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Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Crime Reports

AssaultAssault·December 2 – A student was assaulted on 38th Street, between Spruce Street and Baltimore Avenue, when a man jumped out of a car and punched him in the face at about 6 p.m.Assault·December 2 – A student was assaulted on 38th Street, between Spruce Street and Baltimore Avenue, when a man jumped out of a car and punched him in the face at about 6 p.m.RobberiesAssault·December 2 – A student was assaulted on 38th Street, between Spruce Street and Baltimore Avenue, when a man jumped out of a car and punched him in the face at about 6 p.m.Robberies·December 3 – A delivery man was robbed at gun point of $1,500 at the Steinberg-Dietrich Hall loading dock at about 6:25 a.m.Assault·December 2 – A student was assaulted on 38th Street, between Spruce Street and Baltimore Avenue, when a man jumped out of a car and punched him in the face at about 6 p.m.Robberies·December 3 – A delivery man was robbed at gun point of $1,500 at the Steinberg-Dietrich Hall loading dock at about 6:25 a.m.·December 5 – A University staff member was hit in the back of his head by a man whose hand was wrapped in a chain at about 6 p.m. at 38th Street and Baltimore Avenue. The assailant took the employee's wallet.Assault·December 2 – A student was assaulted on 38th Street, between Spruce Street and Baltimore Avenue, when a man jumped out of a car and punched him in the face at about 6 p.m.Robberies·December 3 – A delivery man was robbed at gun point of $1,500 at the Steinberg-Dietrich Hall loading dock at about 6:25 a.m.·December 5 – A University staff member was hit in the back of his head by a man whose hand was wrapped in a chain at about 6 p.m. at 38th Street and Baltimore Avenue. The assailant took the employee's wallet.·December 5 – A man visiting his sister, who is a student, was robbed at gunpoint of $160 at 40th and Locust streets by three males at about 8 p.m. A juvenile was arrested.Assault·December 2 – A student was assaulted on 38th Street, between Spruce Street and Baltimore Avenue, when a man jumped out of a car and punched him in the face at about 6 p.m.Robberies·December 3 – A delivery man was robbed at gun point of $1,500 at the Steinberg-Dietrich Hall loading dock at about 6:25 a.m.·December 5 – A University staff member was hit in the back of his head by a man whose hand was wrapped in a chain at about 6 p.m. at 38th Street and Baltimore Avenue. The assailant took the employee's wallet.·December 5 – A man visiting his sister, who is a student, was robbed at gunpoint of $160 at 40th and Locust streets by three males at about 8 p.m. A juvenile was arrested.TheftAssault·December 2 – A student was assaulted on 38th Street, between Spruce Street and Baltimore Avenue, when a man jumped out of a car and punched him in the face at about 6 p.m.Robberies·December 3 – A delivery man was robbed at gun point of $1,500 at the Steinberg-Dietrich Hall loading dock at about 6:25 a.m.·December 5 – A University staff member was hit in the back of his head by a man whose hand was wrapped in a chain at about 6 p.m. at 38th Street and Baltimore Avenue. The assailant took the employee's wallet.·December 5 – A man visiting his sister, who is a student, was robbed at gunpoint of $160 at 40th and Locust streets by three males at about 8 p.m. A juvenile was arrested.Theft·December 4 – A 1987 Buick Grand National was stolen from the University parking lot next to Murphy Field at about 4:20 p.m.Assault·December 2 – A student was assaulted on 38th Street, between Spruce Street and Baltimore Avenue, when a man jumped out of a car and punched him in the face at about 6 p.m.Robberies·December 3 – A delivery man was robbed at gun point of $1,500 at the Steinberg-Dietrich Hall loading dock at about 6:25 a.m.·December 5 – A University staff member was hit in the back of his head by a man whose hand was wrapped in a chain at about 6 p.m. at 38th Street and Baltimore Avenue. The assailant took the employee's wallet.