Do you know this delinquent?

We here at RentCampus strive to provide students with the best service possible; assisting in finding that "perfect" place to live for the coming school year. With that said, we take it to heart when a "student" commits a crime against us. In the wee hours of the morning on Friday, March 4, 2011, someone threw a brick at the facade of the RentCampus building, ultimately shattering the middle glass panel. After long hours of repair and money spent, we think it's only fair that this culprit gets his 15 minutes of fame and a personal sit down here at the office. Here's where you wonderful guys come in. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO IDENTIFY THE CULPRIT. Since we believe that good deeds shouldn't go unnoticed, we are offering a HEFTY REWARD for the successful identification of "our biggest fan." Below is some video surveillance footage taken from our cameras and from our good friends over at The Edge. If you are friends with this misguided character or simply heard him bragging about his defiling of private property, LET US KNOW!




This guy sure is persistent, missed on the first try so try, try again



Here he is walking by and scouting the place out



Frontal video of the actual crime taking place



Pay attention to the middle glass panel, :32 second mark


Again, if you provide us with information that leads to the SUCCESSFUL IDENTIFICATION of the culprit, RENTCAMPUS WILL PAY YOU!!!!!

Temple Campus Safety

Carl Bittenbender, Executive Director of Campus Safety Services sent out a Memorandum yesterday a series of additional safety measures that will be implemented on Temples Main Campus this semester.  Bittenbender stresses that the university takes the safety of its university community very seriously and in response to recent criminal activity over the past few months there are safety measure that will begin immediately.  While there is no one simple solution to the safety challenges Temple facesm the University believes these steps will be valuable to its campus, students and the community around Main Campus.

Step 1. Bolstering City of Philadelphia Police patrols in areas immediately adjacent to campus. These additional patrols will coordinate with Temple University Police and will be assigned mainly in areas north and west of campus in response to current crime patterns. The university is underwriting the costs of these additional officers.


Step 2. Increasing the presence of security officers on campus. Additional security officers will be added to increase visibility and deter criminal activity. They will have direct contact with the Temple University Police communications center and will initially patrol on foot. In the weeks to come, these security officers will be equipped with bikes. They will then be in special bike uniforms, distinctly marked and easily recognized as part of the security force at Temple.


Step 3. Hiring additional sworn campus police officers. Temple already has a large, well-trained police department and adding new officers will enhance our policing abilities on and around campus.


Step 4. Upgrading the network of security cameras on campus. This enhancement, already in progress, will greatly add to our investigative capabilities.

Temple Police Patrol Boundaries

Primary Patrol Zone

Susquehanna Avenue to Jefferson Street

9th to 16th Streets

Daily patrol activity including directed patrols

Respond to priority calls

Respond to calls for service including taking reports

Full investigative support

Supplemental Patrol Zone

Susquehanna Avenue to Dauphin Street

8th to 9th Streets

16th to 17th Streets

Master Street to Jefferson Street

Directed patrols according to crime trends, complaints and/or other information determining the area of concentration

Respond to priority calls

Respond to calls for taking reports

Investigative support limited and to be determined on case-by-case basis

Priority Response Zone

Dauphin to York Streets

Master to Thompson Streets

7th to 8th Streets

17th to 19th Streets

Respond to priority In-Progress calls ONLY

This is NOT a patrol area

Responding officers will NOT be used for taking reports or calls for service including noise complaints

Investigative support will be on very rare occasions used mainly as facilitators to the appropriate Philadelphia Police Detective Division or information gathering of high-profile incidents

All non-priority calls in this zone and beyond will be referred to the Philadelphia Police 911 Emergency System

Priority calls of crimes in progress will be referred to the Philadelphia Police 911 Emergency System, as well as broadcasted to Temple Police units

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