DPS received a MPD crime alert about a robbery reported to have occurred at approximately 9:15 p.m. on the evening of August 26, 2014 in the 2500 block of Riverside Ave. (near the northeast edge of campus).\u00a0 The victim reported that two males came up from behind him and placed a gun in his back.\u00a0 The suspects then stole his phone and money.<\/p>\n
No suspect information is available at this time.<\/p>\n
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You can help prevent crime at Augsburg<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n -Trust Your Instincts \u2013 If you sense trouble, get away<\/p>\n -Be Observant and Aware \u2013 Remain alert, be aware of your surroundings, observe the other people around you.\u00a0 Know who is around you.\u00a0 Be alert for suspicious behavior (e.g. a person wearing a long coat in the middle of summer, loitering, etc.)<\/p>\n -Walk Confidently and Do Not Make Yourself a Target \u2013 Robbers are looking for an easy target.\u00a0 Keep your head up and eyes alert and walk at a steady pace.\u00a0 Do not walk while looking at you phone and avoid carrying lots of packages or other belongings.<\/p>\n -If You are Robbed \u2013 Stay calm and remember: safety first!\u00a0 Follow the robber\u2019s directions, but do not volunteer more than asked for.\u00a0 If you have to move, tell the robber what you are doing and why.\u00a0 Try to get a good look at the robber so you can describe him\/her later.\u00a0 Give the robber time to leave and note the direction he\/she travels.<\/p>\n -After a Robbery \u2013 CALL DPS OR THE POLICE IMMEDIATELY.\u00a0 Avoid touching anything the robber has touched.\u00a0 Try to recall as you can about the robber including speech and mannerisms.<\/p>\n -Notify DPS of any suspicious activity right away<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" DPS received a MPD crime alert about a robbery reported to have occurred at approximately 9:15 p.m. on the evening …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":354,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crime-alerts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/354"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51709"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51710,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51709\/revisions\/51710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}