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Police release sketch of suspect

Police release sketch of suspect

LUKAS KEAPPROTH/Herald photo

Police release sketch of suspect

Madison Police Department sketch

A sketch of the suspect who robbed a University of Wisconsin junior at gunpoint on Langdon Street was released by the Madison Police Department Thursday.

The woman robbed was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, and she was getting out of her car in the parking lot outside of the sorority house on the 100 block of Langdon Street when the incident occurred.

Police will be looking into any possible link between this crime and other recent crime downtown.

“They haven’t established a link, but of course there are similarities in a lot of these crimes,” MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said.

According to the police report, on Monday night around 11:10 p.m. the 20-year-old woman was approached by two men with a gun, who demanded money. They made off with her laptop and some money.

The men were described as black, in their early 20s and wearing black hooded sweatshirts and dark pants. One had a medium-length Afro haircut.

The presidents of Greek houses were immediately sent an e-mail, and most informed their members of the possible threat in the Langdon area.

Paul Jacobson, Madison police officer and coordinator of Madison Area CrimeStoppers, said they have not received any tips regarding this crime yet but added it was partly because little information had been released.

A number of armed robberies have occurred downtown over the past few months, particularly in the Regent Street area.

With an increase in downtown robberies, UW officials have encouraged students to walk in groups, stay in well-lit areas and sign up for the new WiscAlerts mass text messages designed to inform students of major threats on campus.

However, no text messages were sent out Monday night, and UW Police said the decision to text is made on a case-to-case basis.

Any person with information regarding this crime or others is encouraged to call CrimeStoppers at 608-266-6014.

“Any and all info is happily accepted,” Jacobson said. “They are anonymous, and we make sure we protect people’s anonymity.”

If someone provides information that leads to a successful arrest, they could be eligible for a reward anywhere from $50 to $1,000, Jacobson said.

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Webster?

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Concealed carry is the solution to this problem.

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http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/mayor/safety/

http://www.cityofmadison.com/police/centralnews/dsifinal.pdf

lawl

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I find it interesting that they did not notify the other non-Greek apartment buildings directly in front of of next to the girls sorority house. Shouldn’t we be warned as well? There are more people on this street then just those who are Greek affiliated.

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What a suprise, the suspect is black.

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I for one am glad that the current economy has not affected the mugging community.

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I think that was the guy that just got elected President.

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