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October 26, 2012 - 1:43 am

A male UNC student reported being robbed at an off-campus location shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25.

The victim was walking along South Columbia Street near Merritt’s Store and the intersection with NC 54 when he was approached by three black males in a gray, late-model Dodge Charger with red lettering on the side and asked for directions. The victim reported that when he approached the vehicle, a suspect in the rear seat with braided hair brandished a handgun and struck him. The suspects then took the victim’s cell phone and wallet and drove off in a direction away from the campus.

Police are asking anyone with information that may help to identify the suspect(s) to call 911 or contact the Chapel Hill-Carrboro-UNC Crime Stoppers at (919) 942-7515. Calls are confidential and anonymous. You can also submit information to Crime Stoppers online at www.crimestoppers-chcunc.org.

Continue to monitor Alert Carolina website (alertcarolina.unc.edu) for any updates in the investigation into this incident. Call 911 immediately to report any and all suspicious activity on campus. For a list of safety tips, see the following link through the Alert Carolina page:

http://www.alertcarolina.unc.edu/go/doc/1395/158078/

About Informational Messages: The University sends an Informational Message to inform the campus community about a situation that is not an emergency, but is expected to be of significant interest to the campus. An Informational Message is one of three tiers of communication under the University’s revised emergency communications plan. Emergency Warning refers to a siren activation for a significant emergency. And a Timely Warning is issued if there is a continuing danger AND notification will not compromise law enforcement efforts.

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