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Crime Alert (CLERY) (back to this year's index)
Robbery and Aggravated Assault
UCPD crime report # 12-02358

People's Park
May 8, 2012

On Friday, May 4, 2012  at 12:59 p.m. UCPD received a report of a fight in progress in People’s Park.  Officers arrived on scene and found the assault victim, a 43 year old unaffiliated male, lying on the ground.  BFD arrived and transported the victim to a local emergency room.   At the hospital the victim told the officers that he had been walking through the park when a male approached him and started harrassing him.  The suspect was joined by a female suspect who began yelling at the victim.  The victim was then surrounded by approximatley 12 people.  The victim attempted to run away but was knocked to the ground and beaten and kicked around the head, arms, stomach and groin area.  While on the ground the victim’s wallet was taken.  The victim was able to describe 4 of the suspects.

The suspects were described as:

 Suspect #1 – A White male in his early 30s, 5’8” in ehight, 180 lbs., with a stocky build and light facial hair, with blonde dreadlocks, wearing a dark earth shirt.

Suspect #2 – A White female in her early 30s, 5’5” in height, 130 lbs., with blonde dreadlocks and light dark skin, wearing green corduroy clothing.

Suspect #3 – A Black male, 5’11 in height, with a thin build, dark skin and unusual teeth, wearing a white shirt and black pants.

Suspect #4 – A White male, taller than 5’8” in height.


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