You cannot be safe in your own neighborhood. Thats really scary. I mean i would advise caution. Reporter there have been several attacks Near University of pennsylvanias campus just in the past week. The latest assault happened at 6 30 thursday evening a woman walking alone along pine street is hit from behind with a bicycle lock. Strikes her in the back of the head with a bicycle lock and demands her purse. Theres nine uniform officers in the area because of recent rash of robberies occurring. They see the offender dragging the victim about 50 yards. They immediately jump out of the car and are able to rescues her. Philadelphia police, university of pennsylvania and Drexel Police statue saturate sd the air stepping up patrols in light of recent a assaults. A woman is attacked and escapes her attacker at 41st and samson a woman is sexually assaulted at 47th and chestnut on monday. Police believe the man now in custody may be linked to all of these cases including two broad daylight ind
Of assault on College Student. Now, police do have a 55 year old man in custody. Now they are looking into whether he is that man responsible forehand full of assault on College Student then the week alone. It is the scene of the most recent attacks. Fortyfirst and pine streets where university of pennsylvania grad student is hit in the head and nearly robbed. It is terrifying. It is not a great feeling knowing you cannot be safe in your own neighborhood. Scary, i mean, i would advise caution. It is just one of many attacks on u penn and drexel student then the week, the latest happened around 6 30 thursday evening. Police say woman is walking alone on pine street, when a 55 year old man hit her with a bike lock. Strikes her in the back of the head with a bicycle lock. And demand her purse, and there is nonuniform officers in the area because of recent rash of robberies that have been occurring. They see the offender, dragging the victim, about 50 yards, they immediately jump out of th
Where university of pennsylvania grad student sent hit in the head and nearly robbed. It is terrifying, not a great feeling knowing can you not be snafu own neighborhood. Scary, i would advise caution. Just one every many attacks on u pen and drexel student then the week, latest happened about 6 30 thursday evening. Police say a woman is walking alone on pine street. When a five a year old man, hit her with a bike lock. Strikes letter in the back of the head with a bike lock. And demand her purse, nine officers in the area because of recent rash of robberies that have been occurring. And they see the offender, dragging the victim, about 50 yards, immediately jump out of their car and able to rescue her. As agent end taken into custody. Now Police Believe this man could be linked to other cases. Earlier on thursday, there were two broad daylight assault, as drexel university, on monday 23 year old woman was sexually assaulted at 47th and chestnut, and on saturday, another woman was atta
In philadelphia this is cbs3 Eyewitness News. Actually through his arms up and screamed. It to noon Eyewitness News exclusive. Two Hero Police Officers talk about taking down a suspect as they say he violently attacked a woman. Good evening, im chris may. Jessica is off tonight. Just a short timing a police in southwest philadelphia charged that man for an tack in University City. Natasha brown spoke exclusively with those officers who were just in the right place at the right time. Shes life now at southwest detectives with that conversation and new information on the suspect. Natasha . Reporter well, chris, a short time ago we were able to speak with the two officers who witnessed and interrupted last nights violent attack on a 38yearold woman here in southwest philadelphia. They do tell us that they were extremely happy to be in the right place at the right time. Veteran patrol officers anthony britain and jim ballmer were already on high alert. Canvassing the University City area i
In southwest philadelphia charged that man for an tack in University City. Natasha brown spoke exclusively with those officers who were just in the right place at the right time. Shes life now at southwest detectives with that conversation and new information on the suspect. Natasha . Reporter well, chris, a short time ago we were able to speak with the two officers who witnessed and interrupted last nights violent attack on a 38yearold woman here in southwest philadelphia. They do tell us that they were extremely happy to be in the right place at the right time. Veteran patrol officers anthony britain and jim ballmer were already on high alert. Canvassing the University City area in search of a man terrorizing and attacking women. Little did they know thursday evening they would catch him in the act of committing another assault. As we were turning on 41st street from baltimore avenue, we observed a male that we information from walk up behind a female and strike her in the back of th