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San Diego State University’s Independent Student Newspaper Since 1913

The Daily Aztec




San Diego State University’s Independent Student Newspaper Since 1913

The Daily Aztec

Two robberies hit College Area within hours of each other

Two robberies hit College Area within hours of each other
Chadd Cady

Early Sunday morning, two robberies were reported in the area near San Diego State’s campus within a few hours of one another, police said.

Around 2 a.m. Sunday, police responded to a report that cells phones had been stolen from a group of people by five or six men on Prosperity Lane near Faber Way, San Diego police Officer Sarah Foster said. The area is southeast of campus, off 54th Street.

Then, around 4:15 a.m., police were flagged down by someone who reported they had been robbed at gunpoint on Rockford Drive near Pontiac Street, south of campus, Foster said. Police did not have any information on what was stolen.

Foster said police were told there were three suspects in the second robbery who fled in a white Honda.

The two robberies occurred within about a mile of one another, but police had no information on whether the incidents were related.

Editor in Chief Will Fritz contributed reporting to this story.

About the Contributors
Bella Ross, Editor in Chief
Bella Ross is an SDSU senior double majoring in journalism and political science. She started working at The Daily Aztec in the news section in Fall 2017 and started to make videos for the newspaper in the Spring. She also works as an intern for Voice of San Diego and does some freelance work. In the past, she's worked at KPBS, inewsource and The San Diego Union-Tribune. She is hoping to report on national politics for a large newspaper one day. Follow her on Twitter @BellaMayaRoss.
Chadd Cady, Senior Staff Photographer
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