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The Daily Pennsylvanian

Crime Report: Tuesday, April 9, 1996

Bench WarrantsBench Warrants· April 7 –– University Police stopped and arrested a man on the 4000 block of Spruce Street on account of two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. The suspect taken to the 18th District Philadelphia Police station. Bench Warrants· April 7 –– University Police stopped and arrested a man on the 4000 block of Spruce Street on account of two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. The suspect taken to the 18th District Philadelphia Police station.Drug OffenseBench Warrants· April 7 –– University Police stopped and arrested a man on the 4000 block of Spruce Street on account of two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. The suspect taken to the 18th District Philadelphia Police station.Drug Offense· April 5 –– University Police observed a possible distribution of narcotics at 40th and Walnut streets and subsequently stopped a man found to be in possession of illegal drugs. He was arrested and taken to the Philadelphia Police department's Southwest Detectives station. Bench Warrants· April 7 –– University Police stopped and arrested a man on the 4000 block of Spruce Street on account of two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. The suspect taken to the 18th District Philadelphia Police station.Drug Offense· April 5 –– University Police observed a possible distribution of narcotics at 40th and Walnut streets and subsequently stopped a man found to be in possession of illegal drugs. He was arrested and taken to the Philadelphia Police department's Southwest Detectives station.RobberyBench Warrants· April 7 –– University Police stopped and arrested a man on the 4000 block of Spruce Street on account of two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. The suspect taken to the 18th District Philadelphia Police station.Drug Offense· April 5 –– University Police observed a possible distribution of narcotics at 40th and Walnut streets and subsequently stopped a man found to be in possession of illegal drugs. He was arrested and taken to the Philadelphia Police department's Southwest Detectives station.Robbery· April 3 –– A post-doctorate student walking at 38th and Baltimore streets reported being robbed at around 11:05 p.m. He said that two males, also walking on Baltimore Street, sprayed him with Mace before robbing him of his PennCard, credit card and other assorted cards from his wallet. The suspects then entered a black minivan and headed west. Bench Warrants· April 7 –– University Police stopped and arrested a man on the 4000 block of Spruce Street on account of two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. The suspect taken to the 18th District Philadelphia Police station.Drug Offense· April 5 –– University Police observed a possible distribution of narcotics at 40th and Walnut streets and subsequently stopped a man found to be in possession of illegal drugs. He was arrested and taken to the Philadelphia Police department's Southwest Detectives station.Robbery· April 3 –– A post-doctorate student walking at 38th and Baltimore streets reported being robbed at around 11:05 p.m. He said that two males, also walking on Baltimore Street, sprayed him with Mace before robbing him of his PennCard, credit card and other assorted cards from his wallet. The suspects then entered a black minivan and headed west.Theft from AutoBench Warrants· April 7 –– University Police stopped and arrested a man on the 4000 block of Spruce Street on account of two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. The suspect taken to the 18th District Philadelphia Police station.Drug Offense· April 5 –– University Police observed a possible distribution of narcotics at 40th and Walnut streets and subsequently stopped a man found to be in possession of illegal drugs. He was arrested and taken to the Philadelphia Police department's Southwest Detectives station.Robbery· April 3 –– A post-doctorate student walking at 38th and Baltimore streets reported being robbed at around 11:05 p.m. He said that two males, also walking on Baltimore Street, sprayed him with Mace before robbing him of his PennCard, credit card and other assorted cards from his wallet. The suspects then entered a black minivan and headed west.Theft from Auto· April 8 –– A student reported his Connecticut license plates stolen from his Jeep Cherokee parked at the 4000 block of Pine Street between 2 a.m. and 11 a.m. Bench Warrants· April 7 –– University Police stopped and arrested a man on the 4000 block of Spruce Street on account of two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. The suspect taken to the 18th District Philadelphia Police station.Drug Offense· April 5 –– University