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Crime Alert (CLERY) (back to this year's index)
Armed Robbery
BPD crime report # 00690

2500 Block of College
January 5, 2012

On Thursday, January 5, 2012 at about 1:05 a.m. a man and a woman in their 20s, affiliation unknown, were walking on the 2500 block of College when they became the victims of an armed robbery.  The victims were walking northbound on College near Dwight when they were approached by three males.  One of the males pointed a gun at the victims and demanded their property.  The victims complied and the suspects fled the scene on foot in an unknown direction.  BPD searched the area but was unable to locate the suspects.  The victims were not injured during the encounter.

The suspects were described as:

Suspect #1 – A Black male in his 20s, 5’10” in height, with a thin build, wearing a dark hoodie or jacket, dark pants and possibly a dark beanie and carrying a dark gun.

Suspect #2 – A Black male in his 20s, 5’9”-5’10” in height, with a medium build, wearing dark clothes.

Suspect #3 – A White male in his 20s, 5’8”- 5’10”  in height, wearing a dark jacket.          


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(510) 981-5900 / 24 Hours

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