Attempted ‘strong-arm’ robbery reported near campus
September 2, 2013
Staff report
The UK Police Department received a report around 1 p.m. Tuesday of an attempted “strong-arm” robbery near the intersection of Virginia and Press Avenues.
The victim, a female UK student, was approached by an unknown man who reportedly tried to force her to give him her phone, according a UKPD press release.
When the victim refused to comply, the man reportedly pushed her, and then fled toward campus, according to the release.
The suspect is described as a 5-foot-11-inch, thinly-built black male in his 20s. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt with a graphic design and a baseball cap, according to the release.
Anyone with information on the robbery is encouraged to call UK police at 859-257- 8573.
