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San Diego State University’s Independent Student Newspaper Since 1913

The Daily Aztec

Rentto: Men steal phones, set of keys from SDSU students near University Towers

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There is currently no known, immediate threat to campus, according to police officials. San Diego Police Department is currently heading this case.

San Diego police were continuing to search for suspects in an early-morning College Area robbery incident, a university official said.

Around 12:22 a.m. Saturday, multiple men forcibly took three cell phones and a set of keys from three SDSU students in the 5600 block of Mary Lane Drive and Dorothy Drive, Associate Vice President of Administration Jessica Rentto said in an email to students. One of the student victims was treated at a hospital for injuries related to the theft.

The area where the thefts occurred is off-campus, but just a few hundred feet from the University Towers residence hall.

The suspects were described only as “tall, thin Black male adults in their early 20s, wearing hooded sweatshirts,” according to the email. It’s unclear exactly how many suspects were involved.

Rentto asked anyone with information on the thefts to call the San Diego Police Department at (619) 531-2000 or the anonymous Crime Stoppers tip line at (888) 580-2000, and to reference case #18-026643.

A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the incident took place Friday night.

About the Contributor
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.
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