submitted by erchula@augsburg.edu
On Saturday, May 1, Augsburg’s Department of Public Safety received a report that at approximately 3:15 p.m., an armed robbery occurred at the intersection of 8th St S and 20th Ave S. The victim was stopped in their vehicle at the intersection of 8th St S and 20th Ave S when they were approached by two males. One male pulled out a handgun and demanded the victim get out of their vehicle; the victim complied, and the males entered the vehicle and left on 20th Ave S, followed by the suspects’ vehicle. The suspects’ vehicle is a black Nissan with Minnesota license plate 353-PUJ.
STATUS: Augsburg Public Safety and the Minneapolis Police (MPD) are currently investigating this incident. Anyone who may have information regarding this incident is urged to contact MPD or Augsburg DPS at 612-330-1717.
DPS is grateful to the members of the Augsburg community who promptly called x1717 to notify DPS of this incident. To all our community members, please report any and all concerns that may impact our campus community. If You See Something – Say Something (x1717). We also encourage you to utilize the resources available on our website: http://www.augsburg.edu/dps and in the CampusShield safety app (available for free download on Google Play and iTunes app store).
To view the full Timely Notice, please visit the Public Safety website.