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The Daily Pennsylvanian

CRIME REPORT: Friday, March 8, 1996

Attempted RobberyAttempted Robbery· March 5 –– University Police arrested a male at 36th and Walnut streets at noon. Police then discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant already. A parking lot attendant originally reported the man for attempting to steal purses from three women. Attempted Robbery· March 5 –– University Police arrested a male at 36th and Walnut streets at noon. Police then discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant already. A parking lot attendant originally reported the man for attempting to steal purses from three women. Theft Attempted Robbery· March 5 –– University Police arrested a male at 36th and Walnut streets at noon. Police then discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant already. A parking lot attendant originally reported the man for attempting to steal purses from three women. Theft · March 6 –– A student reported that an umbrella and two gold rings, valuing $574, were stolen from her Graduate Tower A apartment at approximately 2:44 p.m. Attempted Robbery· March 5 –– University Police arrested a male at 36th and Walnut streets at noon. Police then discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant already. A parking lot attendant originally reported the man for attempting to steal purses from three women. Theft · March 6 –– A student reported that an umbrella and two gold rings, valuing $574, were stolen from her Graduate Tower A apartment at approximately 2:44 p.m.· March 5 –– A man reported that after he accidentally left his card in the MAC machine at the Wawa at 38th and Spruce streets, a panhandler made a withdrawal on the card at 1:36 p.m. Attempted Robbery· March 5 –– University Police arrested a male at 36th and Walnut streets at noon. Police then discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant already. A parking lot attendant originally reported the man for attempting to steal purses from three women. Theft · March 6 –– A student reported that an umbrella and two gold rings, valuing $574, were stolen from her Graduate Tower A apartment at approximately 2:44 p.m.· March 5 –– A man reported that after he accidentally left his card in the MAC machine at the Wawa at 38th and Spruce streets, a panhandler made a withdrawal on the card at 1:36 p.m.· March 5 –– $700 of unsecured construction supplies were reported stolen from a corridor on the ground floor of the John Morgan Building.Attempted Robbery· March 5 –– University Police arrested a male at 36th and Walnut streets at noon. Police then discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant already. A parking lot attendant originally reported the man for attempting to steal purses from three women. Theft · March 6 –– A student reported that an umbrella and two gold rings, valuing $574, were stolen from her Graduate Tower A apartment at approximately 2:44 p.m.· March 5 –– A man reported that after he accidentally left his card in the MAC machine at the Wawa at 38th and Spruce streets, a panhandler made a withdrawal on the card at 1:36 p.m.· March 5 –– $700 of unsecured construction supplies were reported stolen from a corridor on the ground floor of the John Morgan Building.Theft from AutoAttempted Robbery· March 5 –– University Police arrested a male at 36th and Walnut streets at noon. Police then discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant already. A parking lot attendant originally reported the man for attempting to steal purses from three women. Theft · March 6 –– A student reported that an umbrella and two gold rings, valuing $574, were stolen from her Graduate Tower A apartment at approximately 2:44 p.m.· March 5 –– A man reported that after he accidentally left his card in the MAC machine at the Wawa at 38th and Spruce streets, a panhandler made a withdrawal on the card at 1:36 p.m.· March 5 –– $700 of unsecured construction supplies were reported stolen from a corridor on the ground floor of the John Morgan Building.Theft from Auto· March 7 –– A compact disc player, CDs, cassette tapes and a radar detector were reported taken at 9:30 a.m from a green Honda parked on the 200 block of South 41st Street. The passenger-side window was broken. Attempted Robbery· March 5 –– University Police arrested a male at 36th and Walnut streets at noon. Police then discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant already. A parking lot attendant originally reported the man for attempting to steal purses from three women. Theft · March 6 –– A student reported that an umbrella and two gold rings, valuing $574, were stolen from her Graduate Tower A apartment at approximately 2:44 p.m.