A man wearing a black ski mask attempted to rob a female in the University Parking Garage at about 8 p.m. Monday, according to the fourth crime alert e-mail sent in the last two months.

The suspect fled the parking garage, located at 22nd and H streets, after the unidentified female screamed. The man was wearing a black ski mask and was not apprehended, although University Police Department officers conducted a search of the area for him.

As The Hatchet reported earlier this month, there has been an increase in the number of “snatch” robberies on or near campus recently, including a total of eight incidents in January and February.

The crime alerts sent have warned the GW community that “robberies and thefts, including pick pocket, purse snatch, and other thefts where property is snatched from the control of the victims, typically increase with warmer weather and in hard economic times.”

The suspect in Monday’s attempted robbery was described “a black male, 5′ 7″ to 5′ 8″, 160 to 170 lbs, medium build, wearing a black ski mask, dark bulky jacket.”