Update - 10/14/12
The Prince George's County Police District 1 Robbery Suppression Team has made an arrest in these cases. Investigators have arrested and charged a juvenile male for the offense. A black bb gun was recovered along with the victim's cell phone. For further information, please view http://pgpolice.blogspot.com/2012/10/pgpd-arrests-suspect-in-college-park.html.
Update - 10/11/12
An attempted armed robbery, also occuring to the rear of the University View, was reported to PGPD. This occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m., just prior to the below incident. PGPD is investigating.
On October 10, 2012, the University of Maryland Police Department was notified of an incident that that occurred near the UM campus. The Prince George’s County Police responded to investigate. Below is a brief synopsis of the incident.
INCIDENT: Off-Campus Armed Robbery
OCCURRED: 10/10/2012; 10:30 p.m.
LOCATION: 8200 Block Baltimore Avenue
PGPD CASE #: 12-284-3139
BRIEF DETAILS:
The Prince George’s County Police responded this evening for an armed robbery that had occurred off campus at approximately 10:30 p.m. behind the View apartment complex. The female student victim reported that she was walking toward the View when she was approached by a male who displayed a handgun and demanded her property. The male then fled from the area, away from campus.
The Prince George's County Police Department is conducting an investigation. Individuals with any information regarding this incident or the possible identity of suspects are encouraged to contact police (911 or 301-772-4908).
Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411 TIPS (8477) or text "PGPD plus your message" to CRIMES (274637) on your cell phone or go to www.pgpolice.org and submit a tip online. Email address is: pgcrimesolvers@co.pg.md.us.
Additional information, when made available by the Prince George’s County Police, may be found at http://pgpolice.blogspot.com/ or on our website at http://www.umdps.umd.edu/crime_alert.cfm.