(Abbey Toronjo/Texas A&M University Division of Marketing & Communications)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – A robbery reported last week on the Texas A&M University campus never actually occurred, university police announced Monday.
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TAMU campus robbery didn’t happen, police say
What we know:
The Texas A&M University Police Department said that following an additional investigation, authorities determined that the reported incident on Sept. 28 at the West Campus Garage did not take place.
Police initially issued a crime alert after receiving a report that an individual had been sprayed with pepper spray and robbed of her Corps of Cadets freshmen spurs on Level 1 of the parking garage. The individual described the suspect to police as an 18-year-old white male, approximately 6 feet 5 inches tall and 180 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. The alleged victim received medical treatment and was released from the scene.
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Following the follow-up investigation, police confirmed there was no threat to the campus community related to the report.
(Source: Texas A&M University)
Dig deeper:
Dating back to the 1930s, freshmen in the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets assembled and wore “fish spurs” the week before the Texas A&M Football team played SMU, as they do now the week before the Arkansas game.
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