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The Daily Pennsylvanian

CAMPUS CRIME REPORT: Wednesday, September 24, 1997

Attempted RobberyAttempted Robbery· September 22 -- A man grabbed a female student's arm at 39th Street and Locust Walk at 11 p.m. and demanded that she give him $20 in cash before he would let her go. The man fled the scene after the woman raised her voice, and the student escaped uninjured. Attempted Robbery· September 22 -- A man grabbed a female student's arm at 39th Street and Locust Walk at 11 p.m. and demanded that she give him $20 in cash before he would let her go. The man fled the scene after the woman raised her voice, and the student escaped uninjured.TheftAttempted Robbery· September 22 -- A man grabbed a female student's arm at 39th Street and Locust Walk at 11 p.m. and demanded that she give him $20 in cash before he would let her go. The man fled the scene after the woman raised her voice, and the student escaped uninjured.Theft· September 23 -- A University employee reported that a Sony tape recorder was stolen from an unsecured office in the McNeil Building at 3718 Locust Walk. Attempted Robbery· September 22 -- A man grabbed a female student's arm at 39th Street and Locust Walk at 11 p.m. and demanded that she give him $20 in cash before he would let her go. The man fled the scene after the woman raised her voice, and the student escaped uninjured.Theft· September 23 -- A University employee reported that a Sony tape recorder was stolen from an unsecured office in the McNeil Building at 3718 Locust Walk. · September 23 -- A female student reported that her blue 10-speed bicycle secured with a Kryptonite lock and valued at $125 was stolen from the rack outside the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter at 3231 Walnut Street between 9 a.m. and 10:20 a.m. Attempted Robbery· September 22 -- A man grabbed a female student's arm at 39th Street and Locust Walk at 11 p.m. and demanded that she give him $20 in cash before he would let her go. The man fled the scene after the woman raised her voice, and the student escaped uninjured.Theft· September 23 -- A University employee reported that a Sony tape recorder was stolen from an unsecured office in the McNeil Building at 3718 Locust Walk. · September 23 -- A female student reported that her blue 10-speed bicycle secured with a Kryptonite lock and valued at $125 was stolen from the rack outside the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter at 3231 Walnut Street between 9 a.m. and 10:20 a.m.· September 22 -- A University employee reported that a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printer valued at $700 was stolen from the Chemistry Building at 3301 Spruce Street between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The printer had been secured to a table with a chain. Attempted Robbery· September 22 -- A man grabbed a female student's arm at 39th Street and Locust Walk at 11 p.m. and demanded that she give him $20 in cash before he would let her go. The man fled the scene after the woman raised her voice, and the student escaped uninjured.Theft· September 23 -- A University employee reported that a Sony tape recorder was stolen from an unsecured office in the McNeil Building at 3718 Locust Walk. · September 23 -- A female student reported that her blue 10-speed bicycle secured with a Kryptonite lock and valued at $125 was stolen from the rack outside the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter at 3231 Walnut Street between 9 a.m. and 10:20 a.m.· September 22 -- A University employee reported that a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printer valued at $700 was stolen from the Chemistry Building at 3301 Spruce Street between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The printer had been secured to a table with a chain.· September 22 -- A University-owned VCR and remote control valued at $400 were stolen from the Greenfield Intercultural Center at 3708 Chestnut Street. The theft occurred between 11 a.m. and noon. Attempted Robbery· September 22 -- A man grabbed a female student's arm at 39th Street and Locust Walk at 11 p.m. and demanded that she give him $20 in cash before he would let her go. The man fled the scene after the woman raised her voice, and the student escaped uninjured.Theft· September 23 -- A University employee reported that a Sony tape recorder was stolen from an unsecured office in the McNeil Building at 3718 Locust Walk. · September 23 -- A female student reported that her blue 10-speed bicycle secured with a Kryptonite lock and valued at $125 was stolen from the rack outside the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter at 3231 Walnut Street between 9 a.m. and 10:20 a.m.· September 22 -- A University employee reported that a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printer valued at $700 was stolen from the Chemistry Building at 3301 Spruce Street between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The printer had been secured to a table with a chain.· September 22 -- A University-owned VCR and remote control valued at $400 were stolen from the Greenfield Intercultural Center at 3708 Chestnut Street. The theft occurred between 11 a.m. and noon.All information was obtained from University Police. Attempted Robbery· September 22 -- A man grabbed a female student's arm at 39th Street and Locust Walk at 11 p.m. and demanded that she give him $20 in cash before he would let her go. The man fled the scene after the woman raised her voice, and the student escaped uninjured.Theft· September 23 -- A University employee reported that a Sony tape recorder was stolen from an unsecured office in the McNeil Building at 3718 Locust Walk. · September 23 -- A female student reported that her blue 10-speed bicycle secured with a Kryptonite lock and valued at $125 was stolen from the rack outside the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter at 3231 Walnut Street between 9 a.m. and 10:20 a.m.· September 22 -- A University employee reported that a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printer valued at $700 was stolen from the Chemistry Building at 3301 Spruce Street between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The printer had been secured to a table with a chain.· September 22 -- A University-owned VCR and remote control valued at $400 were stolen from the Greenfield Intercultural Center at 3708 Chestnut Street. The theft occurred between 11 a.m. and noon.All information was obtained from University Police.-- Ian Rosenblum