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Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian

News brief: Fight near high rises draws Penn security

A fight apparently broke out near the high rise college houses last night, drawing about 20 Penn police officers and security guards to 39th Street and Locust Walk around 11 p.m.

A woman was handcuffed and led to a police car, and another man was also handcuffed. Students and passersby gathered around the scene as police officers asked them to remain at a distance and directed them around the scene.

Police officers declined to comment further about the nature of the fight.