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The Daily Pennsylvanian

CAMPUS CRIME REPORT: Friday, May 16, 1997

Strong-arm RobberyStrong-arm Robbery· May 11 -- SEPTA, Philadelphia and University police officers discovered a male HUP employee with numerous facial injuries and controlled bleeding on the subway platform at 40th and Market streets. A Philadelphia Fire Department rescue vehicle transported the man, who was unable to tell police what happened, to HUP. The incident occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m. Strong-arm Robbery· May 11 -- SEPTA, Philadelphia and University police officers discovered a male HUP employee with numerous facial injuries and controlled bleeding on the subway platform at 40th and Market streets. A Philadelphia Fire Department rescue vehicle transported the man, who was unable to tell police what happened, to HUP. The incident occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m.RobberyStrong-arm Robbery· May 11 -- SEPTA, Philadelphia and University police officers discovered a male HUP employee with numerous facial injuries and controlled bleeding on the subway platform at 40th and Market streets. A Philadelphia Fire Department rescue vehicle transported the man, who was unable to tell police what happened, to HUP. The incident occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m.Robbery· May 10 -- University Police arrested three male suspects on the 3900 block of Chestnut Street in connection with robbing a woman at gunpoint on South 41st Street between Spruce and Pine streets. The woman reported that a man hit her in the head after stating he had a gun. The suspect fled from the scene in a dark green Pontiac, and the victim positively identified all three suspects police arrested. The woman was not injured and nothing was stolen in the incident, which occurred at approximately 2:40 a.m. Strong-arm Robbery· May 11 -- SEPTA, Philadelphia and University police officers discovered a male HUP employee with numerous facial injuries and controlled bleeding on the subway platform at 40th and Market streets. A Philadelphia Fire Department rescue vehicle transported the man, who was unable to tell police what happened, to HUP. The incident occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m.Robbery· May 10 -- University Police arrested three male suspects on the 3900 block of Chestnut Street in connection with robbing a woman at gunpoint on South 41st Street between Spruce and Pine streets. The woman reported that a man hit her in the head after stating he had a gun. The suspect fled from the scene in a dark green Pontiac, and the victim positively identified all three suspects police arrested. The woman was not injured and nothing was stolen in the incident, which occurred at approximately 2:40 a.m.· May 8 -- A man reported that another man held him up at gunpoint at 34th and Market streets at approximately 10:50 p.m. The suspect showed a .38 caliber gun but did not manage to take anything from the victim in the incident. The man was not injured. Strong-arm Robbery· May 11 -- SEPTA, Philadelphia and University police officers discovered a male HUP employee with numerous facial injuries and controlled bleeding on the subway platform at 40th and Market streets. A Philadelphia Fire Department rescue vehicle transported the man, who was unable to tell police what happened, to HUP. The incident occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m.Robbery· May 10 -- University Police arrested three male suspects on the 3900 block of Chestnut Street in connection with robbing a woman at gunpoint on South 41st Street between Spruce and Pine streets. The woman reported that a man hit her in the head after stating he had a gun. The suspect fled from the scene in a dark green Pontiac, and the victim positively identified all three suspects police arrested. The woman was not injured and nothing was stolen in the incident, which occurred at approximately 2:40 a.m.· May 8 -- A man reported that another man held him up at gunpoint at 34th and Market streets at approximately 10:50 p.m. The suspect showed a .38 caliber gun but did not manage to take anything from the victim in the incident. The man was not injured.· May 8 -- Stating "This is no joke," a suspect attempted to rob a man at gunpoint on the 4200 block of Pine Street at approximately 10:50 p.m. The victim said he heard steps behind him as he was walking down the street. When he turned around, he noticed a man holding an object in his hand. The victim ran west on Pine Street away from his assailant, stumbling once and dropping his briefcase in the process, but he was not injured and nothing was stolen. The suspect, who was described as a 5'8", 170-pound black male with light facial hair, fled west on Pine Street in a station wagon, possibly a Subaru. Strong-arm Robbery· May 11 -- SEPTA, Philadelphia and University police officers discovered a male HUP employee with numerous facial injuries and controlled bleeding on the subway platform at 40th and Market streets. A Philadelphia Fire Department rescue vehicle transported the man, who was unable to tell police what happened, to HUP. The incident occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m.Robbery· May 10 -- University Police arrested three male suspects on the 3900 block of Chestnut Street in connection with robbing a woman at gunpoint on South 41st Street between Spruce and Pine streets. The woman reported that a man hit her in the head after stating he had a gun. The suspect fled from the scene in a dark green Pontiac, and the victim positively identified all three suspects police arrested. The woman was not injured and nothing was stolen in the incident, which occurred at approximately 2:40 a.m.