Incident description: The victim was selling a laptop online and agreed to meet the suspect to complete the transaction. The suspect was seated in her car and claimed she couldn’t get out of it because she was pregnant. The victim showed the suspect the laptop through an open window, and the two struggled over the computer. The suspect took the laptop and drove away.
Time & date of incident: 11:59 a.m. on March 12, 2021
Location: Off campus at 844 W. 32nd St.
Suspect description: The suspect was described as a Black female, with black hair and brown eyes, about 25 to 30 years old, 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighing 220 pounds.
Suspect vehicle: Black, four-door Nissan Sentra.
If you were in the vicinity during the time of this incident, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) asks for your help in identifying the suspect. If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact DPS at (213) 740-6000 or the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) at (213) 485-6571. If you are ever in immediate danger, call LAPD at 911 or DPS at (213) 740-4321.
Please note that race, ethnicity, gender and/or religious affiliation are NOT considered the basis for suspicion; only behaviors are considered suspicious.
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DPS issued this crime alert for your safety in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act.