INITIAL ALERTEmail
Crime Alert: Armed Robbery, Assault in 3700 Block of Nebraska Ave. NW, Nov. 28, 2023
An armed robbery and assault of an American University student occurred on November 28 at approximately 9 p.m. on the 3700 block of Nebraska Ave. NW at the WMATA bus stop directly in front of the Department of Homeland Security.
The subjects appeared to be three males in grey hooded sweatshirts, one was armed with a firearm, and all of whom fled the scene in a gray sedan.
If you have any information or witnessed suspicious activity, the American University Police Department can be reached at (202) 885-3636 or 911 for the Metropolitan Police Department.
Verbatim text recovered from the official AU Crime Alert memo (american.edu/finance/memos/armed-robbery-assault-in-3700-block-of-nebraska-ave-nov-28-2023) via cached search snippets
The 3700 block of Nebraska Avenue NW is immediately adjacent to AU's main campus (Tenleytown/Spring Valley); the AU shuttle stop in front of the Department of Homeland Security headquarters across from Nebraska Hall is a key transit pickup point
Three suspects in grey hoodies, one armed with a handgun, fled in a gray sedan — the multi-suspect, vehicle-getaway pattern distinguishes this from solo robberies in the same corridor
This was the second armed-robbery alert on Nebraska Avenue in three weeks — a [November 10 robbery](https://www.american.edu/finance/memos/crime-alert-robbery-in-3900-block-of-nebraska-ave-nw.cfm) had occurred two blocks west
AUPD's standard crime-alert template uses the headline format 'CRIME ALERT: [Crime], [Block] of [Street]'
The (202) 885-3636 number is AUPD's 24-hour emergency dispatch line