Crime & Safety

Woman Robbed in People's Park Monday Morning

A woman reported being robbed in People’s Park early Monday morning, according to UC police. The victim told officers that a person of indeterminate sex grabbed her arm, threatened to kill her and demanded her purse. The victim gave the robber her iPhone, credit cards and cash. The victim, who is not affiliated with the university, was not injured during the robbery.

The robber is described as being of unknown sex, white, wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, grey pants and dark-colored Asics running shoes. If you have any information about this offense, please contact the University of California Police Department Criminal Investigation Bureau at 510-642-0472 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and at 510-642-6760 during all other times


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