· March 5 –– A man reported that after he accidentally left his card in the MAC machine at the Wawa at 38th and Spruce streets, a panhandler made a withdrawal on the card at 1:36 p.m.· March 5 –– $700 of unsecured construction supplies were reported stolen from a corridor on the ground floor of the John Morgan Building.Theft from Auto· March 7 –– A compact disc player, CDs, cassette tapes and a radar detector were reported taken at 9:30 a.m from a green Honda parked on the 200 block of South 41st Street. The passenger-side window was broken.· March 7 –– A complainant not affiliated with the University reported a Bell Atlantic black cellular phone stolen from his green Jeep Cherokee parked on the 3700 block of Walnut Street between 9:45 and 10:49 p.m. He also reported the rear window on his vehicle broken. Attempted Robbery· March 5 –– University Police arrested a male at 36th and Walnut streets at noon. Police then discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant already. A parking lot attendant originally reported the man for attempting to steal purses from three women. Theft · March 6 –– A student reported that an umbrella and two gold rings, valuing $574, were stolen from her Graduate Tower A apartment at approximately 2:44 p.m.· March 5 –– A man reported that after he accidentally left his card in the MAC machine at the Wawa at 38th and Spruce streets, a panhandler made a withdrawal on the card at 1:36 p.m.· March 5 –– $700 of unsecured construction supplies were reported stolen from a corridor on the ground floor of the John Morgan Building.Theft from Auto· March 7 –– A compact disc player, CDs, cassette tapes and a radar detector were reported taken at 9:30 a.m from a green Honda parked on the 200 block of South 41st Street. The passenger-side window was broken.· March 7 –– A complainant not affiliated with the University reported a Bell Atlantic black cellular phone stolen from his green Jeep Cherokee parked on the 3700 block of Walnut Street between 9:45 and 10:49 p.m. He also reported the rear window on his vehicle broken.· March 7 –– A broken passenger-side window of a 1992 green Ford parked in a University lot at 36th and Chestnut streets was reported at 9:50 a.m. Nothing was taken. Attempted Robbery· March 5 –– University Police arrested a male at 36th and Walnut streets at noon. Police then discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant already. A parking lot attendant originally reported the man for attempting to steal purses from three women. Theft · March 6 –– A student reported that an umbrella and two gold rings, valuing $574, were stolen from her Graduate Tower A apartment at approximately 2:44 p.m.· March 5 –– A man reported that after he accidentally left his card in the MAC machine at the Wawa at 38th and Spruce streets, a panhandler made a withdrawal on the card at 1:36 p.m.· March 5 –– $700 of unsecured construction supplies were reported stolen from a corridor on the ground floor of the John Morgan Building.Theft from Auto· March 7 –– A compact disc player, CDs, cassette tapes and a radar detector were reported taken at 9:30 a.m from a green Honda parked on the 200 block of South 41st Street. The passenger-side window was broken.· March 7 –– A complainant not affiliated with the University reported a Bell Atlantic black cellular phone stolen from his green Jeep Cherokee parked on the 3700 block of Walnut Street between 9:45 and 10:49 p.m. He also reported the rear window on his vehicle broken.· March 7 –– A broken passenger-side window of a 1992 green Ford parked in a University lot at 36th and Chestnut streets was reported at 9:50 a.m. Nothing was taken.· March 6 –– A student reported a gym bag stolen from his 1990 Chevrolet parked at 33rd and Chestnut streets. The passenger-side rear window of the car was broken. Attempted Robbery· March 5 –– University Police arrested a male at 36th and Walnut streets at noon. Police then discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant already. A parking lot attendant originally reported the man for attempting to steal purses from three women. Theft · March 6 –– A student reported that an umbrella and two gold rings, valuing $574, were stolen from her Graduate Tower A apartment at approximately 2:44 p.m.· March 5 –– A man reported that after he accidentally left his card in the MAC machine at the Wawa at 38th and Spruce streets, a panhandler made a withdrawal on the card at 1:36 p.m.· March 5 –– $700 of unsecured construction supplies were reported stolen from a corridor on the ground floor of the John Morgan Building.Theft from Auto· March 7 –– A compact disc player, CDs, cassette tapes and a radar detector were reported taken at 9:30 a.m from a green Honda parked on the 200 block of South 41st Street. The passenger-side window was broken.