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VCU Police offering $2,000 reward in attempted robbery case
This is an update to a story that ran last week.
UPDATE (3/26/18 11:21 am): The VCU Police Department is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the identification, and arrest, of the suspect from an attempted robbery on March 20. Anyone with information is asked to contact VCU Police Det. Lee Olds at (804) 382-2719 or by email at oldskl@vcu.edu. Additional contact information for VCU Police and Metro Richmond Crime Stoppers is listed below.
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Last night the VCU Police Department received a report of an attempted robbery that occurred in the 900 block of Park Avenue. Police are actively investigating this incident.
VCUPD detectives are releasing additional details on the case, as well as photos and a video of the suspect, in an effort to generate leads on the suspect’s identity. After reviewing video footage from VCU security cameras, police have updated suspect information since the incident was reported to the university community on March 20.
On March 20, 2018 at 9:34 p.m., a victim reported that an unknown male approached her from behind and attempted to steal her backpack. She resisted and the suspect was unable to take possession of her bag. When a bystander intervened, the suspect punched him and then fled westbound; the suspect got into a car that was parked in a lot on Harrison Street and left the area.
The victim of the attempted robbery was not injured during the incident.
The suspect is described as a black male, 5’10” in height, with braids (or dreadlocks) and long sideburns. At the time of the incident, he was wearing a light-colored, hooded sweatshirt.
In the video footage from VCU’s security cameras, the man exits the passenger side of a grey or silver Nissan Altima in an alleyway near Harrison Street; police believe the vehicle is a 2005 or 2008 model. He crosses the alley into the courtyard of VCU’s Pollack Building and pulls a hoodie over his head.
Police believe the suspect crossed through the courtyard — and another alley — and attempted to take the victim’s backpack near VCU’s Singleton Center, on the 900 block of Park Avenue.
VCU Police have no identifying information on the driver of the suspect vehicle at this time.
VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/LDK_BLiRQZA
Video description: A man exits the passenger side of a grey or silver Nissan Altima that’s parked in an alley near Harrison Street; police believe the vehicle is a 2005 or 2008 model. He enters the courtyard of VCU’s Pollack Building and pulls a hoodie over his head.
Image Description: A man exits the passenger side of a grey or silver Nissan Altima that’s parked in an alley near Harrison Street; police believe the vehicle is a 2005 or 2008 model. (VCU Police suspect photo.)
Image Description: A man exits the passenger side of a grey or silver Nissan Altima that’s parked in an alley near Harrison Street; police believe the vehicle is a 2005 or 2008 model. (VCU Police suspect photo.)
Anyone with information pertaining to this crime is encouraged to contact VCU Police Det. Lee Olds at (804) 382-2719 or by email at oldskl@vcu.edu. The VCU Police non-emergency dispatch line is (804) 828-1196. VCU students, faculty, staff and Richmond residents can also download the free LiveSafe mobile safety application on a smartphone. LiveSafe users can submit tips, screenshots, photos and videos directly to VCU Police; tips are monitored 24/7. Tips can also be submitted to Metro Richmond Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or on the P3 Tips mobile app; for more information, visit http://www.crimestoppersrichmondvirginia.com/.
