CAMPUS CRIME REPORT: Thursday, April 2, 1998

Simple AssaultSimple Assault· March 28 -- A University student reported that a male he believed to be another student approached him while walking in front of High Rise East, punched him repeatedly and ripped his shirt. The incident occurred at about 12:45 a.m. Simple Assault· March 28 -- A University student reported that a male he believed to be another student approached him while walking in front of High Rise East, punched him repeatedly and ripped his shirt. The incident occurred at about 12:45 a.m.BurglarySimple Assault· March 28 -- A University student reported that a male he believed to be another student approached him while walking in front of High Rise East, punched him repeatedly and ripped his shirt. The incident occurred at about 12:45 a.m.Burglary· March 31 -- A female University employee reported that the glass door to her office on the fourth floor of the Penn Tower Hotel was shattered and objects inside were ransacked between midnight and 6:30 a.m. Nothing was stolen in the incident. Simple Assault· March 28 -- A University student reported that a male he believed to be another student approached him while walking in front of High Rise East, punched him repeatedly and ripped his shirt. The incident occurred at about 12:45 a.m.Burglary· March 31 -- A female University employee reported that the glass door to her office on the fourth floor of the Penn Tower Hotel was shattered and objects inside were ransacked between midnight and 6:30 a.m. Nothing was stolen in the incident.· March 30 -- A man unaffiliated with the University reported that a VCR and a clock radio were stolen from his apartment on the 4200 block of Baltimore Avenue between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The lock on the door was smashed in the incident. Simple Assault· March 28 -- A University student reported that a male he believed to be another student approached him while walking in front of High Rise East, punched him repeatedly and ripped his shirt. The incident occurred at about 12:45 a.m.Burglary· March 31 -- A female University employee reported that the glass door to her office on the fourth floor of the Penn Tower Hotel was shattered and objects inside were ransacked between midnight and 6:30 a.m. Nothing was stolen in the incident.· March 30 -- A man unaffiliated with the University reported that a VCR and a clock radio were stolen from his apartment on the 4200 block of Baltimore Avenue between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The lock on the door was smashed in the incident.TheftSimple Assault· March 28 -- A University student reported that a male he believed to be another student approached him while walking in front of High Rise East, punched him repeatedly and ripped his shirt. The incident occurred at about 12:45 a.m.Burglary· March 31 -- A female University employee reported that the glass door to her office on the fourth floor of the Penn Tower Hotel was shattered and objects inside were ransacked between midnight and 6:30 a.m. Nothing was stolen in the incident.· March 30 -- A man unaffiliated with the University reported that a VCR and a clock radio were stolen from his apartment on the 4200 block of Baltimore Avenue between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The lock on the door was smashed in the incident.Theft· March 31-- Witnesses observed two males steal several items from Murphy Field at about 4:30 p.m. and flee in a Gray Cadillac. Police estimated that the items, which included two briefcases, two backpacks, a wallet, a small computer and a cellular phone, were worth a total of about $1,500. Simple Assault· March 28 -- A University student reported that a male he believed to be another student approached him while walking in front of High Rise East, punched him repeatedly and ripped his shirt. The incident occurred at about 12:45 a.m.Burglary· March 31 -- A female University employee reported that the glass door to her office on the fourth floor of the Penn Tower Hotel was shattered and objects inside were ransacked between midnight and 6:30 a.m. Nothing was stolen in the incident.· March 30 -- A man unaffiliated with the University reported that a VCR and a clock radio were stolen from his apartment on the 4200 block of Baltimore Avenue between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The lock on the door was smashed in the incident.Theft· March 31-- Witnesses observed two males steal several items from Murphy Field at about 4:30 p.m. and flee in a Gray Cadillac. Police estimated that the items, which included two briefcases, two backpacks, a wallet, a small computer and a cellular phone, were worth a total of about $1,500.· March 30 -- A University employee reported seeing a 6'2", 185-lb. black man with slick black hair wearing a white lab coat and a blue shirt that said "Radiology" go through her purse, which was sitting unattended inside room 185 of the Morgan Building at 205 S. 34th Street and remove her wallet, which contained $40 in cash. University Police chased the man briefly, but lost him near the Veterans Affairs Hospital at 38th Street and Woodland Avenue. Simple Assault· March 28 -- A University student reported that a male he believed to be another student approached him while walking in front of High Rise East, punched him repeatedly and ripped his shirt. The incident occurred at about 12:45 a.m.Burglary· March 31 -- A female University employee reported that the glass door to her office on the fourth floor of the Penn Tower Hotel was shattered and objects inside were ransacked between midnight and 6:30 a.m. Nothing was stolen in the incident.