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by Heather Quitos
Thursday, March 9, 2006
Three men allegedly confronted and robbed a University of Wisconsin student on the 1000 block of W. Dayton Street early Wednesday morning, police report.
According to a release, the 19-year old male was walking home from studying at a library at approximately 3:20 a.m. when one white male and two black males confronted him with a weapon, assaulted him and took his wallet and backpack.
The victim did not suffer any injuries that required medical attention but did have a bump on his head after the robbery.
"Generally this campus gets high marks for safety, but obviously there are times and areas that are unsafe," Ald. Austin King, District 8, said. "Definitely, that is horrible."
As of press time, Madison police are still searching for the suspects.
King, who oversees the district in which the incident happened, said although the campus area is safe, the early morning hours pose more possibilities for violent incidents.
King added students should try and take advantages of the university services available if traveling late at night, but countered there are circumstances when such services cannot be available.
"There are university and city services that can help," he said. "And you can try to walk in pairs, but sometimes at 3:30 [a.m.] you're studying alone."
SAFE Nighttime Services Coordinator Jacob Hahn said he would "love" to provide the campus with a safe transportation service all night, but the funding and the staffing are not available.
"Unfortunately the cost would be too expensive, and I think it's too bad," he added.
Hahn said if students do not plan to use SAFE's services, then they should plan ahead.
Lt. Eric Holen, University of Wisconsin Police Department, also emphasized the advantage of using transportation services late at night, but added if a student is walking home during such hours, he or she should be aware of their surroundings.
"I don't think we can over-say it," he said. "If you see behaviors that make [you] concerned, don't stick around long enough to try and validate those feelings."
While the 1000 block of Dayton Street, near Brooks Street, is fairly lit, Hahn said the presence of lights does not constitute a safe area.
"The thing I don't think people realize is the fact that there's lights around doesn't indicate the safety level of the place," he remarked. "Where there's light, there's shadow, and where there's shadow, there's places to hide."
Anonymous (March 9, 2006 @ 12:46pm):
"If you see behaviors that make [you] concerned, don't stick around long enough to try and validate those feelings."
Yeah, that works. Except if the 2 black guys you see coming toward you are harmless UW basketball players, then you're labeled as a racist, just like in "Crash".
It's pretty hard for the politically correct in this town to accept the fact that there are a bunch of people living slightly off campus to the south that are preying on your idealism. And its getting worse lately.
Anonymous (March 9, 2006 @ 12:48pm):
NOTE: Yet another instance of a conceled weapon was carried illegally! Criminals dont care about the law, let the law abiding defend themselves.
Anonymous (March 9, 2006 @ 2:51pm):
Is it really necessary to identify the identity of the 3 assaulters/robbers? Seriously.
Anonymous (March 9, 2006 @ 9:40pm):
Hmm, you ever think they identified them for the sake of catching them?
Anonymous (March 12, 2006 @ 7:15am):
"Is it really necessary to identify the identity of the 3 assaulters/robbers? Seriously."
Well, those bozos are still at large, aren't they? How are we supposed to know what they look like? They need to be caught, so people need to know their physical descriptions. Just because two of them are black doesn't mean the police are racist. One of them is white, okay? Good God, some people are just so sensitive!
Anonymous (March 15, 2006 @ 9:04am):
"Is it really necessary to identify the identity of the 3 assaulters/robbers? Seriously."
There's no mention of the victim's race, but then the police already know his identity. Think what would have happened if the victim had been black. I suspect that Jesse would still be in town leading marches. Would it have been a hate crime, since that's the ONLY reason that a white would rob a black?
