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Drexel Crime Report
By: Omkar Baxi
Posted: 7/3/09
The following are crimes that occurred on or near campus and were reported to The Triangle by the Drexel University Department of Public Safety. All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement or DPS incident reports.
June 1, 2009
THEFT FROM VEHICLE
9:30 p.m. 3100 Block of Powelton Ave.
A Drexel student reported that between 5 p.m., and 9:30 p.m., unknown person/s broke the right front window of his auto and took a GPS from the console area.
THEFT
11:20 a.m. 400 Block of N. 32nd St.
A non-Drexel affiliate reported to Philadelphia Police that unknown person/s took two plastic chairs that were left unsecured and unattended on the front porch.
June 2, 2009
ROBBERY
8 a.m. 3000 Market St.
A non-Drexel affiliate reported to Philadelphia Police that a male known to him took $397.00 from him at gunpoint. The offender was later arrested by Philadelphia Police.
THEFT FROM BUILDING
11 a.m. Randell Hall
A Drexel student reported that unknown person/s took his black book bag containing a laptop computer and iPod that was left unattended in a lab room.
BICYCLE THEFT
7 p.m. Creese Student Center
A Drexel student reported that unknown person/s took her orange bike from the bike rack in front of the Creese Center by cutting the cable lock.
June 3, 2009
THEFT FROM VEHICLE
10:30 a.m. Parking Lot "F" - 3000 Ludlow St.
A Drexel employee reported that unknown person/s broke the right front window of her auto and took a GPS and an iPod from the glove compartment.
THEFT FROM BUILDING
9:30 p.m. MacAlister Hall
A Drexel student reported that unknown person/s took his wallet that was left unattended on a table in the fourth floor computer lab.
THEFT FROM BUILDING
1:45 p.m. Ross Commons
A Drexel student reported that unknown person/s took his laptop computer that was left unattended on a table in a common area.
June 4, 2009
BURGLARY
9 a.m. Calhoun Hall
A Drexel student reported that unknown person/s entered his dorm room through an unlocked front door and took his wallet that was left unattended on a desk.
June 5, 2009
VANDALISM
4:50 a.m. 200 Block of N. 34th St.
A Drexel student reported that unknown person/s broke the rear window of his auto. Nothing taken.
June 6, 2009
ROBBERY
1:30 a.m. 400 Block of N. 34th St.
A Drexel student reported that while walking on the 400 block of N. 34th St., two unknown black males punched him in the face and took an unknown amount of cash from his pants pocket.
BURGLARY
4:45 a.m. 400 Block of N. 34th St.
A non-Drexel affiliate reported to Philadelphia Police that unknown person/s entered his store by breaking the lock on the security gate and took cigarettes and cash.
June 7, 2009
VANDALISM
10 a.m. 3200 Block of Summer St.
A non-Drexel affiliate reported that unknown person/s splashed an unknown liquid on the hood and windshield of her auto.
VANDALISM
12:10 p.m. 200 Block of N. Natrona St.
A Drexel student reported that unknown person/s scratched the hood and trunk, and broke the antenna off of his auto.
THEFT FROM BUILDING
1 p.m. Drexel Pizza
An employee of Drexel Pizza reported that unknown person/s took a jar containing cash donations that was left unattended on the front counter.
June 8, 2009
THEFT FROM VEHICLE
10:30 a.m. 3200 Block of Summer St.
A non-Drexel affiliate reported to Philadelphia Police that unknown person/s broke the right rear vent window of her auto and took a bag containing medical supplies that were left visible in the vehicle.
June 9, 2009
THEFT FROM VEHICLE
6:30 a.m. 200 N. 36th St.
A Drexel affiliate reported that unknown person/s broke the left rear window to his auto and took a bag containing two iPods that was left visible in the rear of his auto.
THEFT FROM VEHICLE
6:40 p.m. Parking Lot "F" - 3000 Ludlow St.
A Drexel employee reported that unknown person/s broke the right rear window to her auto and took a GPS system from the glove compartment of her auto.
