This Week In Crime

Yes, it's late, but look at it this way: as the crime log recap schedule gets back to normal (expect another this coming Wednesday), this is the tightest concentration of criminal commentary that you'll get all semester! Now, let's do away with the formalities and get into the nitty gritty, shall we? Yes, we shall.

Stop crime against the elderly! A full 36% of this week's crime was reported by or committed against people over 40. Look at this!

"Jan 21. — Anthony Brice, 55, of the 5100 block of Westminster was arrested for leaving Urban Outfitters at 36th and Sansom streets around 4 p.m. without rendering payment."

"Jan 20. — A male Penn employee, 73, reported that an unknown suspect removed his wallet from an unsecured locker around 9:15 p.m. in Pottruck Gym."

"Jan. 19 — James Smith, 40, of 1600 Thompson St was arrested for taking a 23-year-old female student’s wallet around 3:30 in Houston Hall."

We get a geography lesson after the jump.

Have you ever heard of Lansdowne, PA? I guess it's a suburb - but here's the thing: the urban planner who designed it apparently moonlighted as a prison architect. I dare you to look at this address without immediately thinking "Crisis in D block!" On January 20th,

"Tiffany Linton, 32, of Unit block N Yack Ave, Landsdowne PA, was arrested for leaving Urban Outfitters without rendering payment around 5:30 p.m."

Heathens! Demons! Cruelty! Theft! They'll all be there in next week's crime log. Stay tuned.