On Monday, October 23, 2006 at 5:05 AM a strong arm robbery and 2 batteries occurred at the intersection of College and Bancroft.  A group of six UC students were waiting for a bus at Kroeber Plaza when a van containing four individuals pulled up next to them.  Three males exited the van and approached the group demanding their wallets.  The suspects then proceeded to punch two of the victims.  They then grabbed the victims’ personal property, got back in the van and sped away traveling west bound on Bancroft.  The victims called 911 and were able to give a partial license plate number.  UCPD and BPD responded and began to search the area.  BPD spotted the van and initiated a stop at University and Bonar.  The suspects were positively identified by the victims and taken into custody.  Two of the victims suffered minor injuries.

The suspects arrested were identified as:

Suspect #1 – Black male juvenile, 6’2”, approximately 180 lbs., brown hair and eyes, wearing a black hoody and pants.

Suspect #2 – Black male juvenile, 6’0”, approximately 150 lbs., wearing a black leather jacket and shirt and blue jeans.

Suspect #3 – Black male juvenile, 5’8”, approximately 180 lbs., brown hair and eyes, wearing a black sweatshirt and pants.

Suspect #4 - Black male juvenile, 5’10”, with a thin build, brown hair and eyes, wearing a black sweatshirt and pants.