Crime
New disciplinary office director looks to become 'proactive'
The new director of the Office of Student Conduct wants to become the face of discipline at Penn.
Association of American Universities announces sexual assault survey
Penn President Amy Gutmann is the chair of the AAU.
DPS honors officers at fall ceremony
At its fall Commendation Ceremony, the Division of Public Safety honored the officers who apprehended Corey Gaynor, the man who allegedly shot a man outside of the Copabanana on April 15
Penn public safety tops security charts for eighth year
Penn's Division of Public Safety was ranked the number one university on Security Magazine's "Security 500" list.
Burglaries, bike thefts increase in Oct.
Level of crime in October this year remained largely the same as last year, while there is a decrease of crime against persons and an increase of crime against property in terms of this calender year compared to last calender year. This October saw a great decrease in retail theft, dropping down to one from last year's six.
Busting barriers, Penn's top cop celebrates 20 years
It was Maureen Rush’s fifth week on the job as a Philadelphia police officer, and she was already in a standoff with a drug addict.Crime Log: Oct. 24 – Oct. 30
See what crimes occurred in the Penn Patrol Zone between Oct. 24 and Oct. 30, 2014.
Following trend, students left off sex assault hearing panels
With the establishment of a new investigatory office for sexual assault, students will take a step back from the disciplinary process — a changed that has sparked controversy throughout the country.
Penn announces new head of disciplinary office
The University has named Julie Lyzinski Nettleton as the new permanent director of the Office of Student Conduct.Daughter of wife-killing ex-prof awarded over $100 million
A jury awarded $124.26 million in damages to the daughter of Rafael Robb, a former Penn economics professor who killed his wife in 2006.
Golden Tradition
The Benjamin Franklin Statue outside of the quad nicknamed by University Curators as “Ben on The Bench”, is one of three statues representing our Universities’ founder on campus.Ex-prof guilty of manslaughter to face civil court case on Monday
This Monday, former Penn Economics professor Rafael Robb is going on a civil trial in Montgomery County for killing his wife Ellen Gregory Robb in December 2006.
Crime Log: Oct. 17 - Oct. 23
See what crimes occurred in the Penn Patrol Zone between Oct. 17 and Oct. 23, 2014.
This Week in Penn History: Debating OSC disciplinary reports
A University committee was discussing whether Penn should release the names of students who were found responsible by the Office of Student Conduct of committing violent crimes or non-forcible sex offenses.
Crime Log: Oct. 11 to Oct. 17, 2014
See what crimes occurred in the Penn Patrol Zone between Oct. 11 and Oct. 17, 2014.Former Pottruck Director charged with thefts will have record expunged
The former director of Pottruck, Amy Wagner, paid a final installment on $10,000 in restitution to Penn and will now have her criminal record expunged
Coming to a party near you: Penn Administrators
This effort is part of a new task force which aims reduce dangers related to heavy drinking including violence and hospital transports on campus
September crime relatively similar to last year's
Overall crime since the start of the year is also slightly up by 7.4 percent, as compared to the year-to-date crime in 2013.
Pennsylvania closer to passing LGBT hate crime law
After an attack on a gay couple, the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would expand Pennsylvania's hate crime law to cover sexual orientation.