TIME: 9 PM PLACE: 4200 Block of Commonwealth Description: Robbery. Victim was walking from her car when a teen grabbed her from behind and forced her to the back of her house. Very soon three other teens arrived. At that moment a neighbor, for no other reason than "God told me to go to the door," stepped out on his front porch and saw the three teens run between the houses. He ran to his back door and shouted. The four teens took off running south on Commonwealth, east on Willis, north on Lincoln. WSU police were called and came quickly. The woman's book bag was recovered. She lost her purse and cell phone. The WSU police encouraged being called for such immediate situations. We have heard that before this encounter 2 other neighbors were followed by four teens, felt threatened and ran for their houses. Earlier in the week another neighbor reported seeing four teens walking toward the Gd River/Avery gas station and soon after they ran back carrying a red purse.
TIME: 1:30AM PLACE: Avery Street Description: Attempted Larceny. A neighbor reported seeing a car traveling down Avery while the occupants tested the car door handles of parked cars around 1:30 AM Tuesday. We recommend everyone in the neighborhood periodically look out their front window at various times of the night to show criminals that we are watching.
TIME: 9:00PM - 8:00AM PLACE: Alley behind Woodbridge Pub Description: Vandalism. Some time between 9pm last night and 8am this morning, a piece of concrete was thrown through my back porch window, right off the alley that runs behind the Woodbridge Pub. There are no signs of further force or entry and nothing was taken.
TIME: 11:00PM PLACE: Warren Boy Scout Lot Description: Armed Robbery. A friend and I were walking west on Warren at about 11:00PM toward the CAID art gallery, which was having a music festival that night (7/18). We had already been there earlier, but we left so my friend could get a jacket from his house on Forest and 2nd, and were returning. We decided to cut through the Boy Scouts center, and stopped to look at the illuminated columns in front of the entrance. This was a very bad place to be standing, because the columns form a little cove with a semi-circle of trees, and you can't see the area from the street. I was taking a photo of an inscription on one of the columns with my phone when I heard my friend shout "I don't have any money!" I looked over from my phone and a young black boy in a dark blue hooded sweatshirt, around age 16-20, approx. 5'6"-5'8" with a small build, was pointing a gun at me. It was hard to see but it appeared to be a small black revolver. He said "Put it down," so I put my phone on the ground, and a second boy came around from behind to pick it up. He ordered me not to look so I stared at the ground, but I caught a glimpse of him as he bent down in front of me to grab my phone. He was also black, around the same age, same build, possibly even shorter, and was wearing a black doo-rag. The boy with the gun then ordered us to take our pants off, saying "You've got 5 seconds." We took them off, and they told us to walk away east on Warren, which we did. It was all over in about 10 seconds.
TIME: 4:00AM PLACE: 4762 Avery st. Description: Attempted home invasion. My wife and I have lived in the neighborhood for about four years... love it. Unfortunately we had someone try to climb into our bedroom window last night (or early this morning i should say) 5/13, 4am @ 4762 Avery st., The intruder was either unaware or unconcerned with our presence, and obtained a chair from our back patio set, using it to climb to our bedroom window and begin removing the screen/storm window... I peered out and observed this and, only two feet from my face was a black male, mostly a silhouette against the shining motion light. I was able to startle him by banging my hands violently against the window, he jumped down and ran out towards Avery st., I took my dog outside a few minutes after he ran and all was still again. This guy was either really stupid or really bold. Either way, I will keep you posted if anything else surfaces.
TIME: ? PLACE: Woodbridge Estates Description: Catalytic converters cut off of cars and sold for the platinum inside. Car wheels also stolen according to Rev. Griffin.
TIME: 8:45AM PLACE: Hancock & Commonwealth Description: Female tenant was leaving 4800 Commonwealth at 8:45AM. Her vehicle was parked on the west side of Commonwealth near Hancock. A black SUV pulled up behind her vehicle. She understood the vehicle wanted her parking spot. She crossed the street,got into her vehicle, the black SUV pulled up along side of her. A white male of medium build, dressed in black got out of the SUV with a long gun and told her "I want your car". She exited the vehicle and her car was driven off south on Commonwealth then east on Hancock. She left her purse in the vehicle. The vehicle was found on April 23 badly damaged. and is a total loss. Her driver's license was put in her mail slot at 4800 on 4/23 . Written on the back of her license were the words, "I'll be seeing you". I talked to my tenant and she was glad that she had separated her apartment keys and vehicle keys so the assailant did not get her house keys. She also said that she put herself in a vulnerable position by walking in front of the Black SUV.
(Robbery Incident) On Thursday, a 23 year old male WSU student reported he was the victim of a robbery, while walking on Warren east of Cass Avenue at about 1:00pm. The student states he went to the ATM machine outside the Olympic Grill and observed the below described subject standing next to him. The student felt uneasy and began to walk away from the ATM. The subject followed him, asking for money. As the student approached the mouth of the alley next to the old Psychology building, the subject raised his coat and displayed a black colored handgun. The subject stated, "Go back to the ATM and take out $500.00, do not make a call and do not run". The student returned to the ATM machine (while the subject watched him from the alley) and withdrew $300.00. He then walked back to the subject and gave him the money. The offender then fled on foot southbound in the alley. The student, who was not injured, went to a nearby store and called his father and then called 911. WSUPD was notified by 911 and multiple units responded immediately. A search of the area failed to locate the subject. A police K-9 tracking dog tracked the scent south in the alley to Hancock, then east on Hancock to Woodward where the scent was lost. Offender Description: Black Male, 40's, 5'5" very thin, dark complexion, noticeable scar on the bottom lip, wearing a black knit hat, black puffy coat with a black fleece shirt under the coat and blue jeans. (source: WSU CAMPUSWATCH)
(Campus Crime Summary) ROBBERY: One Robbery Not Armed incident was reported on January 27, 2009. In that incident, a 25 year old female student reported that a approximately 7:10pm she was standing on Gullen Mall near Ferry Mall talking on her cell phone. While doing so, an unknown male on a mountain bike rode up to her, said nothing, and snatched the cell phone from her hand. He then rode off northbound on Gullen Mall. The student was not injured. Description: Black Male, 20's, 6'0" wearing a brown leather jacket with a hood. No further information. BURGLARY: Four incidents of burglary or attempted burglary were reported during January 2009. One incident (attempted burglary) occurred at the Faculty Administration Building. One burglary was reported at the Ghafari Residence Hall and two burglaries were reported in Atchison Hall. Among some of the items taken were laptop computers (see item #3 below). LARCENY: A total of twenty (20) larcenies (theft of unattended property) were reported in eleven campus buildings during January 2009. Property taken ranged from laptops computers to purses, cell phones and other valuable items. See item #3 (Preventing Laptop Thefts) below. VEHICLE THEFT: Five motor vehicles were reported stolen to WSUPD during January. One vehicle was taken from a WSU parking lot, while four others were taken from public streets immediately adjacent to campus locations. The vehicle stolen from a WSU parking lot was a 1987 Chevrolet Caprice taken from the rear of 2727 Second on January 26, 2009.
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