· March 7 –– A complainant not affiliated with the University reported a Bell Atlantic black cellular phone stolen from his green Jeep Cherokee parked on the 3700 block of Walnut Street between 9:45 and 10:49 p.m. He also reported the rear window on his vehicle broken.· March 7 –– A broken passenger-side window of a 1992 green Ford parked in a University lot at 36th and Chestnut streets was reported at 9:50 a.m. Nothing was taken.· March 6 –– A student reported a gym bag stolen from his 1990 Chevrolet parked at 33rd and Chestnut streets. The passenger-side rear window of the car was broken.· March 5 –– A woman unaffiliated with the University reported a briefcase, medical equipment and $1,500 stolen from her car parked at the Children's Seashore House in the medical complex. A window of the car -- which had been left secured -- was broken. Attempted Robbery· March 5 –– University Police arrested a male at 36th and Walnut streets at noon. Police then discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant already. A parking lot attendant originally reported the man for attempting to steal purses from three women. Theft · March 6 –– A student reported that an umbrella and two gold rings, valuing $574, were stolen from her Graduate Tower A apartment at approximately 2:44 p.m.· March 5 –– A man reported that after he accidentally left his card in the MAC machine at the Wawa at 38th and Spruce streets, a panhandler made a withdrawal on the card at 1:36 p.m.· March 5 –– $700 of unsecured construction supplies were reported stolen from a corridor on the ground floor of the John Morgan Building.Theft from Auto· March 7 –– A compact disc player, CDs, cassette tapes and a radar detector were reported taken at 9:30 a.m from a green Honda parked on the 200 block of South 41st Street. The passenger-side window was broken.· March 7 –– A complainant not affiliated with the University reported a Bell Atlantic black cellular phone stolen from his green Jeep Cherokee parked on the 3700 block of Walnut Street between 9:45 and 10:49 p.m. He also reported the rear window on his vehicle broken.· March 7 –– A broken passenger-side window of a 1992 green Ford parked in a University lot at 36th and Chestnut streets was reported at 9:50 a.m. Nothing was taken.· March 6 –– A student reported a gym bag stolen from his 1990 Chevrolet parked at 33rd and Chestnut streets. The passenger-side rear window of the car was broken.· March 5 –– A woman unaffiliated with the University reported a briefcase, medical equipment and $1,500 stolen from her car parked at the Children's Seashore House in the medical complex. A window of the car -- which had been left secured -- was broken.Theft from LockerAttempted Robbery· March 5 –– University Police arrested a male at 36th and Walnut streets at noon. Police then discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant already. A parking lot attendant originally reported the man for attempting to steal purses from three women. Theft · March 6 –– A student reported that an umbrella and two gold rings, valuing $574, were stolen from her Graduate Tower A apartment at approximately 2:44 p.m.· March 5 –– A man reported that after he accidentally left his card in the MAC machine at the Wawa at 38th and Spruce streets, a panhandler made a withdrawal on the card at 1:36 p.m.· March 5 –– $700 of unsecured construction supplies were reported stolen from a corridor on the ground floor of the John Morgan Building.Theft from Auto· March 7 –– A compact disc player, CDs, cassette tapes and a radar detector were reported taken at 9:30 a.m from a green Honda parked on the 200 block of South 41st Street. The passenger-side window was broken.· March 7 –– A complainant not affiliated with the University reported a Bell Atlantic black cellular phone stolen from his green Jeep Cherokee parked on the 3700 block of Walnut Street between 9:45 and 10:49 p.m. He also reported the rear window on his vehicle broken.· March 7 –– A broken passenger-side window of a 1992 green Ford parked in a University lot at 36th and Chestnut streets was reported at 9:50 a.m. Nothing was taken.· March 6 –– A student reported a gym bag stolen from his 1990 Chevrolet parked at 33rd and Chestnut streets. The passenger-side rear window of the car was broken.