TU Alert – Temple Update

Curfew in Place for Philadelphia as Governor Signs Proclamation of Disaster Emergency

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 22:25:53 +0000

Mayor Jim Kenney is enacting a city-wide curfew as Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signs a proclamation of emergency disaster in response to the protesting, civil unrest and looting that has occurred after the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. in West Philadelphia. The curfew starts at 9 p.m. Wednesday and lasts until 6 a.m. Thursday morning. Businesses must close their doors by 8 p.m..

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Civil Unrest Occurs After Police Fatally Shoot Black Man in West Philly

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 17:31:59 +0000

Campus Safety issued a TU Alert for “Civil Unrest” after a few small groups of people attempted to break into stores near campus early Tuesday morning. Police arrested a male for burglarizing the Foot Locker on the corner of Broad and Oxford streets and possessing firearms in his vehicle. The activity was stopped and arrests were made Executive Director of Campus Safety, Charles Leone wrote in…

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Temple Employee Found Dead in Gladfelter Hall, ID’d

Mon, 08 Feb 2016 18:14:50 +0000

Temple University employee Patricia Williams was found dead near her office on the ninth floor of Gladfelter Hall early Monday morning. Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications Brandon Lausch says no suspicious activity was found at the scene. The university put out a statement saying “It is with great sadness that Temple University reports the death of Patricia ‘Pat’ Williams…

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Arrest Filed in 7/11 Armed Robbery

Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:40:32 +0000

An arrest has been made in the armed robbery at 7/11 on Broad and Diamond Street. The robbery occurred at 4:30am Monday, August 24, just as the Owls were headed to their first day of classes. No Temple students were involved and no one was injured. The 26-year-old Philadelphian man, identified as George Lee Smith showed a silver revolver and demanded money from the registers and cigarettes and…

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