A Georgia Tech student awoke to two armed men in his dorm room early Sunday morning who stole his laptop and cell phone, according to police.
The student said he was awakened around 1 a.m. by noise in his room in the North Avenue Apartments East and found two unknown men tampering with his laptop.
When he asked the suspects what they were doing, one pointed a handgun at him, the student told police. The suspects stole the student's laptop and cell phone. They were last seen running through the courtyard toward North Avenue. There were no signs of forced entry into the room and no injuries reported, police said.
Both suspects were described as black men in their late teens or early 20s. One was wearing a white t-shirt and red basketball shorts. He was armed with the handgun. The second suspect had short dreadlocks, a black hat, khaki tan shorts and a black backpack.
This latest incident follows a string of recent robberies of Georgia Tech students. Last Friday and Saturday, three students were robbed at gunpoint in separate incidents near the campus.
This is the first incident Robert Connolly can recall in which robbers allegedly went into a dorm room, said the Georgia Tech Deputy police chief. He said the school had taken additonal precautions to keep students safe, including adding five officers and extending night time campus shuttle service and sending emails to students advising them to keep their dorm rooms locked and other safety measures.
Anyone with information regarding this incident, they are asked to contact the Georgia Tech police department at 404-894-2500 or email crimetips@police.gatech.edu.
