Crime & Safety
College Park Gunpoint Robberies Linked
Police are investigating three separate robberies.
Prince George's County Police are looking into two armed robberies and an attempted armed robbery in College Park Wednesday. The incidents were related, police said.
A suspect robbed a male University of Maryland student was held up at gunpoint Oct. 10 around 8:30 p.m. near the 9100 block of Baltimore Ave. The man suffered minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital by a family member.
The second incident occurred between 8:30 p.m. and 8:50 p.m. A suspect attempted to rob a second male UMD student in the 8200 block of Baltimore Ave.
In the third incident, a female UMD student was robbed at gunpoint around 8:50 p.m. in the 8200 block of Baltimore Ave. No other injuries were reported.
The suspect in all three of these incidents is described as wearing a black hoodie and armed with a handgun, police said.
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