CWRU Security Alert 6/11/2020

Security Alert

Case Western Reserve University Division of Public Safety

This information was reported to and provided by University Circle Police Department. Case Western Reserve is sharing the information as we became aware of the crime.

Crime: Aggravated Robbery / Motor Vehicle

Location of incident: Chester Avenue at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

Date of Incident: June 11, 2020

Time of Incident: 5:30 a.m.

Incident Description: A female reported that she was stopped at a red light when a red vehicle pulled up behind her and a male exited the vehicle. The suspect, armed with a handgun, approached the victim’s vehicle and ordered the victim out of her vehicle. The suspect then entered the vehicle and proceeded northbound on MLK. The red vehicle, which was occupied by two additional people wearing masks, followed the victim’s vehicle northbound on MLK. The victim was not physically injured and reported the incident to police.

Suspect(s) Description: The victim described the suspect as a black male with dark skin, in his early 20s, with a short mustache and goatee, and wearing dark clothing.

Additional information: The suspect vehicle was recovered and will be processed for evidence. The suspect(s) had not been located at the time of the report.

Initiated: June 11, 2020

Information provided by: University Circle Police Department