbers used

01/04/96   11:08 AM   Steinberg Ctr.   Credit card numbers used

01/04/96   11:12 AM   Ralston House   Car phone & cassettes taken from auto

01/04/96   11:34 AM   Vance Hall   Copy card dispenser taken

01/04/96     6:08 PM   Lot # 9   Car window smashed/ID taken

01/06/96     4:35 PM   34th/Civic Ctr. Blvd.   Window broken/car phone taken

01/10/96     8:16 AM   Medical School   Door pried/no entry made/no property taken 

01/11/96   10:08 AM   Caster Bldg.   Computer taken from room

01/11/96     5:10 PM   CRB   Unattended wallet/contents taken

01/13/96     3:00 PM   3400 Blk. Sansom   Car window broken/car phone taken

01/13/96     9:17 PM   3411 Walnut St.   Unattended coat/wallet taken from store

01/14/96     2:48 AM   3700 Blk. Sansom   Property removed from auto

01/14/96     6:10 PM   Lot # 17   Car window broken/property taken

01/14/96     8:18 PM   Morgan Dorm   Numerous items taken from residence


38th to 41st/Market to Baltimore

Burglaries (& attempts)--1

Total thefts (& attempts)-- 5

Thefts of auto (& attempts) --1

Thefts from autos--2

Forgery & fraud--1

Criminal mischief & vandalism--6

Trespassing & loitering--1

01/02/96     4:16 PM   Sigma Alpha Mu   Rear wall of residence spray painted

01/03/96     9:50 PM   Locust & Preston   Male observed breaking into auto/arrest

01/04/96     3:58 PM   Sigma Alpha Mu   Window broken

01/04/96     6:45 PM   4000 Blk. Pine   Car rear window tbroken

01/04/96     9:35 PM   Pi Lambda Phi   Male observed in rear of property/cited

01/05/96     7:48 AM   400 Blk. S. 40th   Auto taken from highway

01/06/96     1:49 PM   1925 House   Walls damaged and furniture moved

01/11/96     2:00 PM   4029 Spruce   Door lock broken/property taken

01/12/96   10:38 AM   Evans Bldg.   Lathe taken from secured room

01/12/96     3:17 PM   3923 Walnut St.   Males with fraudulent ID's/arrest

01/12/96     3:22 PM   Lot # 40   Property taken from auto

01/13/96     9:03 AM   Dining Commons   Window broken to property

01/13/96     3:11 PM   200 Blk. 40th   Juvenile attempted to take property/no prosecution 

01/13/96     6:03 PM   3900 Blk. DeLancey   Property taken from auto


41st to 43rd/Market to Baltimore

Total thefts (& attempts)--1

Thefts from autos--1

01/02/96   12:42 AM   4200 Blk. Walnut   Walkman taken from auto/arrest


30th to 34th/Market to University

Total thefts (& attempts)--8

Thefts of auto (& attempts)--2

Thefts from autos--4

01/02/96     2:01 PM   Lot # 21   Auto taken

01/04/96     5:34 PM   Lot # 2   Rear window broken/calculator/case taken 

01/05/96     8:53 PM   200 Blk. 34th   Vent window broken/book taken

01/06/96     4:21 PM   Ice Rink   Car window broken/camcorder taken

01/10/96   10:08 AM   Chemistry Bldg.   Computer taken from secured room

01/11/96     4:44 PM   Franklin Field   Window broken/car phone taken

01/13/96   11:21 PM   Palestra   Unattended knapsack taken

01/14/96     2:15 AM   Lot # 47   Auto taken


Outside 30th to 43rd/Market to Baltimore

Burglaries (& attempts)--

Total thefts (& attempts)--4

Thefts from autos--1

Forgery & fraud--1

01/02/96     1:06 PM   33 Univ. Mews   Apartment entered/numerous property taken 

01/04/96     9:50 AM   4700 Blk. Cedar   Registration sticker taken from auto

01/04/96     1:46 PM   34 & Lancaster   ID card taken

01/04/96     7:37 PM   2020 Sansom   Lock cut to locker/wallet taken

01/09/96     1:40 PM   Corestate/Phila.   Forged check cashed

01/13/96     1:45 PM   4415 Spruce St.   Property taken from residence