Full Notification

Attention Rutgers Community:

The Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD) has three incidents of robbery to report, each of which occurred on Saturday, December 12, 2015.

In the first incident the New Brunswick Police Department is investigating a robbery which was reported to have occurred at approximately 1:13 AM on Morrell Street between Sicard and Wyckoff Streets. In this incident the victim, who is affiliated, reported that he was approached by two perpetrators, one of whom displayed a handgun and demanded items of value before fleeing the area on foot. The victim was not physically injured as a result of this incident.
Descriptions of the perpetrators are limited at this time to one black male wearing a black jacket with a heavy build and a second black male having a beard and a slim build.

In the second incident, the Rutgers Police Department is investigating a robbery which was reported to have occurred at approximately 2:45 AM. This incident occurred on Mine Street near the intersection with Easton Avenue in the City of New Brunswick. In this incident the two victims, who are not affiliated, reported that they were approached by one unknown perpetrator who struck them with his fists and then fled the area with items of value, following a foot pursuit by an RUPD officer who was in the area. The victims sustained minor injuries but declined medical attention.

The perpetrator is described as a light skinned black male, 18 to 20 years old, wearing a white snap-back baseball hat, a blue faded hooded sweatshirt and jeans.

In the third incident, the New Brunswick Police Department is investigating a robbery which was reported to have occurred at approximately 3 AM at the intersection of Nichol Avenue and Handy Street in the City of New Brunswick. In this incident the victim, who is affiliated, was approached by two males who offered to sell the victim marijuana. Upon the victim’s refusal the two perpetrators displayed handguns and forcibly removed items of value before fleeing the area on foot. The victim was not physically injured as a result of this incident.

Descriptions of the perpetrators are limited at this time.

The New Brunswick Police Department and the Rutgers University Police Department are actively investigating these incidents and ask that anyone with information, or who may have been in the area at the time, contact the New Brunswick Police Department Detective Bureau at 732-745-5217 or the Rutgers Police Department Detective Bureau at 848-932-8025.

The Rutgers University Police Department reminds you that you can reduce your chances of being a crime victim by taking reasonable precautions, including:

• Immediately report suspicious activity to local law enforcement;
• Remaining alert and aware of the people and circumstances around you;
• Avoid isolated or dark areas;
• Walking in groups when traveling during late night hours.
The Rutgers University Police Department provides escorts to students, faculty, and staff upon request. The escorts provide our community with personalized service to their vehicles, campus residence, or the University's mass transit system. In order to request a security escort we ask that an individual contact the police communications center at 732-932-7211.

For more crime prevention information please visit the Rutgers Public Safety website at http://rupd.rutgers.edu/crimetips.shtml.

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Authority:
Chief Kenneth Cop
December 12, 2015