UMR crime alert: armed robbery on campus

An armed robbery occurred on campus Monday night in the parking lot behind the UMR Campus Support Facility, the UMR Police Department reports.

According to the UMR PD's crime alert, the victim was leaving CSF after delivering pizza when he was approached by a clean-shaven black male who was wearing dark clothes and a blue bandanna on his head. “The suspect had what appeared to be a small handgun with a silver barrel,” according to the UMR PD crime alert. The suspect put the gun into the victim’s ribs, told the victim to give him the money, and took all the money the victim was carrying.

The suspect then got into a red two-door Neon, which was occupied by two white males. “A white male in the rear seat was wearing a blue jacket, and a white male in the front seat had dark-colored hair.” The vehicle headed south on U.S. Highway 63 toward 10th Street, but the victim did not see where they went from there.

UMR Police Chief Bill Bleckman urges members of the campus community to continue taking precautions for their safety and protection. Anyone having information about this incident is encouraged to call UMR Police at 341-4300.

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