· March 5 –– A woman unaffiliated with the University reported a briefcase, medical equipment and $1,500 stolen from her car parked at the Children's Seashore House in the medical complex. A window of the car -- which had been left secured -- was broken.Theft from Locker· March 7 –– A student reported the lock cut from a secured locker in Hutchinson Gymnasium between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. A wallet, contacts, a Penn ID, a pair of jeans, a watch and $50 were stolen. Attempted Robbery· March 5 –– University Police arrested a male at 36th and Walnut streets at noon. Police then discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant already. A parking lot attendant originally reported the man for attempting to steal purses from three women. Theft · March 6 –– A student reported that an umbrella and two gold rings, valuing $574, were stolen from her Graduate Tower A apartment at approximately 2:44 p.m.· March 5 –– A man reported that after he accidentally left his card in the MAC machine at the Wawa at 38th and Spruce streets, a panhandler made a withdrawal on the card at 1:36 p.m.· March 5 –– $700 of unsecured construction supplies were reported stolen from a corridor on the ground floor of the John Morgan Building.Theft from Auto· March 7 –– A compact disc player, CDs, cassette tapes and a radar detector were reported taken at 9:30 a.m from a green Honda parked on the 200 block of South 41st Street. The passenger-side window was broken.· March 7 –– A complainant not affiliated with the University reported a Bell Atlantic black cellular phone stolen from his green Jeep Cherokee parked on the 3700 block of Walnut Street between 9:45 and 10:49 p.m. He also reported the rear window on his vehicle broken.· March 7 –– A broken passenger-side window of a 1992 green Ford parked in a University lot at 36th and Chestnut streets was reported at 9:50 a.m. Nothing was taken.· March 6 –– A student reported a gym bag stolen from his 1990 Chevrolet parked at 33rd and Chestnut streets. The passenger-side rear window of the car was broken.· March 5 –– A woman unaffiliated with the University reported a briefcase, medical equipment and $1,500 stolen from her car parked at the Children's Seashore House in the medical complex. A window of the car -- which had been left secured -- was broken.Theft from Locker· March 7 –– A student reported the lock cut from a secured locker in Hutchinson Gymnasium between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. A wallet, contacts, a Penn ID, a pair of jeans, a watch and $50 were stolen.WarrantAttempted Robbery· March 5 –– University Police arrested a male at 36th and Walnut streets at noon. Police then discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant already. A parking lot attendant originally reported the man for attempting to steal purses from three women. Theft · March 6 –– A student reported that an umbrella and two gold rings, valuing $574, were stolen from her Graduate Tower A apartment at approximately 2:44 p.m.· March 5 –– A man reported that after he accidentally left his card in the MAC machine at the Wawa at 38th and Spruce streets, a panhandler made a withdrawal on the card at 1:36 p.m.· March 5 –– $700 of unsecured construction supplies were reported stolen from a corridor on the ground floor of the John Morgan Building.Theft from Auto· March 7 –– A compact disc player, CDs, cassette tapes and a radar detector were reported taken at 9:30 a.m from a green Honda parked on the 200 block of South 41st Street. The passenger-side window was broken.· March 7 –– A complainant not affiliated with the University reported a Bell Atlantic black cellular phone stolen from his green Jeep Cherokee parked on the 3700 block of Walnut Street between 9:45 and 10:49 p.m. He also reported the rear window on his vehicle broken.· March 7 –– A broken passenger-side window of a 1992 green Ford parked in a University lot at 36th and Chestnut streets was reported at 9:50 a.m. Nothing was taken.· March 6 –– A student reported a gym bag stolen from his 1990 Chevrolet parked at 33rd and Chestnut streets. The passenger-side rear window of the car was broken.· March 5 –– A woman unaffiliated with the University reported a briefcase, medical equipment and $1,500 stolen from her car parked at the Children's Seashore House in the medical complex. A window of the car -- which had been left secured -- was broken.Theft from Locker· March 7 –– A student reported the lock cut from a secured locker in Hutchinson Gymnasium between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. A wallet, contacts, a Penn ID, a pair of jeans, a watch and $50 were stolen.Warrant· March 6 –– University Police arrested a man who had been reported for suspicious behavior outside of the Wawa at 38th and Spruce streets at 2:58 p.m., when it was discovered he had an outstanding bench warrant. He was taken to the Philadelphia Police department. Attempted Robbery· March 5 –– University Police arrested a male at 36th and Walnut streets at noon. Police then discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant already. A parking lot attendant originally reported the man for attempting to steal purses from three women. Theft · March 6 –– A student reported that an umbrella and two gold rings, valuing $574, were stolen from her Graduate Tower A apartment at approximately 2:44 p.m.