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Men rob university store at gunpoint

witzman.2@osu.edu

Published: Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Updated: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 21:09

UniPrint Robbery

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Two armed suspects robbed the UniPrint on Millikin Way Wednesday around 6:15 a.m., police said.
The suspects, both described as black males wearing ski masks, forcefully entered the store and assaulted a UniPrint employee, striking him with what was believed to be a handgun, said Ohio State Police Chief Paul Denton.
The suspects fled in a "white, four-door Cadillac with an undetermined amount of cash," Denton said. "We are examining videotapes from security cameras in the area."
Denton described campus business robberies as an "extremely rare occurrence."
"Fortunately, no students or staff members were in danger at the time," he said. "We believe the suspects immediately fled campus."
In the hours after the robbery, UniPrint employees were working to serve customers from a tent outside of the store, said Liz Cook, a spokeswoman for the Office of Media Relations.
By noon, UniPrint had re-opened, Cook said.
"The hope was that not too many students or clients were inconvenienced," she said.
The police are continuing work on the case and have shared information with other local law enforcement officials about the robbery.
Anyone with information can call the University Police at 292-2121 or report an anonymous tip to University Area Crime Stoppers at 247-8477.

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14 comments

Captain Bob
Tue Oct 13 2009 17:48
Quite: "If I was a thug, the last place I would rob is the UniPrint store." Alex.
Alex, if you were a thug and saw the "No guns" sign on this store that is one of the FIRST places you would pick because you KNOW that the people inside are unarmed and HELPLESS! The last place a thug would pick to rob would be a gun store (think about why). Next would be stores with NO "Guns prohibited" signs because the patrons or employees could well be armed. I don't patronize stores that disarm the "good guys" and make the place easy pickings for the thugs...
Brandon
Sun Oct 4 2009 18:49
Simone and Friendly White Girl, the next time I read the Lantern, I will probably find that you have been raped and murdered by negroes. Defend yourself against these pack animals.
Simone
Sat Oct 3 2009 22:45
Brandon...you are depriving some village of its idiot. Please return home soon.
Friendly White Girl
Sat Oct 3 2009 17:47
I think it's you that needs to be woken up, Brandon. As Jay-Z said, it's 2009, not 1864.
Brandon
Sat Oct 3 2009 06:03
WAKE UP WHITE PEOPLE! rampant black crime is bringing Columbus, as well as the nation as a whole, to its knees. The time to fight back is now. Remember Kennedy Wheeler(the campus rapist of 2002) and the black dude who killed Stephanie Hummer? LEGALIZE SELF DEFENSE!
JS
Thu Oct 1 2009 16:50
The employee who was stricken by the criminal was in danger. Any time there is a firearm involved in a crime, there is implicit danger. How would one know what degree of force the criminal intended to use? I would not like to play that guessing game. The fact that no one was killed is irrelevant. The fact that someone was assaulted and was in grave danger are facts. I contend if a police officer bore witness to this crime, the officer would have had been justified in firing upon the criminal. Why was this employee or any law abiding citizen on campus not afforded the right to personal protection?

A free America is a strong America.

Alex
Thu Oct 1 2009 09:51
If I was a thug, the last place I would rob is the UniPrint store. We'll at least we know its an inside job. That store is in such a discreet location at OSU that only with inside information could have tipped off criminals to that location. I can't imagine though that they would have a sizable amount of cash worth stealing at a UniPrint store. This should be added to the World's Dumbest Criminals tapes because I bet you the cops will catch these guys within two weeks. To all criminals out there: if you're going to rob a store, go for the big heist. I'll bet these guys only got $400 bucks at the most. Also, criminals are done for a reason. If you rob a place, don't actually bring a weapon because when they police catch you that's another felony additionally to the felony that they incurred by assaulting a worker with a deadly weapon. Do you know why guys like Bernie Madoff get away for decades before being caught after stealing billions of dollars from people? Because they actually think about the big scams and not robbing a UniPrint store.
George Finkes
Thu Oct 1 2009 09:13
Okay, someone has to be killed ( maybe your family member ) while just doing their job, before there is any outrage ! Eradicate this pond scum . Everyone is better off with them off the face of the earth.
Mel
Thu Oct 1 2009 09:07
“Fortunately, no students or staff members were in danger at the time,” Ummmm, I am pretty sure that the UniPrint employee was in danger.
Your name
Thu Oct 1 2009 07:46
Well if the need for self defense (what better self defense against a gun than one of your own) arose what situation would you like to find yourself in? Getting pistol whipped to the ground?
Your name
Thu Oct 1 2009 05:52
wait, no one was killed, right? So you think more guns added to the situation would have made it better. Weak argument.
Your name
Thu Oct 1 2009 00:13
Agreed, this story has obviously been fabricated by the Lantern. Don't they know that OSU campus is a gun free zone? A magical place, where nothing bad is ever permitted to happen?
Your name
Wed Sep 30 2009 22:38
Funny how that works isn't it? Just serves to disarm those law-abiding folks who could've been really hurt if those criminals didn't want to leave witnesses.
Your name
Wed Sep 30 2009 22:18
its a good thing there is a "no weapons" sign on the door. Criminals obviously follow the rules.






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