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Man Arrested for Second Strong-Arm Robbery Near U.C. Berkeley Campus

Andrew Dickey (BCN)
Wednesday September 10, 2014 - 10:49:00 AM

Berkeley police arrested a 22-year-old man for a robbery near the University of California at Berkeley campus last weekend. 

The robbery occurred shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday near the intersection of Bancroft Way and College Avenue, where the suspect punched the 22-year-old victim several times and demanded his money, police said. 

The suspect took the victim's money and fled on foot before an officer spotted him inside a vehicle driving west on Bancroft, according to police. 

Officers stopped the vehicle and arrested the suspect, identified as Malcolm Peterson, on suspicion of robbery. 

The victim suffered minor injuries in the attack, according to police.