Lafayette Police Department
20 N. 6th Street
Lafayette Indiana 47901
For Immediate Release: Contact: Lt. J. Clyde LPD #18
765-807-1200
August 17, 2015
At approximately 8:30pm, the Lafayette Police responded to a report of an armed robbery that occurred at Cambridge Estates apartments on State Road 38 East. A male subject advised that he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to sell property. The victim male was using Craigslist.com to meet with potential buyers and had agreed to meet them in Cambridge Estates. It was at this location where he was robbed reportedly at gunpoint by two males in a parking lot. After the robbery, the two suspects fled in the direction of Country Charm Apartments nearby where the victim lost sight of the suspects.
No injuries were reported and responding officers were unable to locate any suspects. The investigation is ongoing.
Suspect #1 was described as a dark skinned male, possible in his teens with baggy dark pants and white shoes. Suspect #1 was armed with a handgun.
Suspect #2 was described as a dark skinned male, also in his teens, wearing a dark shirt.
The Lafayette Police Department asks that anyone with any further information about this investigation please contact the Lafayette Police Department or call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78 Crime.
Lieutenant Joseph Clyde #18
Lafayette Police Department
Patrol Shift Commander