Tuscaloosa Police Investigate Off-Campus Robbery – 12/12/11

UAPD ADVISORY

December 12, 2011

TUSCALOOSA POLICE INVESTIGATE OFF-CAMPUS ROBBERY

The Tuscaloosa Police Department received a delayed report of a robbery that occurred in the 800 block of Frank Thomas Avenue on December 10, 2011, at approximately 2:00 a.m. A male UA student reported that he was approached by two male suspects as he was walking near the rear of his residence. One of the males presented a firearm and ordered the victim to get down on the ground. The males took cash from the victim, then fled on foot in a southwesterly direction. A witness observed the males enter a white Dodge Durango driven by a third suspect near the 1400 block of Paul Bryant Drive. The victim was not injured.

The following description of the suspects was provided:

Suspect 1

  • Male
  • Dark Complexion
  • Height – approximately 6’ 03″
  • Weight – approximately 200 lbs
  • Age: 20’s
  • Wearing a black shirt, red pants, white shoes
  • Dredlock hairstyle
  • Armed with a handgun

Suspect 2

  • Male
  • Dark Complexion
  • Height – approximately 5′ 09”
  • Weight – approximately 180 lbs
  • Age: 20’s
  • Wearing a white sweatshirt, black pants, and a yellow bandana

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