By Christopher Seward
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Two Georgia Tech college students had been the targets connected with tried television robberies first Saturday in just your 20-minute span, this college or university reported.
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In each incidents, the actual victims said they will have been acknowledged by the man provided with a magical handgun whom required the actual individuals property. In equally incidents, however, the gunman fled without taking anything.
Neither from the scholars was injured, your Tech spokesman said.
The tried robberies were the actual hottest involving a few critical crimes directed at students at Georgia Tech , who has walked in place campus patrols.
The primary incident Saturday, all over 12:55 a.m., occurred around the particular campus about Hemphill Avenue close to Rosalyn Street within the Home Park neighborhood.
The college student stated he seemed to be running if a dude acknowledged him, directed some sort of handgun in addition to ordered to provide his or her property. The college fled with a in close proximity McDonald verts restaurant and identified as police. The robber, who possessed chased your student, fled about foot.
Twenty seconds later, about 1:15 a.m., a further college strolling next to Ferst Drive and also State Street was greeted by just a male fitted the actual outline throughout the best holdup.
The second scholar as well said your gunman demanded his belongings so when he was told your pupil didn big t include anything, your gunman fled.
"It is usually lucky that in both situations, that pupils are not in pain as well as were able to give a story connected with that suspect, that acquired stunning similarities both in incidents, Georgia Tech spokesman Matt Nagel said in a statement.
In both incidents, your suspect, television with a metalic handgun, was described as your 5-foot-8 charcoal male, 160 to be able to 180 pounds, shoulder-length dreadlocks together with easy hued tips, your dark clothing with lighting dyed stripes plus black pants.
In recent days, Georgia Tech includes improved patrols right after several womans students ended up accosted whilst walking through the campus.
Campus Police Chief Teresa Crocker claimed researchers believe one human being may perhaps be the reason for those attacks.
With the similarities that him and i have, we all think that it might be that similar person, Crocker said recently. Two of the assaults furthermore transpired using a Saturday.
The Georgia Tech Police Department will always partner using the Atlanta Police Department and various public agencies for this investigation and also to raise awareness as well as recognise methods of improve basic safety initiatives," said Nagel, this Tech spokesman.
The university has granted a new basic safety advisory by using tips to point out students, school and staff to record any kind of suspicious activity without delay for you to Georgia Tech Police by means of contacting 404-894-2500.
People must walk around groups, have knowledge of surroundings, plan the Tech law enforcement number towards cell phones, and also call the particular Stingerette, campus transportation, for your vehicle residence at 404-385-7433.
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