·December 5 – A man visiting his sister, who is a student, was robbed at gunpoint of $160 at 40th and Locust streets by three males at about 8 p.m. A juvenile was arrested.Theft·December 4 – A 1987 Buick Grand National was stolen from the University parking lot next to Murphy Field at about 4:20 p.m.ThreatsAssault·December 2 – A student was assaulted on 38th Street, between Spruce Street and Baltimore Avenue, when a man jumped out of a car and punched him in the face at about 6 p.m.Robberies·December 3 – A delivery man was robbed at gun point of $1,500 at the Steinberg-Dietrich Hall loading dock at about 6:25 a.m.·December 5 – A University staff member was hit in the back of his head by a man whose hand was wrapped in a chain at about 6 p.m. at 38th Street and Baltimore Avenue. The assailant took the employee's wallet.·December 5 – A man visiting his sister, who is a student, was robbed at gunpoint of $160 at 40th and Locust streets by three males at about 8 p.m. A juvenile was arrested.Theft·December 4 – A 1987 Buick Grand National was stolen from the University parking lot next to Murphy Field at about 4:20 p.m.Threats·December 4 – A supervisor at The Book Store received a call threatening to blow up the store. University Police checked the building and found nothing.Assault·December 2 – A student was assaulted on 38th Street, between Spruce Street and Baltimore Avenue, when a man jumped out of a car and punched him in the face at about 6 p.m.Robberies·December 3 – A delivery man was robbed at gun point of $1,500 at the Steinberg-Dietrich Hall loading dock at about 6:25 a.m.·December 5 – A University staff member was hit in the back of his head by a man whose hand was wrapped in a chain at about 6 p.m. at 38th Street and Baltimore Avenue. The assailant took the employee's wallet.·December 5 – A man visiting his sister, who is a student, was robbed at gunpoint of $160 at 40th and Locust streets by three males at about 8 p.m. A juvenile was arrested.Theft·December 4 – A 1987 Buick Grand National was stolen from the University parking lot next to Murphy Field at about 4:20 p.m.Threats·December 4 – A supervisor at The Book Store received a call threatening to blow up the store. University Police checked the building and found nothing.TrespassAssault·December 2 – A student was assaulted on 38th Street, between Spruce Street and Baltimore Avenue, when a man jumped out of a car and punched him in the face at about 6 p.m.Robberies·December 3 – A delivery man was robbed at gun point of $1,500 at the Steinberg-Dietrich Hall loading dock at about 6:25 a.m.·December 5 – A University staff member was hit in the back of his head by a man whose hand was wrapped in a chain at about 6 p.m. at 38th Street and Baltimore Avenue. The assailant took the employee's wallet.·December 5 – A man visiting his sister, who is a student, was robbed at gunpoint of $160 at 40th and Locust streets by three males at about 8 p.m. A juvenile was arrested.Theft·December 4 – A 1987 Buick Grand National was stolen from the University parking lot next to Murphy Field at about 4:20 p.m.Threats·December 4 – A supervisor at The Book Store received a call threatening to blow up the store. University Police checked the building and found nothing.Trespass·December 4 – University Police arrested James Michael Diamond after he attempted to enter the Quadrangle without identification. In a prior incident, he had been suspected of stalking a female student.Assault·December 2 – A student was assaulted on 38th Street, between Spruce Street and Baltimore Avenue, when a man jumped out of a car and punched him in the face at about 6 p.m.Robberies·December 3 – A delivery man was robbed at gun point of $1,500 at the Steinberg-Dietrich Hall loading dock at about 6:25 a.m.·December 5 – A University staff member was hit in the back of his head by a man whose hand was wrapped in a chain at about 6 p.m. at 38th Street and Baltimore Avenue. The assailant took the employee's wallet.·December 5 – A man visiting his sister, who is a student, was robbed at gunpoint of $160 at 40th and Locust streets by three males at about 8 p.m. A juvenile was arrested.Theft·December 4 – A 1987 Buick Grand National was stolen from the University parking lot next to Murphy Field at about 4:20 p.m.Threats·December 4 – A supervisor at The Book Store received a call threatening to blow up the store. University Police checked the building and found nothing.Trespass·December 4 – University Police arrested James Michael Diamond after he attempted to enter the Quadrangle without identification. In a prior incident, he had been suspected of stalking a female student.Disorderly ConductAssault·December 2 – A student was assaulted on 38th Street, between Spruce Street and Baltimore Avenue, when a man jumped out of a car and punched him in the face at about 6 p.m.Robberies·December 3 – A delivery man was robbed at gun point of $1,500 at the Steinberg-Dietrich Hall loading dock at about 6:25 a.m.