· March 5 –– A man reported that after he accidentally left his card in the MAC machine at the Wawa at 38th and Spruce streets, a panhandler made a withdrawal on the card at 1:36 p.m.· March 5 –– $700 of unsecured construction supplies were reported stolen from a corridor on the ground floor of the John Morgan Building.Theft from Auto· March 7 –– A compact disc player, CDs, cassette tapes and a radar detector were reported taken at 9:30 a.m from a green Honda parked on the 200 block of South 41st Street. The passenger-side window was broken.· March 7 –– A complainant not affiliated with the University reported a Bell Atlantic black cellular phone stolen from his green Jeep Cherokee parked on the 3700 block of Walnut Street between 9:45 and 10:49 p.m. He also reported the rear window on his vehicle broken.· March 7 –– A broken passenger-side window of a 1992 green Ford parked in a University lot at 36th and Chestnut streets was reported at 9:50 a.m. Nothing was taken.· March 6 –– A student reported a gym bag stolen from his 1990 Chevrolet parked at 33rd and Chestnut streets. The passenger-side rear window of the car was broken.· March 5 –– A woman unaffiliated with the University reported a briefcase, medical equipment and $1,500 stolen from her car parked at the Children's Seashore House in the medical complex. A window of the car -- which had been left secured -- was broken.Theft from Locker· March 7 –– A student reported the lock cut from a secured locker in Hutchinson Gymnasium between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. A wallet, contacts, a Penn ID, a pair of jeans, a watch and $50 were stolen.Warrant· March 6 –– University Police arrested a man who had been reported for suspicious behavior outside of the Wawa at 38th and Spruce streets at 2:58 p.m., when it was discovered he had an outstanding bench warrant. He was taken to the Philadelphia Police department.All information was obtained from University Police.Attempted Robbery· March 5 –– University Police arrested a male at 36th and Walnut streets at noon. Police then discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant already. A parking lot attendant originally reported the man for attempting to steal purses from three women. Theft · March 6 –– A student reported that an umbrella and two gold rings, valuing $574, were stolen from her Graduate Tower A apartment at approximately 2:44 p.m.· March 5 –– A man reported that after he accidentally left his card in the MAC machine at the Wawa at 38th and Spruce streets, a panhandler made a withdrawal on the card at 1:36 p.m.· March 5 –– $700 of unsecured construction supplies were reported stolen from a corridor on the ground floor of the John Morgan Building.Theft from Auto· March 7 –– A compact disc player, CDs, cassette tapes and a radar detector were reported taken at 9:30 a.m from a green Honda parked on the 200 block of South 41st Street. The passenger-side window was broken.· March 7 –– A complainant not affiliated with the University reported a Bell Atlantic black cellular phone stolen from his green Jeep Cherokee parked on the 3700 block of Walnut Street between 9:45 and 10:49 p.m. He also reported the rear window on his vehicle broken.· March 7 –– A broken passenger-side window of a 1992 green Ford parked in a University lot at 36th and Chestnut streets was reported at 9:50 a.m. Nothing was taken.· March 6 –– A student reported a gym bag stolen from his 1990 Chevrolet parked at 33rd and Chestnut streets. The passenger-side rear window of the car was broken.· March 5 –– A woman unaffiliated with the University reported a briefcase, medical equipment and $1,500 stolen from her car parked at the Children's Seashore House in the medical complex. A window of the car -- which had been left secured -- was broken.Theft from Locker· March 7 –– A student reported the lock cut from a secured locker in Hutchinson Gymnasium between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. A wallet, contacts, a Penn ID, a pair of jeans, a watch and $50 were stolen.Warrant· March 6 –– University Police arrested a man who had been reported for suspicious behavior outside of the Wawa at 38th and Spruce streets at 2:58 p.m., when it was discovered he had an outstanding bench warrant. He was taken to the Philadelphia Police department.All information was obtained from University Police.–– Marisa Katz