On Nov. 24 around 9:05 p.m. at North Burke Bradley Drive, an armed robbery suspect left a vehicle, accompanied by a driver, before holding the female victim, 27, at gunpoint as she was walking on Pershing Avenue and forcing the victim to surrender her purse.
The suspect was described as a dark-skinned adult male around 25 to 30 years old, last seen wearing a light hooded sweatshirt with black/blue plaid sweatpants and carrying a handgun. The driver was described as female, but there are no other physical details confirmed about the driver.
After the robbery, the suspect fled in the driver’s vehicle onto campus. According to District Police Sgt. Mike Perea, the victim flagged down a patrolling police officer in the area and reported the incident. A campus search took place soon afterwards, but neither the suspect nor the vehicle had been found.
A Clery Timely Warning announcement was issued to campus the next morning on Nov. 25 at 10:41 a.m., in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Act requiring colleges and universities to disclose information on crimes in the area of campus. The announcement contains details on the case, as well as a safety message with advice for how to avoid being victimized in a crime.
“As soon as the supervisors are known and we can identify that it might be a Clery Act; which at this point, we still don’t know yet — it’s still an ongoing investigation. As soon as that happens, then we notify and put it out,” Perea said. “Once the chief and myself were notified, we made the notification.”
When asked about the delay between the initial incident and the Clery Timely Warning announcement, Perea replied with the following.
“The incident was reported to have occurred in Stockton’s territory — Stockton Police Department. It’s an ongoing investigation; so at this point, we are trying to identify where exactly it occurred. We don’t even know that at this point. We just made the notification just to make sure everybody knows what’s going on,” Perea said.
According to Acting District Chief of Police Tammie Murrell, district police have placed an order for the crime report from Stockton Police but were told that it wasn’t finished yet.
“Officers are currently still patrolling the area and looking for any type of vehicle or suspicious activity on campus,” Perea said.
Stockton Police asks that members of the public who were witness to or have helpful information on the incident to contact them immediately at 209-937-8377. To report crimes to Delta police, the Nov. 25 Clery Timely Warning announcement advises using any of the emergency blue phones around campus, calling 209-954-500 or opening the Rave Mobile Guardian App and selecting “Call District Police.” To report to Delta police from a classroom or office, the announcement also advises to dial 5000 or select “911.”
This story has been updated to include information from the Stockton Police Department’s Watch Commander’s Night Report for Nov. 24.
