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Robbery by sudden snatching near Einstein Bagels

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Robbery by sudden snatching - FSU Main Campus On Saturday, October 26, 2019, at approximately 11:30 PM, an unknown male suspect robbed the victim, a current FSU student, while walking along a sidewalk near Einstein's Bagels. The victim and a friend walked west as the suspect approached quickly from the east. The suspect snatched the victim's wallet from their hand, ran to a nearby parked car, and quickly fled the area. The last known direction of travel for the vehicle was southwest away from campus. A firearm was believed to have been seen as the suspect fled toward the vehicle. The Florida State University Police Department has increased patrol efforts on and around FSU's main campus as a preventative measure while actively attempting to locate the suspect. The suspect is described as the following: Black male, approximately 5'6”, dark complexion, wearing a garnet FSU shirt and dark pants. The suspect appeared to be college aged (approximately 20 years of age) and had a short buzzed style haircut. The suspect's vehicle is described as the following: Black, Lexus, four door sedan, unknown vehicle tag.
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Robbery by sudden snatching - FSU Main Campus On Saturday, October 26, 2019, at approximately 11:30 PM, an unknown male suspect robbed the victim, a current FSU student, while walking along a sidewalk near Einstein's Bagels. The victim and a friend walked west as the suspect approached quickly from the east. The suspect snatched the victim's wallet from their hand, ran to a nearby parked car, and quickly fled the area. The last known direction of travel for the vehicle was southwest away from campus. A firearm was believed to have been seen as the suspect fled toward the vehicle. The Florida State University Police Department has increased patrol efforts on and around FSU's main campus as a preventative measure while actively attempting to locate the suspect. The suspect is described as the following: Black male, approximately 5'6”, dark complexion, wearing a garnet FSU shirt and dark pants. The suspect appeared to be college aged (approximately 20 years of age) and had a short buzzed style haircut. The suspect's vehicle is described as the following: Black, Lexus, four door sedan, unknown vehicle tag.

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Campus Alert Archive. "Florida State University: Robbery by sudden snatching near Einstein Bagels." Incident of October 26, 2019. Added July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/florida-state-university-robbery-by-sudden-snatching-near-einstein-bag-2019-10-26/

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Added July 2026Updated July 2026Via ingestion