Alert Carolina Informational: Chapel Hill Police investigating armed robberies in downtown Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill Police are investigating three incidents of armed robbery near downtown Chapel Hill just before 9:00 p.m. Friday in which UNC-Chapel Hill students were victims. There were no injuries reported. Two individuals have been identified as persons of interest.

The incidents occurred at:

  • 342 W. Rosemary Street at 8:42 p.m.
  • 216 N. Roberson Street at 8:53 p.m.
  • 308 Sunset Drive at 8:59 p.m.

The Chapel Hill Police Department is investigating these crimes and has identified two persons of interest. If anyone has information about these crimes or the people responsible, please call 911 or Crime Stoppers at 919-942-7515. Calls to Crime Stoppers are confidential and anonymous, and the caller may be eligible for a cash reward up to $2,000 for information that leads to arrest. You can also leave tips for Crime Stoppers at http://www.crimestoppers-chcunc.org/.

For a list of safety tips, please visit https://campussafety.unc.edu/carolinasafe/tips/.