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Crime Log | May 3 - May 9
See what incidents occurred in the Penn Patrol Zone between May 3 and May 9.
String of robberies hits University City Thursday night
The string of three robberies began at approximately 8:30 p.m. on the 4500 block of Sansom Street.
City to improve safety measures at 38th and Spruce intersection
The Philadelphia Streets Department is set to install “bumpouts” to make it easier for pedestrians to cross the intersection — which has been plagued by a string of five accidents — by the end of the year.
Car catches fire outside of Hill College House
According to the Division of Public Safety, a car was driving along Walnut Street when it pulled over between 33rd and 34th streets and subsequently burst into flames.
Carjacker in 2010 campus shootout sentenced to prison
Leslie Mosby helped his friend, Karl Sappleton, carjack a car in West Philadelphia just before 3 a.m. on Nov. 21, 2010.
Another student hit at 38th and Spruce streets
An automobile struck a female University student at 38th and Spruce streets on Tuesday morning, marking the fifth accident at the intersection this semester.
Illegal sale of drugs near campus leads to nine arrests
The Division of Public Safety made nine arrests in two days last Monday and Tuesday in connection with people selling illegal drugs.
Search continues for killer of campus fruit truck owner
The killing of University City food truck operator Don Ly remains unsolved.
Campus fruit cart vendor fatally stabbed
Don Ly, a campus food truck operator, was stabbed and killed while on his way to work this morning.
A letter from his son: My father, Don Ly
Division of Public Safety honors exceptional officers at Commendations Ceremony
DPS’s Commendations Ceremony — held in Fagin Hall — let the organization commend officer service, memorialize several individuals and promote members of the department.
Fling incidents down 59 percent from 2012
Penn’s student body flung a little safer this year.
No citations for underage drinking issued on Friday or Saturday
While 31 students were cited Thursday night of Spring Fling weekend by state police officers, the citations did not continue during the two days of official Fling activities.
Students to appear in court for Fling liquor citations
According to Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush, 31 citations were issued at two off-campus parties on Thursday night by the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement.
Citizens opine on Philadelphia casino options
“You nine folks hold the keys to the kingdom,” North Philadelphia resident Penelope Giles said to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, in town Thursday to hear citizen input on a new city casino.
Undercover officers to patrol Spring Fling
A new campus presence initiative from the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement is responsible for an increased presence of undercover officers at this weekend’s Spring Fling.
Alleged killer of grad student Melissa Ketunuti appears in court for first time
Jason Smith, a 37-year-old exterminator from Levittown, Pa., was arrested and formally charged two days after Ketunuti’s murder on Jan. 21 and has been in jail ever since. He is charged with five counts related to her death, including murder, arson and abuse of corpse.
March sees big rise in crime against persons
Crime against persons was up in March — a month which included 11 assaults and an armed robbery of two Penn students.
38th and Spruce car crashes mark problematic intersection
Four car crashes in five weeks at 38th and Spruce streets intersection mark an uptick in incidents in an intersection found to be one of Penn’s most unsafe in a 2009 report.
