[Cp-bulletin] Attempted Robbery

[Cheryl N Vossmer]

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE


MIT Police
Crime Alert Notice
Issued: December 5, 2010

INCIDENT

On Friday, December 3, 2010,  at approximately 6:25 p.m., a female reported to the MIT Police Department that  an unknown male attempted to rob her of her I-phone. 

SUMMARY

The victim, who is an MIT student, was walking west bound in the area of the Senior House, when a male asked her where the bus pick-up was. While the victim was looking down at her I-phone, the suspect attempted to snatch the phone out of her hand. The suspect fled when the victim began to yell for help and fled down Carlton Street towards the Kendall T. MIT Police notified the Cambridge Police of this incident.

SUSPECTS:
The victim describes the suspect as follows: male, white, approximately 16 years of age, stocky build with a round face, he was wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt with a lighter colored horizontal strip shirt underneath.

SUGGESTIONS

Be aware of your surroundings.
Program your cell phone with the MIT Police emergency number
(617-253-1212).
Please call this number if you become uncomfortable in any situation. DO
NOT hesitate to call us.
Note the locations of the emergency telephones (blue lights) on campus.
Utilize them in case of an emergency.
Dial *100* from an Institute telephone if you feel you’re in danger.

Persons should avoid talking on cell phones, listening to music, or
not paying attention while walking. Trust your instincts. Walk with a "don't mess with me attitude"".
If you are approached by someone displaying a weapon and demanding your property, it is
recommended that you comply with the request and not resist.

See Something Say Something - call the MIT
Police at 617-253-1212

*If you have any information that might be helpful in this investigation,
contact the MIT Police, at W89, 301 Vassar Street; or anonymously at
617-258-8477 (8-TIPS),
or Cambridge Police at *617-349-3300* MIT Police will be working with the Cambridge Police on this incident.

If at any time you observe any type of suspicious activity or have been
the victim of a violent crime, regardless of the location of the
incident, please notify the MIT Police Department
immediately at 617-253-1212.

The MIT Police wants to remind the MIT community that we are located in an urban setting and share
many of the crime and safety issues that exist in any city. Community
members should be vigilant while walking throughout campus and
surrounding areas both during the day and at night and to take the
appropriate precautions, such as walking with others and utilizing
SafeRide.

Please review the MIT Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for 2010
http://web.mit.edu/cp/www/_docs/MIT-Police-security-report-2010.pdf
for further Streetwise suggestions.

MIT Police have increased patrols in the area.
 
__________________________________________________________________
Sgt. Cheryl Vossmer
MIT Police Department
Bldg. W89
301 Vassar St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-1212