A traffic alert was posted on the DPS website and Twitter account around the time of the incident, barring any traffic on Walnut Street between 30th and 34th streets. 

Police told NBC Philadelphia that the incident is the first murder of 2018. In 2017, 317 homicides occurred in Philadelphia, the highest number since 2012.

The patients whose information was contained on the non-encrypted laptop were notified of its theft via letter from Penn Medicine.

Larry Wittig, a longtime rowing coach who rose to a top leadership role in the Pennsylvania education system, resigned from his position as chair of the state Board of Education this week after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct. 

The arrest of the Philadelphia native has sparked a nation-wide discussion on the criminal justice system. 

On Nov. 17, a woman affiliated with Penn reported that someone had used her credit card without permission in Rodin College House.  

A student at Gloucester County Community College in New Jersey was visiting his girlfriend, a 22-year-old student at Drexel University, when he was shot by a stranger.

David R. Marchant has been charged for making “derogatory, sex-based slurs and sexual comments” to Jane Willenbring, a former associate professor at Penn. 

Police told Fox News that the woman walked into the bank with her walker and pulled out a revolver before demanding $400 from employees. 

University administrators have been looking into six counts of hazing, allegations of drugging, and purported instances of sexual misconduct perpetrated by Michigan fraternity members. 

“To everyone who has been harassed or abused at Berklee, I am so sorry,”  Berklee College of Music President Roger Brown said. “I apologize for this institution. It’s unacceptable."

On the night of Nov. 3, it was reported that three people left Copabanana without paying for their meals.   

According to the Division of Public Safety, the student surrendered his bag and the two suspects fled east on Walnut Street. 

On Oct. 28, Penn Police arrested a man affiliated to Penn at Hill College House for underage drinking and issued him a citation.  

An Engineering sophomore, who has collected approximately 200 illegally download films on his computer, received a warning email but did not face further repercussions. 

“There have been documented instances of bureaucratic and judicial corruption, dangerous and unhealthy living conditions, and human rights violations in many of these facilities." 

“We are the largest private police department; we are larger than Princeton, we are larger than Yale, but we are the lowest paid,” Penn Police Association President Eric Rohrback said.