Two robberies occurred near College Avenue two nights in a row this week, both involving non-student victims.
Three male suspects Tuesday night at 11:15 approached two victims talking to each other in the rear parking lot of the St. Andrew Episcopal church on College Avenue.
The victims were about to leave when the suspects asked for a lighter for a cigarette. When the victims obliged, one suspect placed an object wrapped in a black cloth to one of the victims’ chest. The suspect said “give me your money,” but the victim said he knew the object was a vodka bottle.
The victim saw the second victim being beaten on the ground by the other two suspects, so he handed over $100 and told the suspects to leave his friend alone. The suspects fled on foot.
Another robbery occurred Monday night, also around 11:15 on College Avenue, at the intersection with Rhode Island Avenue. A female was approached by two male suspects wearing blue bandanas around their mouths. One suspect displayed a handgun and demanded her property. The other suspect then pushed her to the ground and took her purse. The victim was not injured, and the suspects fled on foot.
Maj. Kevin Davis, District 1 commander of the Prince George’s County Police, said the two robberies were not related.
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