Campus Security & Public Safety

A report was received today at 9:30 AM by Campus Security that yesterday, Jul 2, 2013 around 5:00 PM a female student was verbally accosted by four teenage males on the Kardong Bridge.  The student also reported on the same day around 9:40 PM on the Hamilton Bridge the same group of teenagers from the earlier incident harassed her and another student who was with her at that time.  According to the student the same four teenage males began pushing and punching the student accompanying her.   The student stated at one point one of the teenage males asked another for a knife; a pocket knife was seen by the students, but wasn’t brandished in a threatening manner.  The student added they were able to get away and call 911. Spokane Police responded and completed a report.  The student provided the following additional description of the four teenage males:

Suspect #1: teenage male medium to dark complexion, 5’10”, thin build, with short black hair, wearing a grey tank top and dark basketball shorts, ear piercing in both ears.  Described as the primary aggressor

Suspect #2:  white teenage male, with collar length curly blond hair, shorter than suspect #1, wearing a tank top and basketball shorts

Suspect#3: white teenage male with short blond hair, shorter than Suspect #1, wearing a tank top and basketball short.

Suspect #4: White teenage male.  

All four where on BMX style bikes

Gonzaga community members are reminded of the following safety tips:

• If you have to walk, do so in groups especially after dark. Try to use well-lit, busy routes. Be aware of your surroundings.
• Utilize Saferide or a taxi service if you need a ride back to your residence from an off-campus location: call 568-8000.
• Utilize Security escorts to travel across campus or to/from near-campus locations: 313-2222.
• Report suspicious persons or circumstances immediately to GU Security (313-2222) or SPD (911).
• Once you are in safe place, report all crimes immediately to police at 911 and GU Security at 313-2222.

This entry was posted on July 3, 2013 at 10:54 am and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.