Full Notification

  Since November 9, 2017, Robbery Detectives have been investigating a series of five robberies where suspects have been targeting college aged pedestrians traveling alone near the University of California, Berkeley campus.  Four of the incidents took place north of the campus and one in the south campus area (see the attached map).   

Based on the geographic proximity of the crime scenes, victim descriptions, suspect descriptions, and the suspects’ methods, Detectives believe these cases are related and is the work of a robbery crew. 
The following is a recap of our cases:

Date	Time	Location	Crime	Modus Operandi	Suspect Description
11/9/2017	9:16pm	Spruce/Virginia	Attempted Robbery	Suspects approached a lone victim, engaged him in conversation and then attacked him.  Suspects attempted to take the victim’s backpack but he fought back. Vehicle: None seen	SU1: Black male adult, 18-22, 5-10 to 5-11, thin build SU2: Black male adult, 18-22, 5-10 to 5-11, thin build
11/9/2017	10:05pm	2600 block of Regent	Robbery	A lone victim was approached by 2 suspects and grabbed.  Following a short conversation the suspects took the victim’s property	SU1: Black male adult, 18-22, 5-11 to 6-01, thin build SU2: White or Hispanic male, 18-22, thin build, 5-11 to 6-02
11/12/2017	7:25pm	2400 block of Le Conte Ave	Attempted Robbery	A lone victim was approached by two suspects.  They tried taking his phone and backpack.  He resisted and a fight ensued.  The robbery was interrupted by an approaching vehicle.	SU1: White male, 20-25, 5-10, thin SU2:  White male, 20-25, 5-10, medium build
11/12/2017	8:37pm	Hearst/Scenic Ave	Robbery	A lone victim was approached by two suspects.  One suspect grabbed the victim and forcibly removed his backpack while the other threatened that he had a gun.	SU1: Hispanic male, 25-30, heavy build, black hair SU2: Asian male, 25-30, 6-0, medium build
11/14/2017	6:35pm	Spruce/Virginia	Attempted Robbery	A lone victim was walking on the 1700 block of Spruce when he was approached by the suspects.  One threatened he had a gun while the other tried to take his backpack.  The victim resisted and was battered by the suspects.  The crime was interrupted by passers-by yelling at them.	SU1: Hispanic male, 18-25, 5-08 to 5-10 SU2: Hispanic or black male, 18-25, 5-10 to 6-0

Community members are encouraged to follow these safety tips when walking at night:

• Pay attention to your surroundings
• Travel in groups whenever possible
• Consider putting your smart phone in a pocket while in transit
• If you must be on the phone, consider using one earphone/bud
• Attempt to travel in well lighted, highly populated areas whenever possible

If you have any information regarding these cases, please contact the BPD Robbery Detail at (510) 981-5742.  For crimes in progress, call 9-1-1 or (510) 981-5911 from your cell phone.