Campus Safety Notification
March 2, 2016
Tuscaloosa Metro Violent Crimes Unit (Homicide Unit) Investigate Off-Campus Crimes
Between February 20 to February 29, there have been several incidents in which UA students were victims or potential victims of crimes in the off-campus housing areas. These incidents have occurred in the early morning hours between 1:00 am to 3:00 am, where victims have been females who were walking alone. The exceptions were two robberies that occurred at businesses located off campus between the hours of 5:00 pm to 9:50 pm. The pictures below are from one of the business robberies. Investigators believe there is a possible connection with this suspect and the other incidents mentions above.
The suspect is described as follows:
Black male
Late teens to early 20’s
Approximately 5’08 to 5’10
Medium build
Wearing a dark “hoodie” sweatshirt and dark pants
Anyone who knows the person in the photos or has had contact with him should contact University Police at 348-5454 or Crime Stoppers at 752-7867 (STOP). Crime prevention information is published in UAPD’S Safer Living Guide, which is available online here.
Lieutenant K. T. Hart
Assistant Commander
Tuscaloosa Metro Homicide Unit
714 ½ Greensboro Ave.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
(205) 464-8693
(205) 464-8690