Police Investigate Campus Robbery 10-02-2016
- October 2nd, 2016
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October 2, 2016
University of Alabama Police Investigate On-Campus Robbery
You are receiving this notification as part of the University of Alabama’s commitment to providing campus safety information in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act.
On Sunday October 02, 2016 at approximately 0115 a.m. The University of Alabama Police Department investigated a robbery in the parking area of Solomon’s Lot at 650 Wallace Wade Avenue. The two victims reported that they were in their vehicle when they were approached by an African American male suspect. The suspect was described as approximately 5’8-5’10 and reportedly wearing a black hoodie with silver lettering and armed with a silver weapon. He demanded the victim’s cash and other property and fled the scene.
Below are some safety considerations for students and community members:
- Be careful and mindful of any valuables you may carry on your person
- Be mindful of your surroundings
- If confronted, give the criminal what they ask for. Your safety is not worth jeopardizing.
Anyone who has any additional information about this occurrence is asked to call University Police at 348-5454 or Crime Stoppers at 752-7867(STOP). Crime prevention information is published in UAPD’s Safer Living Guide published at https://police.ua.edu/safer-living-guide-2-2/