Last week, students were notified through security bulletins of four out of five crimes that occurred on the York campus.
The first incident, a knifepoint robbery in the Health, Nursing, and Environmental studies building, was reported on November 19, police say.
Detective sergeant Al Coulter of 31 Division says police have spoken to a witness, and have seized forensic evidence from the crime scene. They are currently looking at video footage of the incident they received from
York security. No suspects were named.
Coulter says police removed the door handles to obtain fingerprints of the suspect.
The second incident, which occurred the following day on November 20, was a robbery at 8 p.m. between Vari Hall and the Ross Building, police say.
According to police, two male suspects approached a York student, and one of the suspects pulled out a knife and demanded the student’s wallet. The student complied, and no one was harmed in the incident.
Coulter says police have obtained descriptions of both suspects, but no arrests have been made.
The third incident, which students were not notified about via a security bulletin, was a sexual assault that occurred on November 23 around 3:15 p.m. in the TTC bus loop. As the female student was waiting for the bus, the suspect came from behind, grabbed her, and fled the scene. The victim didn’t immediately report the incident, but reported the crime on Monday, November 26. The police have obtained a suspect description.
The fourth incident, a sexual assault, occurred on November 23 at 4:45 p.m.
As a female student was walking through Vari Hall, the suspect sexually assaulted her and then immediately fled the scene, police say.
Coulter says police believe this suspect is also responsible for the sexual assault that occurred earlier that day.
The fifth incident, also on November 23, happened at 7:00 p.m. on the Ross podium near the Scott Religious Centre.
Two York students were approached by two male suspects and were asked if they had drugs, police say. When the students replied they did not have any, one of the suspects struck one of the students with a metal pipe. The suspect fled the scene, and the student was transported by EMS to the hospital.
Coulter says the police have obtained descriptions of these suspects, but no arrests have been made.
All York crime investigations remain open until solved, Coulter says.
By Hamid Adem, Assistant News Editor
With files from Melissa Sundardas
