Police Investigate Off-Campus Robbery and Thefts – 03/21/11 – Update
- March 21st, 2011
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UAPD ADVISORY
UPDATE
ARREST MADE IN MARCH 10, 2011 THEFT
On June 9, 2011, University Police made an arrest in conjunction with the theft that occurred at the bus stop on 4th Street at the Town Center on March 10, 2011. No other suspects have been identified in connection with the theft. The subject was placed in the Tuscaloosa County Jail on a $10,000 bond.
March 21, 2011
POLICE INVESTIGATE OFF-CAMPUS ROBBERY AND THEFTS
A 22 year-old female UA student reported to Tuscaloosa Police that she was the victim of a robbery that occurred at approximately 1:35 A.M. on Sunday, March 20, 2011. The victim stated she was talking on her cell phone outside of her off-campus apartment when two males approached her, knocked her down and took her cell phone from her. The male suspects then fled in a westerly direction; there is no further suspect description available. The victim sustained non-life threatening injuries that did not require medical treatment. Tuscaloosa Police are also investigating some other cell phone thefts that occurred off-campus around the University and Strip area that did not include injuries to the victims.
On March 10, 2011 around 8:30 P.M., a female UA student reported to University Police that a male snatched her cell phone from her hands while she was at the bus stop on 4th street at the Town Center. The male, who was described as tall and wearing a red shirt and blue jeans, left on a bicycle towards Publix/Campus Drive. There were no injuries to the victim.
Anyone who has any information about these occurrences is asked to call University Police at 348-5454 or Tuscaloosa Police at 349-2121. Crime prevention information is published in UAPD’s Safer Living Guide, which is available online here.
