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Crime Alert (CLERY) (back to this year's index)
Armed Robbery
UCPD crime report # 12-02372

Gayley road in Front of Stern Hall
May 8, 2012

On Friday, May 4, 2012 at approximately 10:18 p.m., three UC students were walking on Gayley Road, near the bus stop, off the Stern Hall access road when they noticed a sedan pull up behind them.  Two suspects got out of the car.  Suspect #1 had a knife and walked up to the victims from behind and took a wallet from one victim and a purse from another victim.  Suspect #2 demanded the wallet from the third victim.  The third victim refused and was punched in the head.  The third victim gave the second suspect his wallet.  The suspects took a backpack before entering their car and fleeing northbound on Gayley Road.   

UCPD searched the area for the vehicle, but did not find any matching vehicles in the area.  UCPD continues their investigation of the robbery.

The suspects are described as:

Suspect #1  Black, Male, 22-24 years, 5' 09 " tall and skinny wearing red or white hooded sweatshirt.

Suspect #2  Black, Male, 24-26 years old, 5' 10" tall, about 225 lbs, wearing hooded sweatshirt.

Suspect #3 – was driving, no further description.


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