Temple parents hire private security for off-campus patrols

Image:  Concerned by violent crime in neighborhoods adjacent to Temple University, parents of students who live off campus have taken matters into their own hands, hiring private security to patrol the area. Violent crime rates are ticking up nationally, including in Philadelphia. The November murder of Temple student Samuel Collington—shot outside his apartment mere blocks from campus during an attempted robbery—prompted some parents to contract a private security force to patrol the...