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Temple Police hosts basketball game in honor of Sgt. Fitzgerald

16 April 2023 Grace Rufalo

More than 100 community members gathered to honor Temple Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald at Amos Playground.

Part of Montgomery Avenue to be renamed after Sgt. Fitzgerald

30 March 2023 Oliver Sabo

City Council passed the resolution “to honor the life and sacrifice” of the fallen officer.

State lawmakers award Temple $1.8 million in safety funding

08 March 2023 Lawrence Ukenye

The funding will be used for gunshot detection technology, license plate readers, retention and recruitment bonuses and cameras.

Temple community mourns death of Christopher Fitzgerald in emotional vigil

21 February 2023 Anna Augustine

The Temple community gathered at the Bell Tower today to mourn the death of Temple Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald.

Temple police officer fatally shot near 17th Street

18 February 2023 Oliver Sabo

A suspect in the fatal shooting was arrested Sunday morning.

Campus Safety hopes to hire more officers

14 February 2023 Devon Russell and Oliver Sabo

At the recommendation of Temple University’s Violence Reduction Task Force, the university will direct funds toward hiring and training of personnel.

Temple addresses recent robberies off campus

11 December 2022 Devon Russell

On Saturday night, a Temple student was a victim of an attempted robbery while walking near 16th and Berks Streets.

Temple, be transparent about progress on Task Force recommendations

06 December 2022 Editorial Board

The task force released their report on Nov. 18.

What to know from Temple’s Violence Reduction Task Force report

23 November 2022 Fallon Roth

After reviewing current practices at Temple and other institutions, the task force created a list of recommendations for ways to promote violence reduction efforts.

Temple addresses students following Monday home invasion

21 November 2022 Devon Russell

Two suspects broke into a residence on 18th Street near Berks on Monday morning.