SECURITY ALERT

The following incident did not occur on campus nor did it involve a student, staff or faculty member, but because of the proximity, CWRU Protective Services would like the campus community to be aware of the incident.

THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT OCCURRED: at 10:43 p.m., Wednesday, May 28

TYPE OF INCIDENT: Aggravated robbery

LOCATION OF INCIDENT: Mr. Hero restaurant, 11590 Euclid Ave.

HOW INCIDENT OCCURRED: The first suspect entered Mr. Hero to buy a sandwich. He then left the restaurant but came back in wearing a mask. The suspect jumped the counter and pulled out a small, black semi-automatic pistol. He had a restaurant employee open the cash register drawer, then took the drawer with the money and fled. A second suspect had been standing outside the restaurant as a lookout. Both suspects fled on foot east on Euclid toward 117th Street.

DESCRIPTION OF SUSPECTS: The first suspect is described as a black man, 6-foot, 160 pounds with a low hair cut, light facial hair and a medium to light complexion. The second suspect is described as a black man, 6-foot, wearing a black jacket. Both suspects were possibly in their mid-20s.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: No injuries were reported.

Security Incident Advisory #2 initiated May 29, 2003
Information provided by University Circle Police Department

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