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Two armed robberies reported on campus over weekend

The Department of Public Safety and Milwaukee Police Department are investigating two armed robberies reported on campus Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Neither of the victims sustained injury.

According to a DPS report, a man described as 40-years-old and 5’8” tall approached a student on the 2100 block of W. Michigan Ave. shortly after 9 p.m. on Saturday. He asked the student a question, presented a weapon and demanded money. The suspect was reportedly wearing a white T-shirt, dark pants, a black baseball cap and a fanny pack.

Around 3 a.m., DPS received another report of robbery. Two men in their early 20s stopped a student while he was walking in the alley on the 900 block between N. 15th and 16th streets. The first suspect was described as having a thin build and wearing a black hoodie with blue jeans. The second was of the same age and build, but wearing blue jeans and a gray T-shirt. The two men showed the student a weapon and took his property.

DPS officials were unavailable for comment. However, Kate Venne, director of university communication, said that in the first incident, the suspect asked the student a question about a bus transfer before presenting his weapon and taking cash. In the second incident the student’s lost property included a cell phone and money.

“I would like to stress again the safety tips that we include in the safety alerts,” Venne said. “Particularly using the LIMO and safety patrol services.”

The suspect wearing the fanny pack was last seen leaving the area at 24th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, DPS reported. The two men from the second crime report fled north past State Street.

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