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 Police again will beef up North Side patrols 

http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/sep/30/police-again-will-beef-up-north-side-pat/

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Offense:	Off Campus Robbery
Location:	Elm and Park Ave.
Date:	Sunday, March 3, 2013
Time:	0300hrs
Incident Description: The YSU Police Dept. is advising the campus community of a robbery that occurred at approximately 3AM near the area of Elm and Park. A male subject approached a female as she sat in her friends auto at a bar on Logan Ave. The females two other friends came out and they ended up giving the male subject a ride to the area of Elm and Park at which time he hit one of the females in the side, took her purse, exited the vehicle, and ran south on Elm Street. One of the subjects gave chase losing him in the vicinity of Madison Ave. The male subject was not reported to be armed. The three subjects involved were not YSU students. [/t][/t]    Suspect Information: Described as a light skinned black male, approximately 5'07", 160lbs, in his 20s, with a goatee. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, blank pants, and a black hat. [/t]      [/t]    Offense: Off Campus Robbery Location: 210 Broadway Ave. Date: Saturday, August 17, 2013 Time: 2215   Incident Description: At approximately 2215 hours two male blacks approached the victim who was in the driveway of 210 Broadway Ave. The two males then ordered victim to ground and then robbed the victim of personal property. The victim did observe at least one of the suspects was armed with a silver colored semi automatic handgun. [/t][/t]    Suspect Information: 1) Male black approx. 18-22 yrs. old 5'10" 150lbs, black pants, black shirt, black steelers skull cap or shirt. 2) Male black approx. 18-22 yrs. old, 5'10", 150lbs, dark clothing [/t]    Offense: Off Campus Robbery Location: 472 Norwood Ave. Date: Thursday, August 22, 2013 Time: Approx. 1230 hrs   Incident Description: A student was robbed outside of 472 Norwood Ave. while sitting in a vehicle after leaving an off campus party. Two male blacks approached the vehicle with one producing a handgun and demanding money. The suspects are described below. [/t][/t]    Suspect Information: Suspect #1- Male black wearing a red long shirt, white shorts, Chicago Bulls hat, approximately 15-20yrs old armed with a handgun. Suspect #2- Male black no further description. [/t]    September 29, 2013 Suspects were five or six black males dressed in black.

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From the descriptions given, it appears that it is a gang that is pulling all these armed robberies ... young ... black males ... dressed in black operating in the same general area of the north side and targeting YSU students.
The Chief of Police indicated after the last arrests were made that the police are aware of a gang operating in the area which helped them get the perpetrators and hopefully it will help them again, but in the meantime the YSU students have the burden of using common sense and not making themselves victims by being out so early in the morning even in groups, especially in areas where these robberies are occurring.

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http://www.wkbn.com/2013/09/29/ysu-students-robbed/

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Once again crime and YSU are in the news when a group of YSU students were robbed around 4:00 a.m. Sunday morning at a house on Fifth Avenue by five or six males.
With all this news centering around the safety of YSU students, it's no wonder that enrollment at the university is on the decline.
Youngstown's reputation is bad enough, but all these crimes against YSU students only adds to the serious concerns that folks have about attending YSU.