· March 30 -- A man unaffiliated with the University reported that a VCR and a clock radio were stolen from his apartment on the 4200 block of Baltimore Avenue between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The lock on the door was smashed in the incident.Theft· March 31-- Witnesses observed two males steal several items from Murphy Field at about 4:30 p.m. and flee in a Gray Cadillac. Police estimated that the items, which included two briefcases, two backpacks, a wallet, a small computer and a cellular phone, were worth a total of about $1,500.· March 30 -- A University employee reported seeing a 6'2", 185-lb. black man with slick black hair wearing a white lab coat and a blue shirt that said "Radiology" go through her purse, which was sitting unattended inside room 185 of the Morgan Building at 205 S. 34th Street and remove her wallet, which contained $40 in cash. University Police chased the man briefly, but lost him near the Veterans Affairs Hospital at 38th Street and Woodland Avenue.· March 30 -- Philadelphia Police arrested Marcellus Thomas, 30, of the 4800 block of Walton Street, after University Police saw him break the window of a green 1997 Plymouth Neon parked on the 4200 block of Spruce Street and steal a briefcase. They recovered the briefcase and took Thomas to the Philadelphia Police Department's Southwest Detectives bureau. Simple Assault· March 28 -- A University student reported that a male he believed to be another student approached him while walking in front of High Rise East, punched him repeatedly and ripped his shirt. The incident occurred at about 12:45 a.m.Burglary· March 31 -- A female University employee reported that the glass door to her office on the fourth floor of the Penn Tower Hotel was shattered and objects inside were ransacked between midnight and 6:30 a.m. Nothing was stolen in the incident.· March 30 -- A man unaffiliated with the University reported that a VCR and a clock radio were stolen from his apartment on the 4200 block of Baltimore Avenue between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The lock on the door was smashed in the incident.Theft· March 31-- Witnesses observed two males steal several items from Murphy Field at about 4:30 p.m. and flee in a Gray Cadillac. Police estimated that the items, which included two briefcases, two backpacks, a wallet, a small computer and a cellular phone, were worth a total of about $1,500.· March 30 -- A University employee reported seeing a 6'2", 185-lb. black man with slick black hair wearing a white lab coat and a blue shirt that said "Radiology" go through her purse, which was sitting unattended inside room 185 of the Morgan Building at 205 S. 34th Street and remove her wallet, which contained $40 in cash. University Police chased the man briefly, but lost him near the Veterans Affairs Hospital at 38th Street and Woodland Avenue.· March 30 -- Philadelphia Police arrested Marcellus Thomas, 30, of the 4800 block of Walton Street, after University Police saw him break the window of a green 1997 Plymouth Neon parked on the 4200 block of Spruce Street and steal a briefcase. They recovered the briefcase and took Thomas to the Philadelphia Police Department's Southwest Detectives bureau.· March 29 -- A Temple University student reported that his unattended wallet was stolen from the floor of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 3903 Chestnut Street at about 4:20 p.m. Simple Assault· March 28 -- A University student reported that a male he believed to be another student approached him while walking in front of High Rise East, punched him repeatedly and ripped his shirt. The incident occurred at about 12:45 a.m.Burglary· March 31 -- A female University employee reported that the glass door to her office on the fourth floor of the Penn Tower Hotel was shattered and objects inside were ransacked between midnight and 6:30 a.m. Nothing was stolen in the incident.· March 30 -- A man unaffiliated with the University reported that a VCR and a clock radio were stolen from his apartment on the 4200 block of Baltimore Avenue between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The lock on the door was smashed in the incident.Theft· March 31-- Witnesses observed two males steal several items from Murphy Field at about 4:30 p.m. and flee in a Gray Cadillac. Police estimated that the items, which included two briefcases, two backpacks, a wallet, a small computer and a cellular phone, were worth a total of about $1,500.· March 30 -- A University employee reported seeing a 6'2", 185-lb. black man with slick black hair wearing a white lab coat and a blue shirt that said "Radiology" go through her purse, which was sitting unattended inside room 185 of the Morgan Building at 205 S. 34th Street and remove her wallet, which contained $40 in cash. University Police chased the man briefly, but lost him near the Veterans Affairs Hospital at 38th Street and Woodland Avenue.