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The Daily Pennsylvanian

Campus Crime Report: Tuesday, February 9, 1999

TheftTheft· February 8 -- A female University employee reported that someone broke the clasp off of a locker in the basement student lounge of the Veterinary School's Rosenthal Building at 3800 Spruce Street and removed $2 in cash and $10 worth of candy between 3 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Theft· February 8 -- A female University employee reported that someone broke the clasp off of a locker in the basement student lounge of the Veterinary School's Rosenthal Building at 3800 Spruce Street and removed $2 in cash and $10 worth of candy between 3 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.· February 6 -- A female University student reported that she was pickpocketed inside the University Bookstore at 3601 Walnut Street at about 2:50 p.m. She noticed her wallet missing from her purse and a suspicious-looking man sitting very close to her. She alerted the store's security, who stopped a man fitting her description. The man did not have the wallet in his possession and was not arrested. Theft· February 8 -- A female University employee reported that someone broke the clasp off of a locker in the basement student lounge of the Veterinary School's Rosenthal Building at 3800 Spruce Street and removed $2 in cash and $10 worth of candy between 3 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.· February 6 -- A female University student reported that she was pickpocketed inside the University Bookstore at 3601 Walnut Street at about 2:50 p.m. She noticed her wallet missing from her purse and a suspicious-looking man sitting very close to her. She alerted the store's security, who stopped a man fitting her description. The man did not have the wallet in his possession and was not arrested.· February 5 -- A male University student reported that his $2,000 bicycle was stolen from where he left it unattended in the kitchen area of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity house at 3817 Walnut Street between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. Theft· February 8 -- A female University employee reported that someone broke the clasp off of a locker in the basement student lounge of the Veterinary School's Rosenthal Building at 3800 Spruce Street and removed $2 in cash and $10 worth of candy between 3 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.· February 6 -- A female University student reported that she was pickpocketed inside the University Bookstore at 3601 Walnut Street at about 2:50 p.m. She noticed her wallet missing from her purse and a suspicious-looking man sitting very close to her. She alerted the store's security, who stopped a man fitting her description. The man did not have the wallet in his possession and was not arrested.· February 5 -- A male University student reported that his $2,000 bicycle was stolen from where he left it unattended in the kitchen area of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity house at 3817 Walnut Street between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.· February 5 -- A female University employee reported that someone removed her purse containing $50 in cash, a Pennsylvania driver's license, a parking garage card and about three credit cards from an unsecured drawer in an office in the Franklin Building at 3451 Walnut Street between about 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. A security camera captured an image of the suspect, but no arrests have been made. Theft· February 8 -- A female University employee reported that someone broke the clasp off of a locker in the basement student lounge of the Veterinary School's Rosenthal Building at 3800 Spruce Street and removed $2 in cash and $10 worth of candy between 3 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.· February 6 -- A female University student reported that she was pickpocketed inside the University Bookstore at 3601 Walnut Street at about 2:50 p.m. She noticed her wallet missing from her purse and a suspicious-looking man sitting very close to her. She alerted the store's security, who stopped a man fitting her description. The man did not have the wallet in his possession and was not arrested.· February 5 -- A male University student reported that his $2,000 bicycle was stolen from where he left it unattended in the kitchen area of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity house at 3817 Walnut Street between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.· February 5 -- A female University employee reported that someone removed her purse containing $50 in cash, a Pennsylvania driver's license, a parking garage card and about three credit cards from an unsecured drawer in an office in the Franklin Building at 3451 Walnut Street between about 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. A security camera captured an image of the suspect, but no arrests have been made.· February 5 --EA male employee of Aramark Vending Company reported that while he was servicing a vending machine in the Presbyterian Medical Center at 3900 Market Street at approximately 10:30 a.m., a male came and took a brown bag containing $400 to $600 in U.S. coins and put it in a stroller. The man ran west on Filbert Street with the stroller and was last seen going into the University Apartment building at 3901 Walnut Street. He is described as a black male with a full beard, aged 28 to 30, 5'10" to 6' and weighing about 130 to 150 pounds. Theft· February 8 -- A female University employee reported that someone broke the clasp off of a locker in the basement student lounge of the Veterinary School's Rosenthal Building at 3800 Spruce Street and removed $2 in cash and $10 worth of candy between 3 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.· February 6 -- A female University student reported that she was pickpocketed inside the University Bookstore at 3601 Walnut Street at about 2:50 p.m. She noticed her wallet missing from her purse and a suspicious-looking man sitting very close to her. She alerted the store's security, who stopped a man fitting her description. The man did not have the wallet in his possession and was not arrested.· February 5 -- A male University student reported that his $2,000 bicycle was stolen from where he left it unattended in the kitchen area of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity house at 3817 Walnut Street between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.· February 5 -- A female University employee reported that someone removed her purse containing $50 in cash, a Pennsylvania driver's license, a parking garage card and about three credit cards from an unsecured drawer in an office in the Franklin Building at 3451 Walnut Street between about 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. A security camera captured an image of the suspect, but no arrests have been made.· February 5 --EA male employee of Aramark Vending Company reported that while he was servicing a vending machine in the Presbyterian Medical Center at 3900 Market Street at approximately 10:30 a.m., a male came and took a brown bag containing $400 to $600 in U.S. coins and put it in a stroller. The man ran west on Filbert Street with the stroller and was last seen going into the University Apartment building at 3901 Walnut Street. He is described as a black male with a full beard, aged 28 to 30, 5'10" to 6' and weighing about 130 to 150 pounds.All information was obtained from the University Police log book. Theft· February 8 -- A female University employee reported that someone broke the clasp off of a locker in the basement student lounge of the Veterinary School's Rosenthal Building at 3800 Spruce Street and removed $2 in cash and $10 worth of candy between 3 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.· February 6 -- A female University student reported that she was pickpocketed inside the University Bookstore at 3601 Walnut Street at about 2:50 p.m. She noticed her wallet missing from her purse and a suspicious-looking man sitting very close to her. She alerted the store's security, who stopped a man fitting her description. The man did not have the wallet in his possession and was not arrested.· February 5 -- A male University student reported that his $2,000 bicycle was stolen from where he left it unattended in the kitchen area of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity house at 3817 Walnut Street between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.· February 5 -- A female University employee reported that someone removed her purse containing $50 in cash, a Pennsylvania driver's license, a parking garage card and about three credit cards from an unsecured drawer in an office in the Franklin Building at 3451 Walnut Street between about 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. A security camera captured an image of the suspect, but no arrests have been made.· February 5 --EA male employee of Aramark Vending Company reported that while he was servicing a vending machine in the Presbyterian Medical Center at 3900 Market Street at approximately 10:30 a.m., a male came and took a brown bag containing $400 to $600 in U.S. coins and put it in a stroller. The man ran west on Filbert Street with the stroller and was last seen going into the University Apartment building at 3901 Walnut Street. He is described as a black male with a full beard, aged 28 to 30, 5'10" to 6' and weighing about 130 to 150 pounds.All information was obtained from the University Police log book.-- Laura McClure