Armed robbery in MCV parking garage
A robber with a silver and black semi-automatic handgun got away with $30 after approaching the victim in the stairwell of a MCV parking garage.
ALERT: Second robbery off campus
VCU students were alerted by email of an off-campus burglary that occurred at approximately 10:10 p.m. on March 24.
Fan robbery second of weekend
VCU alerted students via text message to an armed robbery off campus on Sunday night, the second such incident that occurred near campus over the weekend.
Arrests made in Grace Street robbery
Three teenagers have been arrested in relation to a robbery earlier this month on West Grace Street.
Sunday robbery occurred near campus
A victim reported an off campus robbery near 1208 W. Cary Street early Sunday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m., but was not reported to police until 5:14 a.m., according to the VCU alert webpage.
Police: More students falling victim to fraud
It was 6 p.m. on an evening in April. On his way to the 7-Eleven, a VCU art student, who asked to remain anonymous for this story, was approached by a man asking for money to buy diapers and food for his children.
Police advise against fighting off muggers
When VCU student Erinn Budd was walking home from her closing shift at the Cary Street Gym last fall, a mugger asked for her phone. Budd chose not to oblige.
Alert system under fire after fatal shooting, stabbing
Following a fatal shooting and a stabbing this past Thursday, students are criticizing the university alert system’s effectiveness.
Sexual assault reported to VCU PD
The VCU Police Department today reported a sexual assault via VCU Alert to students and staff. The location of the assault is unknown, according to the alert.VCU PD spokesperson Michael Kelly said the assault could have happened today or sometime in the past.