Police observed a possible distribution of narcotics at 40th and Walnut streets and subsequently stopped a man found to be in possession of illegal drugs. He was arrested and taken to the Philadelphia Police department's Southwest Detectives station.Robbery· April 3 –– A post-doctorate student walking at 38th and Baltimore streets reported being robbed at around 11:05 p.m. He said that two males, also walking on Baltimore Street, sprayed him with Mace before robbing him of his PennCard, credit card and other assorted cards from his wallet. The suspects then entered a black minivan and headed west.Theft from Auto· April 8 –– A student reported his Connecticut license plates stolen from his Jeep Cherokee parked at the 4000 block of Pine Street between 2 a.m. and 11 a.m.· April 7 –– The driver's side front window of a 1993 white Nissan Maxima parked at 3800 Chestnut Street was reported broken between 7 and 9:30 p.m. Wiring for a compact disc player and $10 were taken. Bench Warrants· April 7 –– University Police stopped and arrested a man on the 4000 block of Spruce Street on account of two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. The suspect taken to the 18th District Philadelphia Police station.Drug Offense· April 5 –– University Police observed a possible distribution of narcotics at 40th and Walnut streets and subsequently stopped a man found to be in possession of illegal drugs. He was arrested and taken to the Philadelphia Police department's Southwest Detectives station.Robbery· April 3 –– A post-doctorate student walking at 38th and Baltimore streets reported being robbed at around 11:05 p.m. He said that two males, also walking on Baltimore Street, sprayed him with Mace before robbing him of his PennCard, credit card and other assorted cards from his wallet. The suspects then entered a black minivan and headed west.Theft from Auto· April 8 –– A student reported his Connecticut license plates stolen from his Jeep Cherokee parked at the 4000 block of Pine Street between 2 a.m. and 11 a.m.· April 7 –– The driver's side front window of a 1993 white Nissan Maxima parked at 3800 Chestnut Street was reported broken between 7 and 9:30 p.m. Wiring for a compact disc player and $10 were taken.· April 7 –– A Motorola car phone valued at $100 was reported stolen from a 1994 Green Subaru parked at 3400 Ludlow Street between 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The driver's side door had been unlocked. Bench Warrants· April 7 –– University Police stopped and arrested a man on the 4000 block of Spruce Street on account of two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. The suspect taken to the 18th District Philadelphia Police station.Drug Offense· April 5 –– University Police observed a possible distribution of narcotics at 40th and Walnut streets and subsequently stopped a man found to be in possession of illegal drugs. He was arrested and taken to the Philadelphia Police department's Southwest Detectives station.Robbery· April 3 –– A post-doctorate student walking at 38th and Baltimore streets reported being robbed at around 11:05 p.m. He said that two males, also walking on Baltimore Street, sprayed him with Mace before robbing him of his PennCard, credit card and other assorted cards from his wallet. The suspects then entered a black minivan and headed west.Theft from Auto· April 8 –– A student reported his Connecticut license plates stolen from his Jeep Cherokee parked at the 4000 block of Pine Street between 2 a.m. and 11 a.m.· April 7 –– The driver's side front window of a 1993 white Nissan Maxima parked at 3800 Chestnut Street was reported broken between 7 and 9:30 p.m. Wiring for a compact disc player and $10 were taken.· April 7 –– A Motorola car phone valued at $100 was reported stolen from a 1994 Green Subaru parked at 3400 Ludlow Street between 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The driver's side door had been unlocked.· April 6 –– A Sony camera, videos and a 35-mm camera were reported stolen from a 1996 white Ford Explorer parked at 38th and Chestnut streets between 2:45 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The front passenger side window was broken in the incident. Bench Warrants· April 7 –– University Police stopped and arrested a man on the 4000 block of Spruce Street on account of two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. The suspect taken to the 18th District Philadelphia Police station.Drug Offense· April 5 –– University Police observed a possible distribution of narcotics at 40th and Walnut streets and subsequently stopped a man found to be in possession of illegal drugs. He was arrested and taken to the Philadelphia Police department's Southwest Detectives station.Robbery· April 3 –– A post-doctorate student walking at 38th and Baltimore streets reported being robbed at around 11:05 p.m. He said that two males, also walking on Baltimore Street, sprayed him with Mace before robbing him of his PennCard, credit card and other assorted cards from his wallet. The suspects then entered a black minivan and headed west.Theft from Auto· April 8 –– A student reported his Connecticut license plates stolen from his Jeep Cherokee parked at the 4000 block of Pine Street between 2 a.m. and 11 a.m.