Crime & Safety

Police Investigate Robbery Near Graduate Hills Apartments

Police said two robbers took property from two University of Maryland students on Tuesday. No one was injured.

Update, 3:06 p.m.

The property that the two men allegedly took was the victims' purses, The Diamondback reported. Read the story here.

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police are trying to identify two suspects who robbed two students on Tuesday night, according to a crime alert.

According to the alert, released at 11:26 a.m. Wednesday:

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Two males approached two female students while they were walking near the 3400 block of Tulane Drive near the Graduate Hills Apartments at 9:40 p.m. Tuesday. One of the males pushed one of the students to the ground and demanded property. Both students complied with the demands made by the males, who then fled from the area with the victims' personal property.

The students were not injured. Officers were unable to locate the suspects.

Individuals with information regarding this incident are encouraged to contact police at 911 or 301-405-3555, or email investigations@umpd.umd.edu.


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