Crime
Students to appear in court for Fling liquor citations
According to Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush, 31 citations were issued at two off-campus parties on Thursday night by the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement.Undercover officers to patrol Spring Fling
A new campus presence initiative from the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement is responsible for an increased presence of undercover officers at this weekend’s Spring Fling.Alleged killer of grad student Melissa Ketunuti appears in court for first time
Jason Smith, a 37-year-old exterminator from Levittown, Pa., was arrested and formally charged two days after Ketunuti’s murder on Jan. 21 and has been in jail ever since. He is charged with five counts related to her death, including murder, arson and abuse of corpse.Undercover liquor control officers to be on duty during Fling
Three weeks ago a commanding officer for the LCE alerted the Division of Public Safety that Penn was “on their radar screen,” according to Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush.March sees big rise in crime against persons
Crime against persons was up in March — a month which included 11 assaults and an armed robbery of two Penn students.
No fear for survivors, supporters at Take Back the Night
Last night, hundreds of students gathered to fight against domestic and sexual violence by marching across campus, shouting, “Penn unite, take back the night!”
Take Back the Night evolves after rocky past
Both men and women will march through campus tonight in solidarity against sexual violence — a scene that would have been hardly imaginable just 20 years ago.Division of Public Safety 'optimistic' about 2013 Fling safety
The Division of Public Safety administers maximum measures to ensure the health and safety of students during Spring Fling.
Two-car accident on 3800 block of Spruce
A two-car accident involving a female School of Veterinary Medicine student occurred at approximately 3:15 p.m.Crime Log | Mar. 15-Mar. 22
See what incidents occurred in the patrol zone.Crime Log | March 8-14
See what incidents occurred in the Penn Patrol Zone between March 8 and 14.Gosnell may face death penalty for late term abortion clinic
This morning, a jury began its examination of Kermit Gosnell and what a prosecutor called his “house of horrors” less than a mile from Penn’s campus.Crime Log | Feb. 21-March 7
Check out what crimes have occurred in the Penn Patrol Zone between Feb. 21 and March 7.Theft rises, robberies stabilize in February
The month of February has brought nine assaults this month on campus— an increase from the same period in 2012 — but only one of the victims was affiliated with the University. There were 62 thefts from buildings within the Division of Public Safety patrol zone during the first two months of this year — up from 33 during the same period last year — and in January, there were 42 thefts from buildings alone.Crime on campus fluctuate with seasons
As the outside temperature goes up, crime at Penn typically goes the same direction.Penn sees more thefts, fewer robberies in Jan.
January has seen an increase in the number of thefts from buildings in and around Penn’s campus — but a decrease in more violent crimes like robbery.