CSUSB student robbed near campus

By Emmanuel Gutierrez |Copy Editor|

A CSUSB student was robbed near campus on Jan. 14, according to university police.

The incident occurred on the sidewalk of Northpark Boulevard at approximately 9:35 a.m.

The suspect, a male black adult between 17-20 years of age, grabbed the student’s backpack and revealed a black handgun, according to CSUSB University Police.

“The suspect demanded her property. She gave him her backpack and cellphone,” stated university police in the timely warning notice.

The suspect, who wore a gray sweatshirt and a blue bandana over his face, fled to the rear of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, according to university police.

The student was not physically harmed.

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Officer E. Chavez at (909) 537-5165. The case number is 16-0031.