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CRIME ADVISORY

The Willimantic Police Department is actively investigating the following two incidents:

On 03/04/2010 at approximately 1:00 a.m. two armed robberies occurred in Willimantic.

Incident #1: Took place on Windham Road (Route 32) and Fairview Street. A female victim had a cellular phone taken from her.

Incident #2: Occurred on High Street and Spring Street. Two male victims had wallets taken. One of the victims is an Eastern student.

All victims described the assailant as a Black Male, 5’10” to 6’0”, 170–180 pounds, scruffy facial hair, approximately mid 20 to 30 years of age. He was also described as wearing a black “puffy” type winter coat in the first incident and a light color t-shirt in the second.

The suspect was the passenger in a gold or tan colored Honda Accord. The vehicle has a broken taillight lens that allows the white bulb to show through. A Hispanic or Black Female was reported to be operating this vehicle at the time of these incidents.

Victims described the weapon as a sawed-off shotgun.

Any person(s) who witnessed the incident or have information leading to the identity of the suspects are asked to contact the Willimantic Police Department at 860-465-3135 or the University Police Department at 860-465-5310 or the Confidential Hotline at 860-465-0242 or fill out the confidential form on our web page at http://www.easternct.edu/police/ and click on Campus Safety and then Anonymous Crime Reporting.

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The Eastern Connecticut State University Police Department encourages you to:

• WALK IN WELL-LIT, UNCONCEALED AREAS ON AND OFF CAMPUS AT NIGHT
• BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS
• REPORT ALL SUSPICIOUS PERSONS OR ACTIVITY
• CALL 9-1-1 FOR ANY EMERGENCY