Two 20-year-old Berkeley residents were the victims of an armed robbery Thursday night on the corner of Parker Street and Hillegass Avenue.
The residents were walking along the street at 10:04 p.m. when they were approached by two male suspects, according to a UCPD crime alert.
The two suspects allegedly demanded the victims’ property while one pointed a silver handgun at the victims. After taking possession of the victims’ belongings, the suspects fled westbound on Parker Street, according to the alert.
The victims were not harmed in the encounter and did not report the crime until they got home later.
Below is the UCPD crime alert description of the suspects:
Suspect #1 – Black male adult, 20-years-old, 6’1” tall, thin build, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.
Suspect #2 – Black male adult, 20-years-old, 6’4” tall, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt. (Suspect with the gun)
If you have any information about these crime, please contact the Berkeley Police Department’s 24-hour hotline at (510) 981-5900.
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Adelyn Baxter is the news editor.
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Start setting these guys up and kill them. Or continue the pattern. It is not about color, it is about a pattern of behavior. When a man puts a gun in your face, he is willing to give you the death penalty if you refuse him or struggle. They do not care if you have children, and they do not care if you have a heart attack from fear. Therefore, you must get rid of them before they kill an innocent person. Where are your civil liberties if you are afraid to walk the streets at night? These people who commit these crimes do not care about your civil liberties, why should you care if they get stopped and frisked. Order comes first, then civil liberties.
attn parents: the administration swears to god it can keep your kids safe on campus by being full time baby-sitters to legal adults!
that’s why UC has a ‘code of conduct’, in loco parentis and all of that!
just ask the UC’s policy/legal consultant, Brett Sokolow, J.D.,
he takes UC’s money and in return promises that he can predict violence far far better than anyone in the entire field of psychology!