· May 8 -- A man reported that another man held him up at gunpoint at 34th and Market streets at approximately 10:50 p.m. The suspect showed a .38 caliber gun but did not manage to take anything from the victim in the incident. The man was not injured.· May 8 -- Stating "This is no joke," a suspect attempted to rob a man at gunpoint on the 4200 block of Pine Street at approximately 10:50 p.m. The victim said he heard steps behind him as he was walking down the street. When he turned around, he noticed a man holding an object in his hand. The victim ran west on Pine Street away from his assailant, stumbling once and dropping his briefcase in the process, but he was not injured and nothing was stolen. The suspect, who was described as a 5'8", 170-pound black male with light facial hair, fled west on Pine Street in a station wagon, possibly a Subaru.· May 8 -- A man reported that another man walked up behind him and robbed him at gunpoint at 33rd Street and Lancaster Avenue. The suspect said, "Don't turn around or I'll shoot," and stole the man's wallet, which contained a driver's license and several credit cards. The incident occurred at approximately 10:45 p.m. Strong-arm Robbery· May 11 -- SEPTA, Philadelphia and University police officers discovered a male HUP employee with numerous facial injuries and controlled bleeding on the subway platform at 40th and Market streets. A Philadelphia Fire Department rescue vehicle transported the man, who was unable to tell police what happened, to HUP. The incident occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m.Robbery· May 10 -- University Police arrested three male suspects on the 3900 block of Chestnut Street in connection with robbing a woman at gunpoint on South 41st Street between Spruce and Pine streets. The woman reported that a man hit her in the head after stating he had a gun. The suspect fled from the scene in a dark green Pontiac, and the victim positively identified all three suspects police arrested. The woman was not injured and nothing was stolen in the incident, which occurred at approximately 2:40 a.m.· May 8 -- A man reported that another man held him up at gunpoint at 34th and Market streets at approximately 10:50 p.m. The suspect showed a .38 caliber gun but did not manage to take anything from the victim in the incident. The man was not injured.· May 8 -- Stating "This is no joke," a suspect attempted to rob a man at gunpoint on the 4200 block of Pine Street at approximately 10:50 p.m. The victim said he heard steps behind him as he was walking down the street. When he turned around, he noticed a man holding an object in his hand. The victim ran west on Pine Street away from his assailant, stumbling once and dropping his briefcase in the process, but he was not injured and nothing was stolen. The suspect, who was described as a 5'8", 170-pound black male with light facial hair, fled west on Pine Street in a station wagon, possibly a Subaru.· May 8 -- A man reported that another man walked up behind him and robbed him at gunpoint at 33rd Street and Lancaster Avenue. The suspect said, "Don't turn around or I'll shoot," and stole the man's wallet, which contained a driver's license and several credit cards. The incident occurred at approximately 10:45 p.m.Indecent AssaultStrong-arm Robbery· May 11 -- SEPTA, Philadelphia and University police officers discovered a male HUP employee with numerous facial injuries and controlled bleeding on the subway platform at 40th and Market streets. A Philadelphia Fire Department rescue vehicle transported the man, who was unable to tell police what happened, to HUP. The incident occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m.Robbery· May 10 -- University Police arrested three male suspects on the 3900 block of Chestnut Street in connection with robbing a woman at gunpoint on South 41st Street between Spruce and Pine streets. The woman reported that a man hit her in the head after stating he had a gun. The suspect fled from the scene in a dark green Pontiac, and the victim positively identified all three suspects police arrested. The woman was not injured and nothing was stolen in the incident, which occurred at approximately 2:40 a.m.· May 8 -- A man reported that another man held him up at gunpoint at 34th and Market streets at approximately 10:50 p.m. The suspect showed a .38 caliber gun but did not manage to take anything from the victim in the incident. The man was not injured.· May 8 -- Stating "This is no joke," a suspect attempted to rob a man at gunpoint on the 4200 block of Pine Street at approximately 10:50 p.m. The victim said he heard steps behind him as he was walking down the street. When he turned around, he noticed a man holding an object in his hand. The victim ran west on Pine Street away from his assailant, stumbling once and dropping his briefcase in the process, but he was not injured and nothing was stolen. The suspect, who was described as a 5'8", 170-pound black male with light facial hair, fled west on Pine Street in a station wagon, possibly a Subaru.