KnightNews.com has just received this press release from UCF police.
Submitted by: Sergeant Troy Williamson, University Police
Subject: Crime Alert- Armed Robberies with a Knife
At approximately 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning, March 26, 2011, two robberies occurred on campus. In both incidences, the victims had just left the Knight Library bar located at Alafaya Trail and University Boulevard. Once the victims arrived on campus, 3 or 4 suspects used knives to rob them. One group of students was robbed at Aquarius Agora and Gemini, and the other location was off of Libra Drive near Academic Village. No one was injured.
The suspects are described as 3 or 4 Hispanic males, age range between 19- 25 years old, driving in a green or gray low-riding Honda.
The University Police are encouraging all students to be extremely careful and to not to be out during the late night or early morning hours walking on campus roadways, especially if you are returning from a late-night drinking establishment. If you are confronted by these suspects, don’t put yourself in danger and give them what they want.
University Police are on alert and will pay extra attention to the housing area parking lots and roadways of the campus. The Office of Housing and Residence Life will be alerting student employees of the Residence Hall and Apartment Patrol program, which operates nightly.
In an emergency, dial 9-1-1 on any phone or to reach the University Police by your cell phone, preprogram your phone to 407-823-5555.
If anyone has information about these crimes, please contact our office or contact Crimeline at 407-423-TIPS (8477).
