UC Safety Alert: Armed Robbery Near Telegraph

Police responded to a report of an armed robbery Sunday night near Telegraph Avenue, authorities said Wednesday.

The robbery took place around 9 p.m. near Channing Way and Ellsworth Street, south of campus, police said in a written statement signed by University of California, Berkeley, Police Department Chief Mitchell J. Celaya III.  

Two University of California students, a male and female, were near Parking Structure C when they were approached by two unknown males.

One of the males was armed with a gun. The victims were robbed of their backpacks and cell phones, police said. 

The suspects were last seen fleeing on foot northbound on Ellsworth.  

Berkeley and UC-Berkeley police searched the area but were unable to find the suspects.  

The victims were not injured during the encounter.

The suspects were described as one black man with a goatee in his early 20s, 5 feet 10 inches tall with a thin or average build, wearing a purple sweatshirt, dark pants and armed with a gun. 

Police said the other man also was described as black, 5 foot 10 inches tall and an average build, wearing a black sweatshirt, fleece jacket and dark pants. 

Police ask anyone with information about the crime to call the  at 510-981-5900.

A SAFE WAY HOME

According to the University of California, Berkeley, Police Department, UC affiliates can request a safe way home and see a live map of night safety buses around campus at http://bearwalk.berkeley.edu. (Those who wish to request a pick-up or drop-off must login with a Calnet ID. Those associated with the university can also contact BearWalk via phone at 642-WALK (9255).)

See night buses, including their live locations, at http://bearwalk.berkeley.edu/shuttles.

Shuttles stop on the North Side of Moffitt every half hour. For further info please visit the UCPD website at http://police.berkeley.edu/bearwalk.

OTHER RESOURCES

• From a cell phone on or near campus, reach the University of California Police Department at 510-642-3333.
• Sign up for UC Police News at http://police.berkeley.edu/newselist.html.
• UCPD feeds crime alerts to Twitter and Facebook.
• Information on Crime Prevention Strategies can be found online here.

If there's something in this article you think should be corrected, or if something else is amiss, call editor Emilie Raguso at 510-459-8325 or email her at berkeley@patch.com.

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