· May 8 -- A man reported that another man walked up behind him and robbed him at gunpoint at 33rd Street and Lancaster Avenue. The suspect said, "Don't turn around or I'll shoot," and stole the man's wallet, which contained a driver's license and several credit cards. The incident occurred at approximately 10:45 p.m.Indecent Assault· May 14 -- A female University employee reported that two juvenile males grabbed her breast and arm after approaching her on Hamilton Walk at approximately 7:50 p.m. Philadelphia Police officers pursued and caught the suspects, but the woman declined to press charges. She was not injured in the incident. Strong-arm Robbery· May 11 -- SEPTA, Philadelphia and University police officers discovered a male HUP employee with numerous facial injuries and controlled bleeding on the subway platform at 40th and Market streets. A Philadelphia Fire Department rescue vehicle transported the man, who was unable to tell police what happened, to HUP. The incident occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m.Robbery· May 10 -- University Police arrested three male suspects on the 3900 block of Chestnut Street in connection with robbing a woman at gunpoint on South 41st Street between Spruce and Pine streets. The woman reported that a man hit her in the head after stating he had a gun. The suspect fled from the scene in a dark green Pontiac, and the victim positively identified all three suspects police arrested. The woman was not injured and nothing was stolen in the incident, which occurred at approximately 2:40 a.m.· May 8 -- A man reported that another man held him up at gunpoint at 34th and Market streets at approximately 10:50 p.m. The suspect showed a .38 caliber gun but did not manage to take anything from the victim in the incident. The man was not injured.· May 8 -- Stating "This is no joke," a suspect attempted to rob a man at gunpoint on the 4200 block of Pine Street at approximately 10:50 p.m. The victim said he heard steps behind him as he was walking down the street. When he turned around, he noticed a man holding an object in his hand. The victim ran west on Pine Street away from his assailant, stumbling once and dropping his briefcase in the process, but he was not injured and nothing was stolen. The suspect, who was described as a 5'8", 170-pound black male with light facial hair, fled west on Pine Street in a station wagon, possibly a Subaru.· May 8 -- A man reported that another man walked up behind him and robbed him at gunpoint at 33rd Street and Lancaster Avenue. The suspect said, "Don't turn around or I'll shoot," and stole the man's wallet, which contained a driver's license and several credit cards. The incident occurred at approximately 10:45 p.m.Indecent Assault· May 14 -- A female University employee reported that two juvenile males grabbed her breast and arm after approaching her on Hamilton Walk at approximately 7:50 p.m. Philadelphia Police officers pursued and caught the suspects, but the woman declined to press charges. She was not injured in the incident.Weapons OffenseStrong-arm Robbery· May 11 -- SEPTA, Philadelphia and University police officers discovered a male HUP employee with numerous facial injuries and controlled bleeding on the subway platform at 40th and Market streets. A Philadelphia Fire Department rescue vehicle transported the man, who was unable to tell police what happened, to HUP. The incident occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m.Robbery· May 10 -- University Police arrested three male suspects on the 3900 block of Chestnut Street in connection with robbing a woman at gunpoint on South 41st Street between Spruce and Pine streets. The woman reported that a man hit her in the head after stating he had a gun. The suspect fled from the scene in a dark green Pontiac, and the victim positively identified all three suspects police arrested. The woman was not injured and nothing was stolen in the incident, which occurred at approximately 2:40 a.m.· May 8 -- A man reported that another man held him up at gunpoint at 34th and Market streets at approximately 10:50 p.m. The suspect showed a .38 caliber gun but did not manage to take anything from the victim in the incident. The man was not injured.· May 8 -- Stating "This is no joke," a suspect attempted to rob a man at gunpoint on the 4200 block of Pine Street at approximately 10:50 p.m. The victim said he heard steps behind him as he was walking down the street. When he turned around, he noticed a man holding an object in his hand. The victim ran west on Pine Street away from his assailant, stumbling once and dropping his briefcase in the process, but he was not injured and nothing was stolen. The suspect, who was described as a 5'8", 170-pound black male with light facial hair, fled west on Pine Street in a station wagon, possibly a Subaru.· May 8 -- A man reported that another man walked up behind him and robbed him at gunpoint at 33rd Street and Lancaster Avenue. The suspect said, "Don't turn around or I'll shoot," and stole the man's wallet, which contained a driver's license and several credit cards. The incident occurred at approximately 10:45 p.m.Indecent Assault· May 14 -- A female University employee reported that two juvenile males grabbed her breast and arm after approaching her on Hamilton Walk at approximately 7:50 p.m. Philadelphia Police officers pursued and caught the suspects, but the woman declined to press charges. She was not injured in the incident.Weapons Offense· May 9 -- After responding to a report of a man waving a gun out of a second-floor window in the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity house at 38th and Walnut streets, University Police detectives confiscated a pellet gun from two male students. The Office of Student Conduct is handling the incident, which occurred at approximately 3:05 p.m. Strong-arm Robbery· May 11 -- SEPTA, Philadelphia and University police officers discovered a male HUP employee with numerous facial injuries and controlled bleeding on the subway platform at 40th and Market streets. A Philadelphia Fire Department rescue vehicle transported the man, who was unable to tell police what happened, to HUP. The incident occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m.Robbery· May 10 -- University Police arrested three male suspects on the 3900 block of Chestnut Street in connection with robbing a woman at gunpoint on South 41st Street between Spruce and Pine streets. The woman reported that a man hit her in the head after stating he had a gun. The suspect fled from the scene in a dark green Pontiac, and the victim positively identified all three suspects police arrested. The woman was not injured and nothing was stolen in the incident, which occurred at approximately 2:40 a.m.