BURGLARY
4 p.m. Race St. Residence Hall
A Drexel student reported that unknown person/s entered his room through an unlocked front door and took his laptop computer that was left unattended in the common area of the room.
June 10, 2009
THEFT FROM VEHICLE
8 a.m. Parking Lot "D" - 217 N. 35th St.
A Drexel student reported that unknown person/s broke the left rear window to his auto and took $4.00 in change that was visible in the auto.
THEFT FROM VEHICLE
8:55 a.m. 3200 Block of Pearl St.
A Drexel student reported that unknown person/s broke the left front window to his auto and took a GPS and MP3 player that was left visible in his auto.
THEFT FROM VEHICLE
6:30 p.m. 3400 Block of Race St.
A Drexel student reported that unknown person/s broke the right rear window to his auto and took a GPS and charging cord that was left in plain view.
June 11, 2009
THEFT FROM VEHICLE
4:45 a.m. Parking Lot "F" - 3000 Ludlow St.
A Drexel student reported that unknown person/s broke the right front window to his auto and took a GPS that was left in the glove compartment of the auto.
BICYCLE THEFT
1:40 a.m. Hagerty Library
A Drexel student reported that unknown person/s cut the cable lock and took her bike from the bike rack in front of the library.
THEFT FROM VEHICLE
3 p.m. 3500 Block of Baring St.
A Drexel student reported that unknown person/s broke the right rear window of her auto and took a radar detector that was left in the glove compartment.
June 12, 2009
THEFT FROM VEHICLE
1:45 p.m. 3500 Block of Race St.
A Drexel staff member reported that unknown person/s broke the left front window of his auto and took a GPS that was visible.
June 13, 2009
BICYCLE THEFT
11:30 p.m. Kelly Hall
A Drexel student reported that unknown person/s took his bike from the bike room where he left it unsecured.
ASSAULT
1:30 a.m. 200 Block of N. 33rd St.
A Drexel student reported that he was purposely burned with a cigarette by another Drexel student. The student received a minor injury to his arm. The incident is under investigation by DUPD and has been forwarded to Student Conduct.
ROBBERY
8 a.m. 3000 JFK Blvd.
Two non-Drexel affiliates reported that a black male armed with a handgun took their wallets and jewelry. No injuries were reported.
June 14, 2009
ASSAULT
Time Not Given 200 Block of N. 32nd St.
A Drexel student reported that he was punched in the mouth by an unknown male after he requested that this male leave a party at the student's residence. The student was transported to HUP for treatment by Public Safety.
THEFT FROM VEHICLE
4 p.m. 3300 Block of Baring St.
A non-Drexel affiliate reported to Philadelphia Police that unknown person/s broke the right front window of her auto and took a GPS that was visible.
June 19, 2009
VANDALISM
8 a.m. 3200 Block of Lancaster Ave.
A Drexel student reported that unknown person/s broke the right front window of his auto that was unattended.
VANDALISM
9 a.m. 3600 Block of Powelton Ave.
A Drexel student reported that unknown person/s broke the right front window of her auto while it was parked and unattended.
THEFT FROM VEHICLE
5 p.m. Parking Lot "L" - 3400 Block of Lancaster Ave.
A Drexel student reported that unknown person/s broke the right front window of his auto and took a GPS from the console area.
June 23, 2009
BICYCLE THEFT
4:30 p.m. 3500 Block of Market St.
A non-Drexel affiliate reported to Philadelphia Police that unknown person/s cut the lock and took his bike from the bike rack of a non-Drexel property.
June 24, 2009
THEFT FROM VEHICLE
1:35 p.m. 3400 Block of Race St.
A Drexel student reported that unknown person/s broke the left front window to her auto and took a GPS, iPod, and a camera that was left in plain view.
As a result of an increase in theft from vehicles, intelligence was gathered by Drexel Public Safety and that information was shared with Philadelphia Police. That information resulted in the identification of a suspect. On June 20, that suspect was observed by Philadelphia Police walking through Drexel's campus. He was put under surveillance and arrested after he was observed breaking into a vehicle on the 3000 block of JFK Boulevard. Theft from vehicles have declined dramatically since this arrest.
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