Security Alert - CASE#26-0139 - Aggravated Robbery- 5019 Calhoun Rd- See: www.uh.edu/police/safety-security/securityalerts
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Robbery, February 7, 2026
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedUnder Investigation
At about 2:35 a.m. on February 7, 2026, a gunman robbed two people of their purses in the parking lot of Bayou Oaks at 5019 Calhoun Road, part of University of Houston on-campus housing. UH Police issued a security alert with a suspect description; the incident was the third armed robbery on or near campus in 2026, and some students complained the email notification arrived hours later.
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Synopsis:
On Saturday, February 7, 2026, at approximately 2:35am, UHPD responded to the report of an Aggravated Robbery that occurred in the parking lot of Bayou Oaks, at 5019 Calhoun Rd. The suspect approached complainants and displayed a firearm demanding their purses. He then fled west in the parking lot.
Suspect #1:
Black male, thin build, 5’6” height, gray jacket with hood, gray pants black tennis shoes, wearing a black surgical mask covering his face
Weapon:
Gray semi-automatic handgun.
University of Houston Security Alerts are archived at www.uh.edu/police/safety-security/securityalerts
Classified timely-warning because the suspect had fled and the notice was a Clery continuing-threat warning, not an immediate shelter order.
Houston observes Central time; the 2:35 a.m. incident time is CST (UTC-6) in February.
Students told Click2Houston the email did not arrive until around 7:30 a.m., a notification-lag complaint preserved here as context rather than alert text.
Verbatim from UH ALERT official API rftContent for Security Alert CASE#26-0139 (Bayou Oaks aggravated robbery)
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Security Alert - CASE#26-0139 - Aggravated Robbery- 5019 Calhoun Rd- See: www.uh.edu/police/safety-security/securityalerts
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Background
An aggravated robbery occurred around 2:35 a.m. CST on February 7, 2026 in the parking lot of Bayou Oaks at 5019 Calhoun Road, part of University of Houston on-campus housing. According to The Daily Cougar, the suspect pulled a gray semi-automatic handgun, demanded two people's purses, and fled west across the lot. UHPD circulated a suspect description—a thin Black male, about 5'6", in a gray hooded jacket and pants, black shoes, and a black surgical mask. The robbery was the third on or near campus in 2026, and some students told ABC13 and Click2Houston they were not alerted quickly enough, with the email reportedly arriving hours later. The case highlights both a clustering of armed robberies at one housing complex and recurring student frustration over Clery notification timing.
Analysis
Key Findings
The robbery was the third armed robbery on or near the UH campus in early 2026, clustering at the Bayou Oaks housing complex
UHPD issued a Clery timely warning with a detailed suspect description after the suspect fled
Students complained the email notice arrived hours after the 2:35 a.m. incident, reviving notification-timing concerns
No injuries occurred and no arrest had been announced as the investigation continued
Outcome
The suspect displayed a gray semi-automatic handgun, demanded two victims' purses, and fled west across the parking lot. No injuries were reported and the investigation was ongoing; no arrest had been announced.
Provenance
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Cite this case
Campus Alert Archive. "University of Houston: Robbery, February 7, 2026." Incident of February 7, 2026. Added May 2026; last updated July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-houston-bayou-oaks-robbery-2026-02-07/
Alert text quoted on this page remains the work of the issuing institution; the archive is a secondary source.
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Added May 2026Updated July 2026Via ingestion