Tuscaloosa Police Investigate Off-Campus Robbery – 05/7/12
- May 7th, 2012
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UAPD ADVISORY
May 7, 2012
TUSCALOOSA POLICE INVESTIGATE OFF-CAMPUS ROBBERY
On 05/07/2012 at approximately 12:25 a.m., a UA student reported that he was the victim of a robbery in the 1200 block of 12th Street. The victim reported that he was approached by an unknown male armed with a small knife. The unknown male demanded the victim’s vehicle. The victim refused and got into a small altercation with the suspect. The victim retrieved a weapon from his vehicle and the suspect fled in an easterly direction and then south on 12th Avenue towards 15th Street. During the altercation, the suspect struck the victim with the knife causing a minor, non-life threatening injury.
The description provided of the suspect is as follows:
- Male
- Medium complexion
- Muscular
- Approximately 5’11” to 6’00” in height
- Approximately 170 – 180lbs in weight
- Wearing a black tank top, blue jeans, and white shoes
- Tattoos down both arms
Anyone who has any information about this occurrence is asked to call Tuscaloosa Police at 349-2121 or University Police at 348-5454. Crime prevention information is published in UAPD’s Safer Living Guide, which is available online here
