University Police are continuing to ask the Sacramento State community for assistance in identifying the suspects involved in the alleged Oct. 24 armed robbery.

As first reported by The State Hornet last week, three masked gunmen supposedly gained access to a third floor Jenkins Hall dorm room and tied up the victims.

“We believe this is an isolated incident,” said Associate Vice President for Public Affairs Ann Reed.

New details are being withheld by University Police due to the on-going investigation.

“We are vigorously investigating the incident,” said Public Information Officer John Hamrick.

University Police are continuing to interview people to figure out what exactly happened, and security has been upgraded around the residence halls.

“The Residence Advisors are (actively) monitoring the doors,” said Reed. “Security has increased their patrols and other precautions are in place.”

Residents have noticed the increase in security.

“I’ve noticed more police cars, especially on weekends,” said resident Jennifer Strong.

According to the University Police Department website, the department has 18 Peace Officers Standards and Training Certified police officers and 4 full-time dispatchers.

Hamrick said that he believes the number of sworn staff has stayed the same.

“I’ve seen more campus security than (University) police. They seem to be around more frequently,” said resident Pedro Pereira.

The Commission for POST was established by the Legislature in 1959 to set minimum selection and training standards for California law enforcement, according to the California POST Web site.

Also according to the University Police Department Web site, University Police officers are vested with full police powers and have received the same academy and advanced officer training as their municipal and county law enforcement counterparts.

It is not known if the suspects are residents of Sac State, and University Police are working with the Sacramento Police Department in attempting to solve the armed robbery.

“We have a good working relationship with the Sacramento Police Department,” said Hamrick.

With security up in the area, the major concern facing police is finding out the identities of the three suspects.

“We would appreciate it if anyone that saw the suspects, or heard a commotion on the third floor of Jenkins to please contact us,” said Hamrick.

University Police can be contacted at 278-6851 or e-mailed at [email protected].

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