·December 5 – A University staff member was hit in the back of his head by a man whose hand was wrapped in a chain at about 6 p.m. at 38th Street and Baltimore Avenue. The assailant took the employee's wallet.·December 5 – A man visiting his sister, who is a student, was robbed at gunpoint of $160 at 40th and Locust streets by three males at about 8 p.m. A juvenile was arrested.Theft·December 4 – A 1987 Buick Grand National was stolen from the University parking lot next to Murphy Field at about 4:20 p.m.Threats·December 4 – A supervisor at The Book Store received a call threatening to blow up the store. University Police checked the building and found nothing.Trespass·December 4 – University Police arrested James Michael Diamond after he attempted to enter the Quadrangle without identification. In a prior incident, he had been suspected of stalking a female student.Disorderly Conduct·December 4 – University Police arrested Naeem Muzaffar and Whifi Panicker after they got into a fight involving a baseball bat at the Gulf Coast restaurant.Assault·December 2 – A student was assaulted on 38th Street, between Spruce Street and Baltimore Avenue, when a man jumped out of a car and punched him in the face at about 6 p.m.Robberies·December 3 – A delivery man was robbed at gun point of $1,500 at the Steinberg-Dietrich Hall loading dock at about 6:25 a.m.·December 5 – A University staff member was hit in the back of his head by a man whose hand was wrapped in a chain at about 6 p.m. at 38th Street and Baltimore Avenue. The assailant took the employee's wallet.·December 5 – A man visiting his sister, who is a student, was robbed at gunpoint of $160 at 40th and Locust streets by three males at about 8 p.m. A juvenile was arrested.Theft·December 4 – A 1987 Buick Grand National was stolen from the University parking lot next to Murphy Field at about 4:20 p.m.Threats·December 4 – A supervisor at The Book Store received a call threatening to blow up the store. University Police checked the building and found nothing.Trespass·December 4 – University Police arrested James Michael Diamond after he attempted to enter the Quadrangle without identification. In a prior incident, he had been suspected of stalking a female student.Disorderly Conduct·December 4 – University Police arrested Naeem Muzaffar and Whifi Panicker after they got into a fight involving a baseball bat at the Gulf Coast restaurant.All information was obtained from University Police. Assault·December 2 – A student was assaulted on 38th Street, between Spruce Street and Baltimore Avenue, when a man jumped out of a car and punched him in the face at about 6 p.m.Robberies·December 3 – A delivery man was robbed at gun point of $1,500 at the Steinberg-Dietrich Hall loading dock at about 6:25 a.m.·December 5 – A University staff member was hit in the back of his head by a man whose hand was wrapped in a chain at about 6 p.m. at 38th Street and Baltimore Avenue. The assailant took the employee's wallet.·December 5 – A man visiting his sister, who is a student, was robbed at gunpoint of $160 at 40th and Locust streets by three males at about 8 p.m. A juvenile was arrested.Theft·December 4 – A 1987 Buick Grand National was stolen from the University parking lot next to Murphy Field at about 4:20 p.m.Threats·December 4 – A supervisor at The Book Store received a call threatening to blow up the store. University Police checked the building and found nothing.Trespass·December 4 – University Police arrested James Michael Diamond after he attempted to enter the Quadrangle without identification. In a prior incident, he had been suspected of stalking a female student.Disorderly Conduct·December 4 – University Police arrested Naeem Muzaffar and Whifi Panicker after they got into a fight involving a baseball bat at the Gulf Coast restaurant.All information was obtained from University Police.– Gregory Montanaro