Crime & Safety
UC Student Attacked, Robbed by Teenage Girls
Two juveniles were arrested after a 19-year-old female student was pushed to the ground, punched and robbed of her wallet and cell phone.
University of California Police Department officers arrested two teenage girls on suspicion of strong-arm robbery after a 19-year-old female UC Berkeley student was attacked and robbed early Sunday morning, police said.
According to police, the student was walking on a pathway near the West Crescent and University Drive, close to the south side of the Li Ka Shing Building, when she was accosted at about 1:41 a.m. on Sunday, April 14.
The student was talking on her cell phone when two female juveniles approached her from behind and forced her to the ground, police said. One girl pinned the victim to the ground while the other punched the victim once on the left cheek, police said. The victim sustained minor injuries.
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The juveniles took the victim's cell phone and wallet, then ran eastbound through the campus, according to police.
The victim called the UCPD from a campus “Blue Light” emergency phone and reported the attack, police said.
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UCPD officers searched the area and located two individuals on Bancroft Way, east of Bowditch, who matched the victim's description of ehr attackers.
The victim identified the pair as her attackers, and the girls, ages 14 and 17, were taken into custody, police said.
If you have any information about this crime, please contact:
University of California Police Department
Criminal Investigation Bureau
(510) 642-0472 / 8AM–5PM
(510) 642-6760 / All other times
UCPD Reminder
UCPD would like to remind you that in an emergency there are Emergency
“Blue Light” Telephones located on the main campus, outlying parking areas
and off-campus locations which connect you directly with UCPD.
University police officers are available 24 hours a day.
Beginning at dusk, 7 days a week, you can access the BearWalk web link at
http://bearwalk.berkeley.edu/ to make a request for a safe way home, and
to see a live map of our night safety buses and their proximity relative
to your location. You can also contact BearWalk via phone at 642-WALK
(9255). Remember, 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
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