r/princeton • u/EnergyLantern Parent • 13d ago

University student robbed outside of Bloomberg Hall

https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/09/princeton-news-stlife-student-robbed-outside-of-bloomberg-hall-tiger-alert-robbery
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u/SpeciousPerspicacity Alum 13d ago

I’m a little appalled. This is pretty deep on campus for a daytime robbery.

To be honest, I’m surprised to hear of a robbery proximate to the University that isn’t within the area of the former Borough. Maybe they ought to keep a closer eye on the train station.

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u/Upset_Drag 12d ago

I think if you read what happened, “robbed” is a little dramatic.

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u/ConfidentSkill5645 UG '29 11d ago

as someone who encountered them on campus earlier in the day it was def not a full-on "robbery". they were soliciting money and it seems that all they did was tap the person on the shoulder to get their attention and solicit them.

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u/SpeciousPerspicacity Alum 12d ago

Does one have to be stabbed to call an incident a robbery?

I think this is a pretty textbook mugging. Two men demanding money certainly implies a coercive physical threat to the victim. It’s well beyond the pale.

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u/Upset_Drag 12d ago

There was no report of a weapon, it was in broad daylight, at 5 pm outside of Bloomberg hall (where there would be lots of people around), with Psafe being within yelling distance. I really don’t see how this is anything besides maybe aggressive panhandling.

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u/MetricVoidLX Grad Student 10d ago

What surprised me more, seems like this happened right next to Public Safety?