Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Wilmington, N.C. - At 12:15 a.m. Friday, Nov 17, four white males in a 2005 - 2007 gold colored Pontiac G6 followed a UNCW student from Wal-Mart where he had just purchased two Playstation 3s to a UNCW residence hall area. As the student was removing the items from the backseat of his vehicle, he was approached by a white male, between 18 and 24 years old dressed in dark clothing, who hit him repeatedly with a six-inch blunt object, knocking the student to the ground. A second suspect exited the gold colored Pontiac G6 and removed the Playstation 3 from the student's vehicle. This incident occurred on the campus of UNCW in "GG" Lot, which is located between Suite "R" and Building 6 of Seahawk Village Apartments.

The description of the suspect vehicle is a gold 2005 to 2007 Pontiac G6.

The description of the first suspect is a white male, 18 to 24 years of age, short dark hair, dressed in khaki pants and a dark shirt and coat.

The description of the second suspect is a white male, 18 to 24 years of age, short hair wearing white athletic shoes baggy green shorts and a dark sweatshirt with yellow writing on the front.

Video footage in MPEG format of the suspects and vehicle is posted on the UNCW Police Alert Web site for viewing or downloading:

www.uncw.edu/ba/police/Alert.htm

Anyone with information regarding this crime or who recognizes the suspects or vehicle is asked to contact UNCW Police at 962-3184 or anonymously 962-TIPS (8447) or online www.uncw.edu/police.