· April 7 –– The driver's side front window of a 1993 white Nissan Maxima parked at 3800 Chestnut Street was reported broken between 7 and 9:30 p.m. Wiring for a compact disc player and $10 were taken.· April 7 –– A Motorola car phone valued at $100 was reported stolen from a 1994 Green Subaru parked at 3400 Ludlow Street between 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The driver's side door had been unlocked.· April 6 –– A Sony camera, videos and a 35-mm camera were reported stolen from a 1996 white Ford Explorer parked at 38th and Chestnut streets between 2:45 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The front passenger side window was broken in the incident.· April 6 –– A white Chevy Blazer parked at 3400 Chestnut Street was robbed of an unknown amount of cash between 2:30 a.m. April 5 and 1:45 a.m. April 6. The right front window was also broken. Bench Warrants· April 7 –– University Police stopped and arrested a man on the 4000 block of Spruce Street on account of two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. The suspect taken to the 18th District Philadelphia Police station.Drug Offense· April 5 –– University Police observed a possible distribution of narcotics at 40th and Walnut streets and subsequently stopped a man found to be in possession of illegal drugs. He was arrested and taken to the Philadelphia Police department's Southwest Detectives station.Robbery· April 3 –– A post-doctorate student walking at 38th and Baltimore streets reported being robbed at around 11:05 p.m. He said that two males, also walking on Baltimore Street, sprayed him with Mace before robbing him of his PennCard, credit card and other assorted cards from his wallet. The suspects then entered a black minivan and headed west.Theft from Auto· April 8 –– A student reported his Connecticut license plates stolen from his Jeep Cherokee parked at the 4000 block of Pine Street between 2 a.m. and 11 a.m.· April 7 –– The driver's side front window of a 1993 white Nissan Maxima parked at 3800 Chestnut Street was reported broken between 7 and 9:30 p.m. Wiring for a compact disc player and $10 were taken.· April 7 –– A Motorola car phone valued at $100 was reported stolen from a 1994 Green Subaru parked at 3400 Ludlow Street between 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The driver's side door had been unlocked.· April 6 –– A Sony camera, videos and a 35-mm camera were reported stolen from a 1996 white Ford Explorer parked at 38th and Chestnut streets between 2:45 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The front passenger side window was broken in the incident.· April 6 –– A white Chevy Blazer parked at 3400 Chestnut Street was robbed of an unknown amount of cash between 2:30 a.m. April 5 and 1:45 a.m. April 6. The right front window was also broken.Theft of AutoBench Warrants· April 7 –– University Police stopped and arrested a man on the 4000 block of Spruce Street on account of two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. The suspect taken to the 18th District Philadelphia Police station.Drug Offense· April 5 –– University Police observed a possible distribution of narcotics at 40th and Walnut streets and subsequently stopped a man found to be in possession of illegal drugs. He was arrested and taken to the Philadelphia Police department's Southwest Detectives station.Robbery· April 3 –– A post-doctorate student walking at 38th and Baltimore streets reported being robbed at around 11:05 p.m. He said that two males, also walking on Baltimore Street, sprayed him with Mace before robbing him of his PennCard, credit card and other assorted cards from his wallet. The suspects then entered a black minivan and headed west.Theft from Auto· April 8 –– A student reported his Connecticut license plates stolen from his Jeep Cherokee parked at the 4000 block of Pine Street between 2 a.m. and 11 a.m.· April 7 –– The driver's side front window of a 1993 white Nissan Maxima parked at 3800 Chestnut Street was reported broken between 7 and 9:30 p.m. Wiring for a compact disc player and $10 were taken.· April 7 –– A Motorola car phone valued at $100 was reported stolen from a 1994 Green Subaru parked at 3400 Ludlow Street between 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The driver's side door had been unlocked.