Elderly couple robbed 2 blocks from campus

<p>I know there was some discussion of crime around campus a while back. This is making news here in NOLA tonight and I thought you guys might be interested in this. </p>

<p>An elderly couple on State Street was knocked to the ground and robbed of their SUV at gunpoint Monday evening, police said.</p>

<p>The victims, a 72-year-old man and a 69-year-old woman, were unloading their tan 2003 Toyota Highlander in the 2100 block of State Street around 10 p.m. when they were approached by two men who hit them and knocked them to the ground, according to police reports. The men took the couple’s keys at gunpoint and left in the Highlander down Freret Street, police said.</p>

<p>Here's the link for the full story.....</p>

<p>Elderly</a> couple robbed of their SUV at gunpoint on State Street Uptown Messenger</p>

<p>It happened near the intersection of State and Freret Streets.....</p>

<p>I'm not saying the campus itself isn't safe or not to consider Tulane.....just posting this to make you and/or your kids aware. </p>

<p>If people are stealing a 10 year old Toyota from an elderly couple, they must be pretty heartless and desperate!</p>

<p>But then again, it's hard to think of these robbers as people.</p>