Robbery last night at Powderhouse and Packard

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

A couple people were robbed at knifepoint near the Tufts campus around 1 a.m. last night at Powderhouse and Packard Ave. Somerville and Tufts police are looking for a white male with a crewcut who got into a waiting red Taurus hatchback which headed up towards campus.

People, if you noticed a car like this scoping out the area last night, I'm sure the police would like to hear about it. Also in December we had a post about a robbery at the same place and same time at night.

Comments

[two-stabs.livejournal.com]

who gets robbed at knifepoint? Lord.

Umn...

[nora-rocket.livejournal.com]

Uh, people who are facing robbers with knives...and who have very little choice in the matter of "with what am I about to be robbed?"

Bien sur.

Re: Umn...

[two-stabs.livejournal.com]

I guess I don't find knives very scary. I've also talked down aggressive people with knives each of the times I've been confronted, but admittedly that's anecdotal.

Re: Umn...

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

Says the person going by the name "two_stabs." ;)

Wait wait I didn't mean anything by it please put the sharp thing down!!

Re: Umn...

[two-stabs.livejournal.com]

Haha! Got me. The username more correctly refers to attempting things more than once. :P

Re: Umn...

[bobobb.livejournal.com]

You should wander around that area and be a vigilante!

[dylanesque29.livejournal.com]

If I see a car with that description, I will throw a brick through the window first, and ask questions later.

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

Please don't brick every red Taurus wagon you see, questions or not.

[dylanesque29.livejournal.com]

I will brick all red Ford Tauruses with blade-wielding occupants. Look out, Knifety Jones.

[studeronomy.livejournal.com]

Tufts hasn't sent out an e-mail about this yet. Usually they're a little more on the ball...

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

TUPD were going around last night putting up some sort of alert poster, but I didn't get a chance to take a closer look at them. Did you get an email?

I havent seen anything yet here though:
http://inside.tufts.edu/announce/index.php?t=arch

[studeronomy.livejournal.com]

Looks like they set out the e-mail last night.

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

Just reposted and was about to nix what you just commented it to. Looks like the announcement is on the web under "public safety", but not on the main archive page. I'll have to bookmark the safety page instead.

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

TUPD were going around last night putting up "safety alert" posters.

http://inside.tufts.edu/announce/index.php?t=cat&catid=4

Too bad it doesn't say which model Taurus though :P

>
Somerville Police received an initial report from the 911 operator that in the early morning, approximately 1:00 a.m. of March 7, 2008, an armed robbery occurred at the intersection of Powderhouse Blvd. and Packard Ave. in Somerville. The suspect came upon three Tufts students, showed a knife and demanded money, which one student gave him. None of the victims were injured. The suspect and accomplice then fled the area in a red Ford Taurus. The suspect description is listed below:

White male, approximately 20-25 years old, approximately 5'9" with a crew cut wearing a dark jacket and hoodie.

An area search was conducted by Somerville Police, which proved negative. At this time, no suspects have been identified.

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

Tufts Daily articles. More details came out.

Student robbed at knifepoint while intervening in assault:
http://www.tuftsdaily.com/news/2008/03/10/News/Student.Robbed.At.Knifepoint.While.Intervening.In.Assault-3261025.shtml

Editorial | Students' safety should be a constant focus:
http://www.tuftsdaily.com/news/2008/03/10/OpEd/Editorial.Students.Safety.Should.Be.A.Constant.Focus-3261125.shtml

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

Suspect arrested in knifepoint robbery of graduate student
http://www.tuftsdaily.com/news/2008/03/12/News/Suspect.Arrested.In.Knifepoint.Robbery.Of.Graduate.Student-3264954.shtml

[somer-villains.livejournal.com]

so the perps had a one-off car made just for them?

there's no such thing as a taurus *hatchback*, people!!! no such car will be found.

[nuns.livejournal.com]

There was a recall (http://auto-recalls.justia.com/content/91V145000-FORD-TAURUS-1992.html) of 1992 Tauruses, because of a problem with the hatchback/liftgate support mechanism.

Hard to recall a car that doesn't exist.

[ron_newman]

Hatchback or small station wagon? Not sure there's really much difference...

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

Which way the rear door opens.

[rethcir.livejournal.com]

They really need to bring back the SHO!