On Thursday December 16, a Representative of a private textbooks company was robbed in the laundry room of the Village Apartments Quad 4. According to the police report. The Representative had made arrangements to meet with a student (the suspect) regarding buying used textbooks. The two met outside of the village four quad, then went inside the laundry room to make the exchange. At that time a second suspect entered the laundry room and showed a handgun and demanded the victim’s cell phone, wallet, and cash. The victim complied and was not hurt.
The suspects fled campus by Mark Twain Drive in an unknown vehicle. Anyone with Information is University of Hartford Department of Public Safety at 860-768-7985 or the Hartford Police Department at 860-757-4000.