Richland police investigating Oct. 12 robbery reported in WSU Tri-Cities parking lot
RICHLAND, Wash. — The Richland Police Department is investigating a robbery that was reported to have occurred in the Washington State University Tri-Cities parking lot at about 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12.
A female student was allegedly accosted in the parking lot near the West and East buildings, 2710 University Drive, Richland. According to the report, a male suspect demanded the student’s money and iPod, the student turned over the items and was not injured.
Fred Miller, campus emergency management coordinator, was notified of the incident at about 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13. Miller said the matter has been referred to the Richland Police Department for investigation.
If you have any information that might help in the investigation of this incident, please contact the Richland Police Department at 628-0333.
WSU Tri-Cities is dedicated to a safe and secure campus. Should a student, employee or guest encounter a situation that involves a threat to anyone else’s health or personal safety, resources are available at any time. Please report any incident of illness, injury, dangerous condition, threat of violence, or other emergency to our Emergency Management Office by calling 372-7234 (on campus: 2-7234), 24 hours a day.
Also, this summer three “blue emergency poles” were installed on campus to provide 24/7 access to an emergency dispatcher. There is one pole in each parking lot and the third pole is in the center of campus, between the West Building and the Consolidated Information Center (http://www.tricity.wsu.edu/safetyplan/bluepoles.html <http://www.tricity.wsu.edu/safetyplan/bluepoles.html> ).
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This notice is provided in compliance with the "timely notices" provision of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crimes Statistics Act.