· May 8 -- A man reported that another man held him up at gunpoint at 34th and Market streets at approximately 10:50 p.m. The suspect showed a .38 caliber gun but did not manage to take anything from the victim in the incident. The man was not injured.· May 8 -- Stating "This is no joke," a suspect attempted to rob a man at gunpoint on the 4200 block of Pine Street at approximately 10:50 p.m. The victim said he heard steps behind him as he was walking down the street. When he turned around, he noticed a man holding an object in his hand. The victim ran west on Pine Street away from his assailant, stumbling once and dropping his briefcase in the process, but he was not injured and nothing was stolen. The suspect, who was described as a 5'8", 170-pound black male with light facial hair, fled west on Pine Street in a station wagon, possibly a Subaru.· May 8 -- A man reported that another man walked up behind him and robbed him at gunpoint at 33rd Street and Lancaster Avenue. The suspect said, "Don't turn around or I'll shoot," and stole the man's wallet, which contained a driver's license and several credit cards. The incident occurred at approximately 10:45 p.m.Indecent Assault· May 14 -- A female University employee reported that two juvenile males grabbed her breast and arm after approaching her on Hamilton Walk at approximately 7:50 p.m. Philadelphia Police officers pursued and caught the suspects, but the woman declined to press charges. She was not injured in the incident.Weapons Offense· May 9 -- After responding to a report of a man waving a gun out of a second-floor window in the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity house at 38th and Walnut streets, University Police detectives confiscated a pellet gun from two male students. The Office of Student Conduct is handling the incident, which occurred at approximately 3:05 p.m.All information was obtained from University Police. Strong-arm Robbery· May 11 -- SEPTA, Philadelphia and University police officers discovered a male HUP employee with numerous facial injuries and controlled bleeding on the subway platform at 40th and Market streets. A Philadelphia Fire Department rescue vehicle transported the man, who was unable to tell police what happened, to HUP. The incident occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m.Robbery· May 10 -- University Police arrested three male suspects on the 3900 block of Chestnut Street in connection with robbing a woman at gunpoint on South 41st Street between Spruce and Pine streets. The woman reported that a man hit her in the head after stating he had a gun. The suspect fled from the scene in a dark green Pontiac, and the victim positively identified all three suspects police arrested. The woman was not injured and nothing was stolen in the incident, which occurred at approximately 2:40 a.m.· May 8 -- A man reported that another man held him up at gunpoint at 34th and Market streets at approximately 10:50 p.m. The suspect showed a .38 caliber gun but did not manage to take anything from the victim in the incident. The man was not injured.· May 8 -- Stating "This is no joke," a suspect attempted to rob a man at gunpoint on the 4200 block of Pine Street at approximately 10:50 p.m. The victim said he heard steps behind him as he was walking down the street. When he turned around, he noticed a man holding an object in his hand. The victim ran west on Pine Street away from his assailant, stumbling once and dropping his briefcase in the process, but he was not injured and nothing was stolen. The suspect, who was described as a 5'8", 170-pound black male with light facial hair, fled west on Pine Street in a station wagon, possibly a Subaru.· May 8 -- A man reported that another man walked up behind him and robbed him at gunpoint at 33rd Street and Lancaster Avenue. The suspect said, "Don't turn around or I'll shoot," and stole the man's wallet, which contained a driver's license and several credit cards. The incident occurred at approximately 10:45 p.m.Indecent Assault· May 14 -- A female University employee reported that two juvenile males grabbed her breast and arm after approaching her on Hamilton Walk at approximately 7:50 p.m. Philadelphia Police officers pursued and caught the suspects, but the woman declined to press charges. She was not injured in the incident.Weapons Offense· May 9 -- After responding to a report of a man waving a gun out of a second-floor window in the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity house at 38th and Walnut streets, University Police detectives confiscated a pellet gun from two male students. The Office of Student Conduct is handling the incident, which occurred at approximately 3:05 p.m.All information was obtained from University Police.-- Scott Lanman