A 19-year-old male was the victim of a strong arm robbery near the south side of Unit 3 on Tuesday.
According to a UCPD crime alert released Wednesday, the victim was at the intersection of Channing Way and Dana Street when two male suspects run up to him from behind at about 5:57 a.m. The suspects demanded the victim’s property and he handed them his wallet, the alert states.
The victim, whose affiliation to UC Berkeley is unknown, was ordered to turn and run. The suspects then fled in an unknown direction. The victim was not injured during the encounter, according to the alert.
UCPD and the Berkeley Police Department searched the area but were unable to locate the two suspects.
According to the UCPD crime alert, the suspects are described as:
Suspect #1 – A Black male in his late 20s, 6’1” in height, 185 lbs., wearing a black beanie, a dark heavy coat and grey pants.
Suspect #2 – A Black male in his mid-20s, 5’11” in height, 160-170 lbs., with close cut black hair wearing a grey pattern sweatshirt and light blue jeans.