Ben Dugan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How is it exactly that the Penn Police are able to give tickets just > like Philadelphia Police do? Are they privately employed?
They are privately employed but they do have full law enforcement powers. They can issue citations and make arrests. They are also able to carry firearms on Penn's campus. > And, similarly, does it seem odd to anyone else that there's always a > Penn policeman standing in the Commerce Bank on the 3700 block of > Walnut? Does Commerce pay for that service, or is it written in to > Commerce's lease, or does Penn do it for free to protect its > students/staff/property? That branch has been robbed 10 times in eight years. The police were supposed to be a temporary measure in order to beef up security after a January robbery. The security guards Commerce had hired were proving ineffective, so the police stepped in to help with the security there. This article has some more specifics: http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/401a149c33719?in_archive=1 -- Matthew Snyder Philadelphia, PA ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
