News Release

CHAPEL HILL – A 25-year old male University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student has reported that he was assaulted and robbed on Pittsboro Street at the western edge of campus early Tuesday morning (Nov. 1).

The victim filed his report with UNC police on Wednesday and said the incident occurred about 1 a.m. Tuesday.

The victim said that he was approached by four males shortly after completing a withdrawal at the State Employees Credit Union automated teller machine. The four suspects assaulted the victim, took his wallet and left in an unknown direction, according to UNC police. The suspects are black males, all of whom were between 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 6 feet tall. One suspect was stocky, while the other three had average builds.

No further descriptions of the suspects or any vehicles were provided, police said. The victim did not require medical treatment.

UNC police asked anyone with information concerning this case to call the department at (919) 962-8100 or Chapel Hill-Carrboro-UNC CrimeStoppers at (919) 942-7515. Callers to CrimeStoppers are neither asked to reveal their identity nor appear in court.

Public safety officials urged the university community to use caution and follow the following safety tips:

• Don't walk alone at night. Use the buddy system. Walk in well-lit areas of campus.
• Report suspicious activity by calling 911 or by using emergency call boxes located across campus.
• Use UNC's Point-to-Point Express service, free to students, operating between 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. daily. Access UNC's free Point-to-Point demand service by calling (919) 962-7867 (962-P-TO-P) and providing one's UNC personal identification number. The service is available to UNC students, faculty and staff at locations not served by the P2P Express Route or after normal P2P Express service hours.
• Use Chapel Hill Transit, free to all passengers. Web site: www.chtransit.org.
• Use the free Safe Ride Program, serving parts of campus, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro from 11:15 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Web site: www.unc.edu/saferide.

For more safety tips and updates, visit www.dps.unc.edu.

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Public Safety contact: Randy Young, (919) 962-1502
News Services contacts: Mike McFarland, (919) 962-8593; Laura Toler, (919) 614-5436