· April 6 –– A Sony camera, videos and a 35-mm camera were reported stolen from a 1996 white Ford Explorer parked at 38th and Chestnut streets between 2:45 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The front passenger side window was broken in the incident.· April 6 –– A white Chevy Blazer parked at 3400 Chestnut Street was robbed of an unknown amount of cash between 2:30 a.m. April 5 and 1:45 a.m. April 6. The right front window was also broken.Theft of Auto· April 3 –– A 1986 white Toyota with Georgia tags was reported stolen from 41st and Spruce streets between 10 p.m. April 2 and 5:30 p.m. April 3. Bench Warrants· April 7 –– University Police stopped and arrested a man on the 4000 block of Spruce Street on account of two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. The suspect taken to the 18th District Philadelphia Police station.Drug Offense· April 5 –– University Police observed a possible distribution of narcotics at 40th and Walnut streets and subsequently stopped a man found to be in possession of illegal drugs. He was arrested and taken to the Philadelphia Police department's Southwest Detectives station.Robbery· April 3 –– A post-doctorate student walking at 38th and Baltimore streets reported being robbed at around 11:05 p.m. He said that two males, also walking on Baltimore Street, sprayed him with Mace before robbing him of his PennCard, credit card and other assorted cards from his wallet. The suspects then entered a black minivan and headed west.Theft from Auto· April 8 –– A student reported his Connecticut license plates stolen from his Jeep Cherokee parked at the 4000 block of Pine Street between 2 a.m. and 11 a.m.· April 7 –– The driver's side front window of a 1993 white Nissan Maxima parked at 3800 Chestnut Street was reported broken between 7 and 9:30 p.m. Wiring for a compact disc player and $10 were taken.· April 7 –– A Motorola car phone valued at $100 was reported stolen from a 1994 Green Subaru parked at 3400 Ludlow Street between 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The driver's side door had been unlocked.· April 6 –– A Sony camera, videos and a 35-mm camera were reported stolen from a 1996 white Ford Explorer parked at 38th and Chestnut streets between 2:45 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The front passenger side window was broken in the incident.· April 6 –– A white Chevy Blazer parked at 3400 Chestnut Street was robbed of an unknown amount of cash between 2:30 a.m. April 5 and 1:45 a.m. April 6. The right front window was also broken.Theft of Auto· April 3 –– A 1986 white Toyota with Georgia tags was reported stolen from 41st and Spruce streets between 10 p.m. April 2 and 5:30 p.m. April 3.Theft from LockerBench Warrants· April 7 –– University Police stopped and arrested a man on the 4000 block of Spruce Street on account of two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. The suspect taken to the 18th District Philadelphia Police station.Drug Offense· April 5 –– University Police observed a possible distribution of narcotics at 40th and Walnut streets and subsequently stopped a man found to be in possession of illegal drugs. He was arrested and taken to the Philadelphia Police department's Southwest Detectives station.Robbery· April 3 –– A post-doctorate student walking at 38th and Baltimore streets reported being robbed at around 11:05 p.m. He said that two males, also walking on Baltimore Street, sprayed him with Mace before robbing him of his PennCard, credit card and other assorted cards from his wallet. The suspects then entered a black minivan and headed west.Theft from Auto· April 8 –– A student reported his Connecticut license plates stolen from his Jeep Cherokee parked at the 4000 block of Pine Street between 2 a.m. and 11 a.m.· April 7 –– The driver's side front window of a 1993 white Nissan Maxima parked at 3800 Chestnut Street was reported broken between 7 and 9:30 p.m. Wiring for a compact disc player and $10 were taken.· April 7 –– A Motorola car phone valued at $100 was reported stolen from a 1994 Green Subaru parked at 3400 Ludlow Street between 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The driver's side door had been unlocked.· April 6 –– A Sony camera, videos and a 35-mm camera were reported stolen from a 1996 white Ford Explorer parked at 38th and Chestnut streets between 2:45 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The front passenger side window was broken in the incident.