University Police received a report yesterday of shots being fired Monday night at the closed Barley and Hops Tavern on the 3900 block of Walnut Street. Employees of the Baskin Robbins ice cream store said they heard five gunshots outside their store aimed at Barley and Hops at about 11:30 p.m. Monday, according to University Police Sergeant Lawrence Salotti. Salotti said University Police responded to the report to find one round, which entered through a store window and ended up in the roof of the building. According to Salotti, witnesses said the shots were fired from a small, dark colored Honda car. At the time of the incident, no authorities were notified, according to Salotti. University Police also responded to one strongarm robbery, two burglaries, and one attempted burglary over break. Two males tried to take a bank deposit from a Megavideo store worker in front of the McDonald's Restaurant at the corner of 40th and Walnut street at 1:48 p.m. Friday, according to University Police Sergeant Michael Fink. According to Fink, they were unable to take the money and fled the scene. Both suspects were about 20 to 27 years old. One suspect was wearing a black and white shirt and a white Adidas hat. The second man wore a blue shirt, blue jeans and a blue hat, according to Fink. Four packages were stolen from the Quadrangle Mailroom over the weekend. The packages of unknown value were taken between Friday and Saturday, according to University Police. In a separate incident, University Police responded to a report of burglary at the Castor Building. According to police, an IBM typewriter was stolen sometime during Thursday night. University Police also responded to an attempted burglary at the Delta Psi fraternity Sunday evening. A man, in his twenties, was seen attempting to break into an east side window of the house by two St. A's brothers. The man, dressed in black, fled.
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