UMD Police Make Quick Apprehension in Strong-Arm Robbery Case

On November 11, 2012 at approximately 3:15 a.m. the Prince George's County Police provided UMPD dispatchers with a description of suspects involved in a strong-arm robbery that had occured off campus on Knox Road in College Park.  At 4:15 a.m., a University of Maryland officer observed a vehicle in Lot K matching the description of the suspect vehicle.  The officer stopped the vehicle and noticed that the occupants matched the description given earlier by PGPD.  The student made a positive identification and the occupants were arrested and turned over the the PGPD detectives for further processing and investigation. 

Additional information about the incident may be obtained from the Prince George's County Police, Media Relations Division.