Morgan Finke
Published: May 5, 2009

Update
The Dubuque Police Department has arrested two suspects in connection with the robbery. Justin Willis, 19, and Randy Lee Murphy, 17, of Dubuque were arrested and are being held at the Dubuque Police Station. Stay tuned to LCTV13 for more details as they become available.

Original

DUBUQUE- Dubuque Police were called to the scene of an armed robbery at the BP station on Loras Boulevard this afternoon.

Students at Loras College received an emergency alert through text and e-mail, putting the entire campus on lock down for an hour.

Loras student, Andy Brown, did not need an alert about the robbery, he saw it firsthand.

“I was at the BP gas station, I was filling my tires, and the guy walked up in a ski mask and pulled out a gun right in front of me, I thought it was a joke,” said Brown.

He soon realized it was not a joke.

“And then a guy came out of the gas station and told me to call the police and that’s when I realized it must be something serious,” Brown continued.

Dubuque Assistant Police Chief Terry Tobin told LCTV how police responded:

“Our officers responded to the scene, and we have officers and detectives that are investigating the case at this point we have not located the suspect yet,” said Tobin.

Tobin encourages anyone with further information to contact the police department’s non-emergency help line at 563-589-4410.

Morgan Finke can be reached at Morgan.Finke@loras.edu