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Armed robbery alarms campus
Deen Zaru
Issue date: 4/18/08 Section: News
An armed robbery occurred at approximately 2:15 a.m. on April 8 on the sidewalk adjacent to the Milner patio.
At approximately 11:30 a.m. the next morning Dean for Campus Life Aaron Fetrow sent an e-mail to the community alerting them so they can take precautionary measures and look out for the perpetrators.
"It's a situation in which the student who was robbed did exactly the right thing," Fetrow said. "He offered to give them everything he had and didn't talk back or get an attitude. When confronted with a station like that its important for the students to understand that nothing you are holding with you is worth dying for."
According to the e-mail, "The student robbed and a witness described the alleged perpetrators as two black men, one approximately 5' 8" in height and of slight build and the other approximately 5' 6" in height of medium build."
The investigation is currently underway, yet the offenders have not been identified.
The e-mails proceeds to describe the men's attire then says that "The witness observed the two perpetrators get into a late model (mid to late 1990s), red Monte Carlo driven by a third black male."
According to Director of Public Safety Ron Stowe, the victim called 911, got transferred to Guilford County Police, whom in turn, notified Public Safety.
"Our primary goal is to look after our community," Stowe said. "And in such cases we make sure our students get what they need and make sure the proper authorities are called."
According to Stowe, after the Greensboro police arrived, Public Safety officers proceeded to check the rest of the campus and made sure that the students are in a secure environment.
"Our main concern is for the health and well-being of the students involved," said Sandy Bowles, director of student judicial affairs. "We check in with them, make sure they are doing okay and that they know where the campus resources are like the counseling center."
Fetrow said that after being notified of this armed robbery, about 10 students, both traditional and CCE, have called Fetrow asking if they could carry tasers, mace or guns to protect themselves.
At approximately 11:30 a.m. the next morning Dean for Campus Life Aaron Fetrow sent an e-mail to the community alerting them so they can take precautionary measures and look out for the perpetrators.
"It's a situation in which the student who was robbed did exactly the right thing," Fetrow said. "He offered to give them everything he had and didn't talk back or get an attitude. When confronted with a station like that its important for the students to understand that nothing you are holding with you is worth dying for."
According to the e-mail, "The student robbed and a witness described the alleged perpetrators as two black men, one approximately 5' 8" in height and of slight build and the other approximately 5' 6" in height of medium build."
The investigation is currently underway, yet the offenders have not been identified.
The e-mails proceeds to describe the men's attire then says that "The witness observed the two perpetrators get into a late model (mid to late 1990s), red Monte Carlo driven by a third black male."
According to Director of Public Safety Ron Stowe, the victim called 911, got transferred to Guilford County Police, whom in turn, notified Public Safety.
"Our primary goal is to look after our community," Stowe said. "And in such cases we make sure our students get what they need and make sure the proper authorities are called."
According to Stowe, after the Greensboro police arrived, Public Safety officers proceeded to check the rest of the campus and made sure that the students are in a secure environment.
"Our main concern is for the health and well-being of the students involved," said Sandy Bowles, director of student judicial affairs. "We check in with them, make sure they are doing okay and that they know where the campus resources are like the counseling center."
Fetrow said that after being notified of this armed robbery, about 10 students, both traditional and CCE, have called Fetrow asking if they could carry tasers, mace or guns to protect themselves.
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