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"UMPD confirms armed robber on campus November 11th, 2009 The University of Miami Police Department confirmed that there is an armed robber on campus. All residence halls are on lockdown and students walking outside are asked to hurry inside for safety. UMPD said that the initial incident occurred off campus and spilled onto the Coral Gables campus, west of Stanford Circle, when the robber fled. Neither the timeframe nor the robber’s gender has been identified. Officers could be seen pointing flashlights in the canals in front of the Patti and Allan Herbert Wellness Center and vehicles were being searched. The official statement from UMPD says that the case is under investigation. A police officer wearing a bulletproof vest was seen at the corner of Hecht Residential College and Lake Osceola. Many students have yet to receive a university emergency text message alert. Stay tuned for updates."

11/11/2009 12:30:12 AM

no shots fired i hope?

11/11/2009 12:31:34 AM

Not that I heard about.

11/11/2009 12:32:03 AM

11/11/2009 12:35:04 AM

http://www.concealedcampus.org/

How much longer can people argue against this?

11/11/2009 12:35:12 AM

Sorry guys, It was me.

11/11/2009 12:42:40 AM

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"UMPD confirms armed robbers on campus Sophomores Christian Rivera and Aaron Kurz were held at gunpoint by three college-aged men they described as – one white and two black – after getting off the Metrorail at the University stop across from the BankUnited Center (BUC) following the Miami Heat and Washington Wizards game. The victims said that the white male had the gun hiding beneath his bookbag and pointed it at both of their heads. The three robbers had approached from the direction of Stanford. Rivera said that the robbers told them to “Give us everything.” “They all looked like they could be college students because that’s how they approached us. I thought he looked taller than me, but it might have been because he was coming over the curb and I crouched down because he was putting a gun to my head,” Rivera said. “They started walking off like nothing happened.” Kurz kept his phone, but had his wallet stolen. Rivera had his wallet, social security card and license stolen. In his wallet was $500 and several credit cards. He said that he plays alto and tenor sax at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and that the money was part of his winnings. After the incident, the pair called 911 on Kurz’s phone, and the University of Miami Police Department responded first and got there in five minutes. Kurz and Rivera were on their way back to a car parked at Mahoney Residential College. A lady in front of the Wellness Center said that she saw the three robbers jump into a car near the BUC. The University of Miami Police Department confirmed that the armed robbers are still on campus. All residence halls have been on lockdown since around 11:30 p.m. and students walking outside have been asked to hurry inside for safety. UMPD only stated that the incident occurred off campus and spilled onto the Coral Gables campus, west of Stanford Circle, when the robbers fled. Officers could be seen pointing flashlights in the canals in front of the Patti and Allan Herbert Wellness Center and vehicles were being searched. The official statement from UMPD says that the case is under investigation. A police officer wearing a bulletproof vest was seen at the corner of Hecht Residential College and Lake Osceola. Many students have yet to receive a university emergency text message alert. The university has no comment at this time. Stay tuned for updates."

UM has an emergency text message system for shit like this, which wasn't used. So everyone is kind of freaking out at the university now.

11/11/2009 12:44:29 AM

who the fuck keeps their social security card in their wallet? that's just asking to get your identity stolen... Wow... Idiotic. Plus the $500 wasn't a smart thing either. Put that shit in your underwear or socks if you want to carry that kind of cash at night...

Either that or you could be like JBaz and wear a military vest as a deterrent

11/11/2009 12:50:49 AM

What's the big deal? I've heard Miami is a ghetto.

11/11/2009 12:54:03 AM

UM is not in Miami.

11/11/2009 12:56:15 AM

It has the word "Miami" in the title of the university...

11/11/2009 1:02:07 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_miami

11/11/2009 1:06:38 AM

That's like saying Manhattan isn't part of NYC... You sir are in the Miami area... Therefore it constitutes being within Miami for practical location references for those who aren't from Florida.

[Edited on November 11, 2009 at 1:16 AM. Reason : ]

11/11/2009 1:16:04 AM

Ne'erdowells in Miami?!!!!

11/11/2009 1:21:30 AM

^^I was responding to a comment regarding miami as a ghetto.

Nothing in Coral Gables remotely resembles a ghetto.

I've lived here for three years.

Gunmen on the UM campus is unusual.

Practical location reference is different from assuming that UM is in a ghetto and that this is subsequently not very unusual.

UM being in coral gables is relevant. It isn't in fucking Overtown.

[Edited on November 11, 2009 at 1:38 AM. Reason : .]

11/11/2009 1:33:14 AM

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"Either that or you could be like JBaz and wear a military vest as a deterrent"

Unfortunately, being asian cancels out any possible deterrent effect from the vest

11/11/2009 1:36:27 AM

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"http://www.concealedcampus.org/ How much longer can people argue against this?"

11/11/2009 7:21:03 AM

the same damn thing happened my freshmen year at state when the dude got shot in the face at the atm, at talley and they put shit on lockdown and searched all the vehicles and shit in all the lots

11/11/2009 8:54:39 AM