Georgia Southern issues warning to students following on-campus armed robbery

The university sent out an alert Saturday night informing students about an armed robbery on campus.

The university sent out an alert Saturday night informing students about an armed robbery on campus.

NOW IN FLORIDA - ASSISTING WITH SEARCH AND RECOVERY EFFORTS. TONIGHT -- WE'RE LEARNING NEW INFORMATION ABOUT LAST NIGHT'S ARMED ROBBERY ON GEORGIA SOUTHERN'S STATESBORO CAMPUS. TWO SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED... BUT A THIRD IS STILL ON THE LOOSE. OUR ANDY COLE JOINS US NOW FROM SOUTHERN COURTYARD AND ANDY... STUDENTS YOU TALKED TO TODAY SEEMED SHAKEN. GOOD EVENING BROOKE. STUDENTS I TALKED TO TODAY ON AND OFF CAMERA TELL ME THEY DIDN'T THINK THIS COULD HAPPEN HERE... NOT ON CAMPUS AND CERTAINLY NOT THE DORM THEY LIVED IN. THE GEORGIA SOUTHERN COMMUNITY IS ON ALERT AFTER THREE SUSPECTS ATTEMPTED TO ROB A DORM ON THE STATESBORO CAMPUS. STUDENTS SAY THEYRE ON EDGE. SOT -- JACK RICHARDSON/LIVES IN SOUTHERN COURTYARD IT WAS JUST CRAZY, LIKE, I DIDN'T REALLY THINK THAT WOULD HAPPEN RIGHT ON CAMPUS LIKE THAT SO I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS A SHOCK TO ALL OF US. MY BUDDY OVER THERE WAS LIKE, "WOW." AND WE WERE WITH HIS PARENTS, SHE COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY THE ARMED ROBBERY HAPPENED AT SOUTHERN COURTYARD SATURDAY AROUND 8:15. THEY SAY THAT NONE OF THE SUSPECTS ARE STUDENTS AND NO ONE WAS HURT. IN AN EAGLE ALERT SENT OUT LESS THAN 30 MINUTES AFTER THE INCIDENT... GEORGIA SOUTHERN SAYS TWO OF THE SUSPECTS RAN TO A NEARBY CONSTRUCTION ZONE JUST A TENTH OF A MILE AWAY. I TALKED TO A STUDENT WHO SAYS THEY'S BE MORE CAUTIOUS ON CAMPUS. SOT -- STUDENT/LIVES IN SOUTHERN COURTYARD IT DEFINITELY INFLUENCES ME TO BE MORE CAREFUL ON CAMPUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S DARKER OUT. BUT I THINK OVERALL I STILL FEEL PRETTY SAFE. I MEAN, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT JUST WOULD BE A ONE OFF OCCURANCE. IN AN EMAIL TO STUDENTS SUNDAY... GEORGIA SOUTHERN SAYS THEY QUOTE WON'T TOLERATE ANY ATTEMPTS BY ANYONE TO VICTIMIZE OUR STUDENTS OR VIOLATE THE SAFE REPUTATION OF OUR CAMPUSES. ANDY... UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS ALSO SHARED WAYS TO STAY SAFE? THAT RIGHT. IN THAT SAME EMAIL... THEY ADVISE STUDENTS TO WALK IN GROUPS OF TWO OR MORE... NEVER TRAVEL THROUGH DARK AREAS... TO ALWAYS LOCK YOUR DOORS... AND TO REPORT ANY SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR BY CALLING UNIVERSITY POLICE OR

Georgia Southern issues warning to students following on-campus armed robbery

The university sent out an alert Saturday night informing students about an armed robbery on campus.

Georgia Southern University's Office of Public Safety sent out a warning to students on Saturday after someone was robbed on campus.The armed robbery happened at around 8:15 p.m. on the Statesboro Campus at Southern Courtyard, according to the university.Georgia Southern said the witness told officers he was robbed by three males. Following the robbery, the witness said the three headed toward the University Villas construction site.According to Georgia Southern, two of the suspects are now in custody. The third has not been located.Anyone with information is asked to contact the University Police Department at 912-478-5234.

STATESBORO, Ga. —

Georgia Southern University's Office of Public Safety sent out a warning to students on Saturday after someone was robbed on campus.

The armed robbery happened at around 8:15 p.m. on the Statesboro Campus at Southern Courtyard, according to the university.

Georgia Southern said the witness told officers he was robbed by three males. Following the robbery, the witness said the three headed toward the University Villas construction site.

According to Georgia Southern, two of the suspects are now in custody. The third has not been located.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the University Police Department at 912-478-5234.

Georgia Southern issues warning to students following on-campus armed robbery

The university sent out an alert Saturday night informing students about an armed robbery on campus.

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