University of Wisconsin-Madison police are conducting an ongoing investigation from Nov. 20, when a man approached a UW-Madison student at Memorial Library and demanded her cell phone and other items in the library’s study carrels.
In what police are calling a Strong Armed Robbery, the student gave her items to the suspect when he approached her at 10:04 a.m., according to UWPD Spokesperson Lt. Mark Silbernagel. She was not harmed during the incident.
UW-Madison police are “actively looking for the suspect,” according to a UWPD statement. The student described the suspect to police as a black male, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall in his early 30s.
According to Silbernagel, police are reviewing video footage in an attempt to identify the suspect and will release further information as the case develops.
The UWPD urges anyone with information on this Strong Armed Robbery to call 608-262-2957.
