Temple Police Chief Resigns Amid Surge of Violence in the Campus Neighborhood

Charles Leone has served as executive director of Temple's public safety for six years and the 115-officer department for 35. Heather Khalifa/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS

By Susan Snyder From The Philadelphia Inquirer

Temple University’s public safety executive and police chief, who has been at the school for more than 36 years, has resigned amid a surge of violence in the campus’ North Philadelphia neighborhood.