MANHATTAN, KAN. – In the early morning hours of September 4th, 2015 a series of Robberies and a Theft were reported in the central portion of Manhattan. In two of these incidents the suspects were armed with a handgun. Riley County Police Officers set up a perimeter in the area and subsequently became involved in a foot pursuit of a suspect who was last seen running onto the KSU campus. KSUPD was alerted and began a search of the area.
That led to a lockdown of the KSU campus in Manhattan for about four hours. The lockdown was later lifted and classes began at 9:30 a.m. on Friday.
- At approximately 1:45 AM the Riley County Police responded to a report of a Robbery in the 1000 block of Kearney Street. Kathleen Banning, 21, was the victim of a Robbery which involved 1 unknown black male. The suspect used force to take multiple miscellaneous items from the victim before fleeing on foot. The suspect was of medium build and was wearing a dark in color plaid shirt and dark pants. No injuries were listed as a result of this incident.
- At approximately 2:10 AM the Riley County Police responded to a report of a Theft in the 900 block of Fremont Street. John Brekke, 21, was the victim of a Theft which involved 2 unknown black males. The suspects took a cellphone from the victim before fleeing the area on foot. One of the suspects had a muscular build and was wearing a dark shirt. No injuries were listed as a result of this incident.
- At approximately 2:44 AM the Riley County Police responded to a report of Robbery in the 1600 block of Osage Street. Cody Kohler, 22, and Nathan Becker, 22, were the victims of a Robbery which involved 2 unknown black males who were armed with a handgun. Multiple miscellaneous items were taken from the victims before the suspects fled the area on foot. The suspects were described as being of medium build. One was wearing a dark in color shirt and one was wearing a light colored t-shirt. No injuries were listed as a result of this incident.
- At approximately 2:45 AM the Riley County Police responded to a report of a Robbery in the 300 block of 16th Street. Ransom Gardiner, 22, was the victim of a Robbery which involved 2 unknown black males who were armed with a handgun. Multiple miscellaneous items were taken from the victim before the suspects fled the area on foot. The suspects were described as being of medium build. One was wearing a dark in color shirt. No injuries were listed as a result of this incident.
Detectives are currently seeking information about this crime and ask that anyone with tips contact the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers at 785-539-7777 or online atwww.ManhattanRileyCountyCrimeStoppers.com. Crime Stoppers is an anonymous service and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00.