Take Precautions!

COMMUNITY ADVISORY

Date: February 16, 2010

The Department of Public Safety was notified of a burglary that occurred on February 16, 2010, involving a University student.

At approximately 8:30 a.m., two unknown males entered a student’s off-campus apartment in the 400 block of Monroe Avenue. The suspects gained entry into an apartment, bound and gagged the resident, and stole personal property and cash. The student was not otherwise injured.

The first suspect is described as a white male approximately 6’2 wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans or sweat pants. The second suspect is described as a white male wearing a gray or white hooded sweatshirt. Both males covered their faces and wore black knit gloves.

The Scranton Police Department is investigating this incident.

If anyone has information about this incident, please contact the Scranton Police Department at 348-4141 or University Public Safety at 941-7888. Information may also be provided confidentially using Public Safety Silent Witness link at http://matrix.scranton.edu/resources/re_silent_witness.shtml

All members of the University community are reminded to take prudent precautions for their personal safety. Public Safety reminds the University community to secure all entrances to residences and windows at all times.

ScranBarre wrote in 2006
As far as crime is concerned, the Hill Section has made a 360-degree turnaround from where it was as recently as the mid-1990s. Just a decade ago, local news stations would practically set up overnight camp in the Hill Section and then wait for a gunshot or for police sirens to have ammo for their 11 PM top stories! However, aggressive, random police saturation patrols cleaned 90% of the rifraff out of the Hill Section in seemingly just a few months. Since then, reinvestment has been occurring in the Hill Section, as people feel safe enough again to move back into this neighborhood and are starting to rehabilitate these older showplace homes. In the past 2-3 years alone, the Hill Section has become home to two upscale new townhome complexes, and an old mill that has been converted into loft apartments. Judging by the luxury cars that abounded during my walk through the neighborhood yesterday, I'd have to say that the neighborhood has definitely gone from being a slum to being largely white-collar.

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