<p>anyone else get this email?</p>
<p>***....why are there so many retarded people in this world......and why do these kids have to wander into the University City area......</p>
<p>Looking for easy marks. Campus is relatively empty now. There's much less of this type of crime during the regular school year.</p>
<p>Could you tell me what happened?</p>
<p>Public safety sent out a mass e-mail.</p>
<p>Here's the message.</p>
<p>
[quote]
THE FOLLOWING IS A MESSAGE FROM THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY:</p>
<p>Anyone with information regarding the below incidents should immediately
notify the University of Pennsylvania Police Department by calling 511
from a campus phone, 215.573.3333 from off-campus or cell phones, or by
picking up any blue light emergency phone. Please report any suspicious
activity to the emergency number listed above. When traveling in areas
outside of the Penn patrol zone, please call 911.</p>
<p>Please program the Penn Police emergency number into your cell phone speed
dial: 215.573.3333</p>
<p>There has been an increase in groups (3-8 members) of young male
juveniles, ranging from 9 - 13 years of age, who are walking through the
University City area, and are harassing, assaulting and/or robbing both
male and female residents and/or Penn students and staff. There have been
six incidents, since July 3rd in the Penn patrol zone, occurring from
4:30pm - 12:30am in the following locations:
Area of 33rd and Chestnut
3700 block Locust Walk
4000 block Locust Street
4200 block Locust Street</p>
<p>Additionally, there has been one similar incident in the vicinity of
Drexel University, at 35th and Spring Garden Streets. Several young males
have been arrested in conjunction with one incident occurring in the 4200
block of Locust Street.</p>
<p>The University of Pennsylvania Police Department, working in conjunction
with the Philadelphia Police Department, as well as Penn Security Officers
and University City District Safety Ambassadors, have increased police and
security patrols in University City. Both covert and overt police patrols
are being used. Additionally, the Division of Public Safety is utilizing
virtual video patrols in the targeted areas.</p>
<p>SAFETY REMINDER</p>
<p>Please remember to utilize the safety and security services offered by
Penn's Division of Public Safety, the Division of Business Services and
the University City District, which include:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Walking Escorts: 215.898.WALK (9255) - Walking Escort boundaries extend
from 30th Street - 50th Street, Spring Garden Street to Woodland Avenue</p></li>
<li><p>Penn Transit: 215.898.RIDE (7433) - 6pm-3am: *On-call for emergencies,
3am-7am; boundaries are: 50th Street - 20th Street and Spring Garden
Street to Woodland Avenue - <a href="http://www.upenn.edu/transportation%5B/url%5D">http://www.upenn.edu/transportation</a></p></li>
<li><p>UPPD Detective Unit: 215.898.4485</p></li>
<li><p>For safety presentations, contact the Office of the Vice President, at
215.898.7515</p></li>
</ul>
<p>As a general safety precaution, please do not walk alone in isolated
areas. When walking, do not listen to music or talk on the cell phone;
both activities distract people from exercising caution and awareness in
their environment.</p>
<p>For general information and more safety tips, please see the DPS website
at: <a href="http://www.publicsafety.upenn.edu%5B/url%5D">http://www.publicsafety.upenn.edu</a>
[/quote]
</p>
<p>I really don't understand why Penn can't seriously clean up the area. </p>
<p>A school near where I live was able to decrease campus crime pretty much from somewhere in the range of 100+ per year to somewhere around (less than) 20 per year by a huge bout of gentrification LOL.</p>
<p>9-13 years old?!! it doesn't seem very dangerous if the assailants are up to your waist</p>
<p>God, can you imagine? In a few years, toddlers will be assaulting Penn students with their Fisher Price Shapesorters and robbing us for milk money. </p>
<p>At that point, I don't really know what I'll do.</p>
<p>i recall that 2 years ago a visiting professor was assaulted on smith walk by some young girls wielding hammers...</p>
<p>haha I was just partying at Spring Garden. Glad I survived. I wouldve been scared if a bunch of middle schoolers attacked me lol.</p>
<p>and all the screwdriver muggings last year were pretty hilarious.</p>
<p>Would it be against campus rules to carry a (legal sized) knife for self defense?</p>
<p>My sister was walking on Locust Walk and one of these little hoodlums came up behind her and smacked her on the butt.</p>
<p>She said he wasn't riding very fast and she probably could have caught up with him if she wasn't so dumbfounded. Seriously, if I had been there I would have grabbed him violently off of his (probably stolen) bike and thrown him violently to the ground, at which point I would have slammed the bike on the ground and destroyed it, because hey, it's not his, anyway, is it?</p>
<p>If I had seriously injured him, I wouldn't care. The crack-dealer-in-training would deserve it.</p>
<p>Seriously, these kids need to be put in jail.</p>
<p>like phatalbert said...these incidents are a lot fewer and far between during the school year. </p>
<p>although I did find the screwdriver thing last year a little scary.</p>
<p>haha, I saw those kids get arrested the other day. Pwned.</p>
<p>come up across one of these kids this year im gonna bust their heads.</p>
<p>but yeah there isnt really anything to be scared of during the year, last year was just fine</p>
<p>Pwninated indeed</p>
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"although I did find the screwdriver thing last year a little scary."
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<p>Can you guys explain to me exactly what happened? Was this during the school year? How many incidents? Was it directed mainly towards Penn students or just anyone in general?</p>
<p>Man, I don't want to die. I think I'll just stay home next semester, and drive DUI instead.</p>
<p>I was looking at the log kept by Public Safety at Drexel for Jan-present. There seems to be certain areas that are plagued with attacks. For one, around 35th & Hamilton. And also, around Spring Garden. I saw listings for assaults with a knife or cutting instrument and also what they call strong arm (fists, etc.).</p>
<p>lol i wish some 13 yr old PUNKS would try and pull that s*t with me. I will truly make **each and every one of them* regret it.</p>