Woman robbed at gunpoint near UC Berkeley campus Friday night
The robbery occurred near several residential and university student housing buildings, adjacent to People’s Park.
A woman was robbed at gunpoint in the 2400 block of Bowditch Street Friday night, according to the University of California Police Department.
Police said a group of approximately three people allegedly approached and surrounded her just before 8:30 p.m., brandished a gun and took her purse and cell phone.
The robbers then left the area three blocks south of UC Berkeley’s campus and got into a black sedan resembling an Audi, headed northbound on Bowditch, police said.
That block on Bowditch is located near several residential and university student housing buildings, adjacent to People’s Park.
No arrests have been announced in the incident. Anyone with information about the robbery can call Berkeley police at 510-981-5900.