· March 30 -- Philadelphia Police arrested Marcellus Thomas, 30, of the 4800 block of Walton Street, after University Police saw him break the window of a green 1997 Plymouth Neon parked on the 4200 block of Spruce Street and steal a briefcase. They recovered the briefcase and took Thomas to the Philadelphia Police Department's Southwest Detectives bureau.· March 29 -- A Temple University student reported that his unattended wallet was stolen from the floor of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 3903 Chestnut Street at about 4:20 p.m.· March 28 -- A female University student reported that her unattended backpack was stolen from an unsecured locker at The Book Store at 38th Street and Locust Walk between 4:45 p.m. and 5 p.m. Simple Assault· March 28 -- A University student reported that a male he believed to be another student approached him while walking in front of High Rise East, punched him repeatedly and ripped his shirt. The incident occurred at about 12:45 a.m.Burglary· March 31 -- A female University employee reported that the glass door to her office on the fourth floor of the Penn Tower Hotel was shattered and objects inside were ransacked between midnight and 6:30 a.m. Nothing was stolen in the incident.· March 30 -- A man unaffiliated with the University reported that a VCR and a clock radio were stolen from his apartment on the 4200 block of Baltimore Avenue between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The lock on the door was smashed in the incident.Theft· March 31-- Witnesses observed two males steal several items from Murphy Field at about 4:30 p.m. and flee in a Gray Cadillac. Police estimated that the items, which included two briefcases, two backpacks, a wallet, a small computer and a cellular phone, were worth a total of about $1,500.· March 30 -- A University employee reported seeing a 6'2", 185-lb. black man with slick black hair wearing a white lab coat and a blue shirt that said "Radiology" go through her purse, which was sitting unattended inside room 185 of the Morgan Building at 205 S. 34th Street and remove her wallet, which contained $40 in cash. University Police chased the man briefly, but lost him near the Veterans Affairs Hospital at 38th Street and Woodland Avenue.· March 30 -- Philadelphia Police arrested Marcellus Thomas, 30, of the 4800 block of Walton Street, after University Police saw him break the window of a green 1997 Plymouth Neon parked on the 4200 block of Spruce Street and steal a briefcase. They recovered the briefcase and took Thomas to the Philadelphia Police Department's Southwest Detectives bureau.· March 29 -- A Temple University student reported that his unattended wallet was stolen from the floor of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 3903 Chestnut Street at about 4:20 p.m.· March 28 -- A female University student reported that her unattended backpack was stolen from an unsecured locker at The Book Store at 38th Street and Locust Walk between 4:45 p.m. and 5 p.m.All information was obtained from University Police. Simple Assault· March 28 -- A University student reported that a male he believed to be another student approached him while walking in front of High Rise East, punched him repeatedly and ripped his shirt. The incident occurred at about 12:45 a.m.Burglary· March 31 -- A female University employee reported that the glass door to her office on the fourth floor of the Penn Tower Hotel was shattered and objects inside were ransacked between midnight and 6:30 a.m. Nothing was stolen in the incident.· March 30 -- A man unaffiliated with the University reported that a VCR and a clock radio were stolen from his apartment on the 4200 block of Baltimore Avenue between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The lock on the door was smashed in the incident.Theft· March 31-- Witnesses observed two males steal several items from Murphy Field at about 4:30 p.m. and flee in a Gray Cadillac. Police estimated that the items, which included two briefcases, two backpacks, a wallet, a small computer and a cellular phone, were worth a total of about $1,500.· March 30 -- A University employee reported seeing a 6'2", 185-lb. black man with slick black hair wearing a white lab coat and a blue shirt that said "Radiology" go through her purse, which was sitting unattended inside room 185 of the Morgan Building at 205 S. 34th Street and remove her wallet, which contained $40 in cash. University Police chased the man briefly, but lost him near the Veterans Affairs Hospital at 38th Street and Woodland Avenue.· March 30 -- Philadelphia Police arrested Marcellus Thomas, 30, of the 4800 block of Walton Street, after University Police saw him break the window of a green 1997 Plymouth Neon parked on the 4200 block of Spruce Street and steal a briefcase. They recovered the briefcase and took Thomas to the Philadelphia Police Department's Southwest Detectives bureau.· March 29 -- A Temple University student reported that his unattended wallet was stolen from the floor of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 3903 Chestnut Street at about 4:20 p.m.· March 28 -- A female University student reported that her unattended backpack was stolen from an unsecured locker at The Book Store at 38th Street and Locust Walk between 4:45 p.m. and 5 p.m.All information was obtained from University Police.--Maureen Tkacik