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Woman shot, arrest made after road rage incident on campus

08 November 2024 Nurbanu Sahin

A 22-year-old woman was shot in the leg near the Beasley School of Law Friday evening.

15-year-old shot in arm near campus

04 November 2024 Evelyn Blower

TUPD issued a TUAlert at 4:44 p.m. for a shooting on the 1700 block of 12th Street.

Vandalism reports on rise in TUPD patrol zone

08 October 2024 Nurbanu Sahin

Students who found their cars vandalized near Temple’s Campus in recent years want affordable parking options.

For 42 years, Temple has run through the Adams family

19 September 2024 Colin Schofield

Officer James Adams, the father of John Adams, was the honorary captain for Temple’s game on Saturday, highlighting both of their journeys

TUPD investigating officer impersonation scam

31 August 2024 Samantha Morgan

Two Temple parents of student athletes received calls from scammers impersonating TUPD officers, DPS announced Saturday morning.

Philadelphia DA won’t seek death penalty for suspected shooter of Temple Police Sgt. Chris Fitzgerald

10 July 2024 Evelyn Blower

The Fitzgerald family has requested that a special prosecutor take the case following District Attorney Larry Krasner’s decision.

Temple student killed in apparent domestic homicide

22 June 2024 Samuel O'Neal

The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday morning and the suspect is in custody.

TUPD to receive second K9 unit in January

20 December 2023 Sidney Rochnik and Aileen Lopez-Camacho

The department is training another police dog that can apprehend suspects, work in crowd control during campus events and detect explosives.

Temple Police discusses gun violence prevention amid decrease in shootings

17 December 2023 Kayla Bryan

The department has seen positive results following increased foot patrols and other safety measures.

Temple police union calls for Jennifer Griffin’s resignation

01 June 2023 Julia Merola

The statement comes in response to what the union feels is a lack of significant improvements after Sgt. Christopher Fitzgerald’s death and “unjust” terminations.