Marquette's Problem is Milwaukee's Problem

The rash of armed robberies of Marquette University students is not good.

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

Two Marquette University students as well as a 47-year-old man may have been victims to the same suspect when they were robbed on the city streets early today, according to Milwaukee police.

Police said all three victims gave the same description of a man they said was a black male in his early 20s, about 5-feet-8-inches to 5-feet-9-inches and 175 pounds. All three victims said the suspect wore a black baseball cap, black puffy coat with a hood and carried a black semi-automatic pistol. He was clean shaven.

None of the victims was hurt.

The first robbery occurred about 2:45 a.m. in the 600 block of N. 17th St., where a 22-year-old man was approached by the man with a gun. He demanded money and took the victim's wallet.

Ten minutes later, a 24-year-old woman was approached by a man with a gun who demanded her property in the 500 block of N. 18th St., police said. Police believe she fled without handing over anything to the robber.

...Police do not believe the most recent robberies of the Marquette students are linked to two weekend robberies also involving Marquette students.

One suspect remains in custody in the case of two robberies that occurred just after midnight on Friday. The case has been referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office for charges.

The first weekend robbery occurred in the 2100 block of W. Kilbourn Ave, according to a safety alert issued earlier this week by the university's Department of Public Safety. A second robbery occurred about 15 minutes later in the 700 block of N. 18th St.

The public safety alert noted that one suspect is still at large, however, Milwaukee police who are investigating the case have not provided information about a possible second suspect in recent days.

This couldn't be happening at a worse time, just as members of the high school graduating class of 2008 are making their final decisions about where to go to school in the fall.

Milwaukee must restore order to the city.

I still cannot believe that Mayor Tom Barrett is running unopposed.