By Staff Report
University of Louisville police are warning students, faculty and staff to be vigilant following a recent report of an armed robbery on Belknap Campus.
At approximately 1:30 a.m. on Tues., Oct. 11, a faculty member was allegedly robbed in the Strickler Hall parking lot area after leaving the Life Sciences building on the north end of campus.
The victim reported to police being approached from behind by a group of males, one of whom is said to have displayed a handgun at the time of the robbery. After reportedly being chased and knocked to the ground, the victim’s wallet was taken.
“We have no leads at this time,” said Maj. Kenneth Brown, assistant director of U of L’s Department of Public Safety. “We are comparing notes with Louisville Metro Police Fourth Division detectives.”
The suspects are described as black males, 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10, in their early 20s with dark jackets and hats of unknown color.
Brown did say, however, that the incident “is similar to a robbery that happened near the beginning of the semester off campus near the Hill Street area.”
“It was similar in the fact that a single person was targeted by a group of males roughly fitting the same description,” he said. “The suspects have the same [motive]-a group targeting a single victim.”
Brown said that DPS is stepping up patrols again on the north end of campus near where the crime occurred.This is in addition to recently expanded patrols encompassing the neighborhood areas just north of campus from Cardinal to Hill Streets and the stadium parking lots south of Central Avenue.
Man arrested on indecent exposure charge
On Oct. 6, a DPS detective made an unrelated arrest in an indecent exposure incident before the fall break weekend.
According to Brown, a student reported noticing a man watching her before and after her classes. She notified university police of the man’s suspicious behavior.
When the detective arrived on the scene in the parking lot at Third and Brandeis Streets, 58-year-old Benjamin Holloway of Louisville was arrested for indecent exposure. Additional details concerning the arrest were not available at press time.
“This appears to be an isolated incident. We don’t have a problem with this kind of thing on campus,” said Brown. “We’ve never had a problem with [Holloway] on campus before, either.”
“Something didn’t look right. It looked suspicious, and [the student] called,” he said. And this is what university police hope other students and staff will do if they notice something wrong.
“If you see something, say something,” Brown said.
University police and the Department of Public Safety can be reached around the clock at 852-6111.
