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The Daily Pennsylvanian

CRIME REPORT: Thursday, January 25, 1996

Bomb ThreatBomb Threat·January 23 -- The science building at 36th and Walnut streets was evacuated at about 3:30 p.m. following a bomb threat. No device was found in the building, which was searched by both University and Philadelphia Police. Bomb Threat·January 23 -- The science building at 36th and Walnut streets was evacuated at about 3:30 p.m. following a bomb threat. No device was found in the building, which was searched by both University and Philadelphia Police.Theft from AutoBomb Threat·January 23 -- The science building at 36th and Walnut streets was evacuated at about 3:30 p.m. following a bomb threat. No device was found in the building, which was searched by both University and Philadelphia Police.Theft from Auto·January 23 -- A suspect tried to steal cigarettes from a vending truck parked behind the Food Court at 34th and Walnut streets at approximately 4 p.m. The driver of the van interrupted the theft and confronted the suspect, who knocked him down anfled. The driver was uninjured in the incident, and police made no arrests. Bomb Threat·January 23 -- The science building at 36th and Walnut streets was evacuated at about 3:30 p.m. following a bomb threat. No device was found in the building, which was searched by both University and Philadelphia Police.Theft from Auto·January 23 -- A suspect tried to steal cigarettes from a vending truck parked behind the Food Court at 34th and Walnut streets at approximately 4 p.m. The driver of the van interrupted the theft and confronted the suspect, who knocked him down anfled. The driver was uninjured in the incident, and police made no arrests.·January 23 -- The owner of a 1990 Audi reported that the registration sticker was stolen from its license plate. The incident occurred between 11 a.m. Sunday and 5 p.m. Monday at 30th and St. Marks streets. Bomb Threat·January 23 -- The science building at 36th and Walnut streets was evacuated at about 3:30 p.m. following a bomb threat. No device was found in the building, which was searched by both University and Philadelphia Police.Theft from Auto·January 23 -- A suspect tried to steal cigarettes from a vending truck parked behind the Food Court at 34th and Walnut streets at approximately 4 p.m. The driver of the van interrupted the theft and confronted the suspect, who knocked him down anfled. The driver was uninjured in the incident, and police made no arrests.·January 23 -- The owner of a 1990 Audi reported that the registration sticker was stolen from its license plate. The incident occurred between 11 a.m. Sunday and 5 p.m. Monday at 30th and St. Marks streets.TheftBomb Threat·January 23 -- The science building at 36th and Walnut streets was evacuated at about 3:30 p.m. following a bomb threat. No device was found in the building, which was searched by both University and Philadelphia Police.Theft from Auto·January 23 -- A suspect tried to steal cigarettes from a vending truck parked behind the Food Court at 34th and Walnut streets at approximately 4 p.m. The driver of the van interrupted the theft and confronted the suspect, who knocked him down anfled. The driver was uninjured in the incident, and police made no arrests.·January 23 -- The owner of a 1990 Audi reported that the registration sticker was stolen from its license plate. The incident occurred between 11 a.m. Sunday and 5 p.m. Monday at 30th and St. Marks streets.Theft·January 24 -- Two females were arrested and charged with retail theft following an attempted shoplifting at the Wawa convenience store at 37th and Spruce streets. The two were seen attempting to leave the store with seven pizzas, valued at $19, at approximately 1 a.m. Bomb Threat·January 23 -- The science building at 36th and Walnut streets was evacuated at about 3:30 p.m. following a bomb threat. No device was found in the building, which was searched by both University and Philadelphia Police.Theft from Auto·January 23 -- A suspect tried to steal cigarettes from a vending truck parked behind the Food Court at 34th and Walnut streets at approximately 4 p.m. The driver of the van interrupted the theft and confronted the suspect, who knocked him down anfled. The driver was uninjured in the incident, and police made no arrests.·January 23 -- The owner of a 1990 Audi reported that the registration sticker was stolen from its license plate. The incident occurred between 11 a.m. Sunday and 5 p.m. Monday at 30th and St. Marks streets.Theft·January 24 -- Two females were arrested and charged with retail theft following an attempted shoplifting at the Wawa convenience store at 37th and Spruce streets. The two were seen attempting to leave the store with seven pizzas, valued at $19, at approximately 1 a.m.·January 24 -- A camcorder valued at $1500 was reported stolen from an unsecured lobby room in the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house at 37th and Locust streets. The incident occurred between January 10 and 12. Bomb Threat·January 23 -- The science building at 36th and Walnut streets was evacuated at about 3:30 p.m. following a bomb threat. No device was found in the building, which was searched by both University and Philadelphia Police.Theft from Auto·January 23 -- A suspect tried to steal cigarettes from a vending truck parked behind the Food Court at 34th and Walnut streets at approximately 4 p.m. The driver of the van interrupted the theft and confronted the suspect, who knocked him down anfled. The driver was uninjured in the incident, and police made no arrests.·January 23 -- The owner of a 1990 Audi reported that the registration sticker was stolen from its license plate. The incident occurred between 11 a.m. Sunday and 5 p.m. Monday at 30th and St. Marks streets.Theft·January 24 -- Two females were arrested and charged with retail theft following an attempted shoplifting at the Wawa convenience store at 37th and Spruce streets. The two were seen attempting to leave the store with seven pizzas, valued at $19, at approximately 1 a.m.·January 24 -- A camcorder valued at $1500 was reported stolen from an unsecured lobby room in the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house at 37th and Locust streets. The incident occurred between January 10 and 12.All information was obtained from University Police. Bomb Threat·January 23 -- The science building at 36th and Walnut streets was evacuated at about 3:30 p.m. following a bomb threat. No device was found in the building, which was searched by both University and Philadelphia Police.Theft from Auto·January 23 -- A suspect tried to steal cigarettes from a vending truck parked behind the Food Court at 34th and Walnut streets at approximately 4 p.m. The driver of the van interrupted the theft and confronted the suspect, who knocked him down anfled. The driver was uninjured in the incident, and police made no arrests.·January 23 -- The owner of a 1990 Audi reported that the registration sticker was stolen from its license plate. The incident occurred between 11 a.m. Sunday and 5 p.m. Monday at 30th and St. Marks streets.Theft·January 24 -- Two females were arrested and charged with retail theft following an attempted shoplifting at the Wawa convenience store at 37th and Spruce streets. The two were seen attempting to leave the store with seven pizzas, valued at $19, at approximately 1 a.m.·January 24 -- A camcorder valued at $1500 was reported stolen from an unsecured lobby room in the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house at 37th and Locust streets. The incident occurred between January 10 and 12.All information was obtained from University Police.-- Yochi Dreazen