{
  "id": "2019-06-09-florida-state-university-armed-robbery-near-fsu-law-advocacy-center",
  "slug": "florida-state-university-armed-robbery-near-fsu-law-advocacy-center-2019-06-09",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Florida State University",
    "shortName": "FSU",
    "state": "FL",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "FSU Alert / Campus Safety Notice",
    "enrollment": 44000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2019-06-09",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Armed robbery near FSU Law Advocacy Center",
    "headlinePublic": "Armed robbery near FSU Law Advocacy Center",
    "summary": "Florida State University Police [published an archived timely warning / crime bulletin](https://police.fsu.edu/archived-timely-warnings). Full text is preserved from the official FSUPD archived timely-warnings page.",
    "outcome": "See official FSUPD notice for investigation status and safety guidance.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Crime Bulletin: Robbery with a Firearm\n\nOn Sunday, June 9, 2019 at approximately 1:30 AM an armed robbery occurred at 320 W Jefferson, near the FSU Law Advocacy Center. The victim (not affiliated with FSU) was robbed and pistol whipped by two (2) suspects who were lying in wait and ambushed the victim. They pistol whipped the victim and fled on bicycles, possibly across the area of the law school/Civic Center, headed south.\n\nThe suspects are described as:\n\n2 Black male juveniles. One heavy set and tall, the other short and thin.  One suspect was wearing a dark hoodie with a hat.  Both armed with a hand gun.\n\nThe Tallahassee Police Department is the primary investigating agency.\n\nThe FSUPD is investigating an early morning strong armed robbery that occurred near the intersection of Call Street and Convocation Way.\n\nOn Sunday, October 6, 2019, at approximately 2:25 AM, two unknown male suspects robbed the victim, a current FSU student, at the intersection of Call Street and Convocation Way as the victim and their sibling were walking to their residence hall. The victim was attacked by one of the suspects (Suspect 1 below) before having their property removed from their person. The suspects ran east away from Call Street and Convocation Way immediately following the robbery. No weapons were observed by the victim during the robbery. Suspect 1 made implications he was carrying a weapon, but none were actually seen.\n\nThe suspects are described as the following:\n\nSuspect 1 - Black male, dark complexion, approximately 6'01'', thin, wearing a yellow/green striped tank top, gold Gucci brand belt, early 20's, with a buzz cut style haircut.\n\nSuspect 2 - Black male, approximately 5'08\" - 5'09\", glasses, shoulder length dreads, college age and wearing a white t-shirt.\n\nThe FSUPD is investigating a robbery by sudden snatching that occurred in the 900 block of Learning Way on FSU's main campus.\n\nOn 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.\n\nThe suspect is described as the following:\n\nBlack 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.\n\nThe suspect's vehicle is described as the following:\n\nBlack, Lexus, four door sedan, unknown vehicle tag.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://police.fsu.edu/archived-timely-warnings",
      "sourceDescription": "Florida State University Police archived timely warnings page",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official police.fsu.edu archived-timely-warnings HTML."
      ],
      "characterCount": 2994,
      "confidence": "high",
      "timestampApprox": "FSUPD notice dated 2019-06-09"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Florida State University Police publishes Campus Safety Notices and Crime Bulletins on its archived timely-warnings page.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official FSUPD archived timely-warnings page preserves complete notice text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Armed robbery near FSU Law Advocacy Center",
      "url": "https://police.fsu.edu/archived-timely-warnings",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "florida-state",
    "fsu",
    "timely-warning",
    "robbery"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
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