Boston Police today charged Akil Washington, 24, of Lincoln, with a late-Wednesday holdup at a Northeastern dorm that ended in a SWAT sweep of a Wentworth building - and Washington's escape.

Police say anybody who knows Washington's whereabout should contact the Northeastern Police Department at 617-373-2121. People can also call Boston's anonymous tip line at 1-800-494-TIPS or by texting TIP to CRIME (27463).

Boston Police say they believe Washington was on campus to sell drugs to somebody in Burstein Hall on the Northeastern campus, 458 Huntington Ave. But, police say, Washington pulled a gun and demanded the other guy's laptop - and then fled. Northeastern police almost had him in a sting soon after, but he sensed they were cops and fled again, this time into a Wentworth administration building.