· April 6 –– A white Chevy Blazer parked at 3400 Chestnut Street was robbed of an unknown amount of cash between 2:30 a.m. April 5 and 1:45 a.m. April 6. The right front window was also broken.Theft of Auto· April 3 –– A 1986 white Toyota with Georgia tags was reported stolen from 41st and Spruce streets between 10 p.m. April 2 and 5:30 p.m. April 3.Theft from Locker· April 6 –– A wallet containing a PennCard, a driver's license and a MAC card was reported stolen from a secured locker in Hutchinson Gymnasium between 12:15 and 4:30 p.m. Bench Warrants· April 7 –– University Police stopped and arrested a man on the 4000 block of Spruce Street on account of two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. The suspect taken to the 18th District Philadelphia Police station.Drug Offense· April 5 –– University Police observed a possible distribution of narcotics at 40th and Walnut streets and subsequently stopped a man found to be in possession of illegal drugs. He was arrested and taken to the Philadelphia Police department's Southwest Detectives station.Robbery· April 3 –– A post-doctorate student walking at 38th and Baltimore streets reported being robbed at around 11:05 p.m. He said that two males, also walking on Baltimore Street, sprayed him with Mace before robbing him of his PennCard, credit card and other assorted cards from his wallet. The suspects then entered a black minivan and headed west.Theft from Auto· April 8 –– A student reported his Connecticut license plates stolen from his Jeep Cherokee parked at the 4000 block of Pine Street between 2 a.m. and 11 a.m.· April 7 –– The driver's side front window of a 1993 white Nissan Maxima parked at 3800 Chestnut Street was reported broken between 7 and 9:30 p.m. Wiring for a compact disc player and $10 were taken.· April 7 –– A Motorola car phone valued at $100 was reported stolen from a 1994 Green Subaru parked at 3400 Ludlow Street between 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The driver's side door had been unlocked.· April 6 –– A Sony camera, videos and a 35-mm camera were reported stolen from a 1996 white Ford Explorer parked at 38th and Chestnut streets between 2:45 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The front passenger side window was broken in the incident.· April 6 –– A white Chevy Blazer parked at 3400 Chestnut Street was robbed of an unknown amount of cash between 2:30 a.m. April 5 and 1:45 a.m. April 6. The right front window was also broken.Theft of Auto· April 3 –– A 1986 white Toyota with Georgia tags was reported stolen from 41st and Spruce streets between 10 p.m. April 2 and 5:30 p.m. April 3.Theft from Locker· April 6 –– A wallet containing a PennCard, a driver's license and a MAC card was reported stolen from a secured locker in Hutchinson Gymnasium between 12:15 and 4:30 p.m.All information was obtained from University Police. Bench Warrants· April 7 –– University Police stopped and arrested a man on the 4000 block of Spruce Street on account of two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. The suspect taken to the 18th District Philadelphia Police station.Drug Offense· April 5 –– University Police observed a possible distribution of narcotics at 40th and Walnut streets and subsequently stopped a man found to be in possession of illegal drugs. He was arrested and taken to the Philadelphia Police department's Southwest Detectives station.Robbery· April 3 –– A post-doctorate student walking at 38th and Baltimore streets reported being robbed at around 11:05 p.m. He said that two males, also walking on Baltimore Street, sprayed him with Mace before robbing him of his PennCard, credit card and other assorted cards from his wallet. The suspects then entered a black minivan and headed west.Theft from Auto· April 8 –– A student reported his Connecticut license plates stolen from his Jeep Cherokee parked at the 4000 block of Pine Street between 2 a.m. and 11 a.m.· April 7 –– The driver's side front window of a 1993 white Nissan Maxima parked at 3800 Chestnut Street was reported broken between 7 and 9:30 p.m. Wiring for a compact disc player and $10 were taken.· April 7 –– A Motorola car phone valued at $100 was reported stolen from a 1994 Green Subaru parked at 3400 Ludlow Street between 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The driver's side door had been unlocked.· April 6 –– A Sony camera, videos and a 35-mm camera were reported stolen from a 1996 white Ford Explorer parked at 38th and Chestnut streets between 2:45 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The front passenger side window was broken in the incident.· April 6 –– A white Chevy Blazer parked at 3400 Chestnut Street was robbed of an unknown amount of cash between 2:30 a.m. April 5 and 1:45 a.m. April 6. The right front window was also broken.Theft of Auto· April 3 –– A 1986 white Toyota with Georgia tags was reported stolen from 41st and Spruce streets between 10 p.m. April 2 and 5:30 p.m. April 3.Theft from Locker· April 6 –– A wallet containing a PennCard, a driver's license and a MAC card was reported stolen from a secured locker in Hutchinson Gymnasium between 12:15 and 4:30 p.m.All information was obtained from University Police.–– Marisa Katz