Kidnapping at GA State....

Got a Campus Alert Email from GA State yesterday...

A Kidnapping was reported to Georgia State University Police, at 2:18 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. A GSU student reported that on April 20, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. she was approached by a man who snatched her purse. She chased the suspect to his vehicle and attempted to retrieve her purse from the vehicle.  The suspect then pulled her in the vehicle.  He drove the victim to 3480 Greenbriar Parkway where he threw her belongings out of the vehicle.  The student then exited the vehicle and called for a ride home. There were minor injuries reported.

The suspect is described as a black male with brown complexion, approximately 20-25 years of age, about 6’1” to 6’2” in height, with a slim build. The suspect was wearing a dingy white T-shirt with blue-green jeans, with socks and flip flops. He also had two earring holes in his right ear.

The vehicle is described as a gold or tan SUV with dark windows and a Georgia tag.

If you have any information about this incident, please contact the Georgia State University Police at (404) 413-2100.  You may also call the Police Tip Line at 404-413-3211.

You may request a safety escort on campus by calling the GSU Police at (404) 413-2100. A police officer or a security guard will drive or walk you to your destination.

Please contact Crime Prevention at (404) 413-3213 for Safety Tips and Safety Programs.

This morning before work I open my inbox to find this update:

In reference to the Campus Alert that was reported on 4/21/09 at 2:18
a.m., the complainant was interviewed by investigators with the Georgia
State University Police Department on 4/21/09 at 5:00 p.m.

During questioning and video evidence, the complainant recanted the
reported kidnapping. The alleged suspect was an acquaintance of the
complainant.

The complainant has been charged with filing a false police report.

sigh... somebodys got issues...

 

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