Six muggings hit U. area in 12 hr. period

Two men fitting the same description robbed four University students and a friend of a student at gunpoint in three separate incidents within an hour Sunday night. University Police also reported that a fourth gunpoint robbery occurred Sunday and two strongarm robberies occurred yesterday morning. In one of the strongarm robberies, the victim was jumped and strangled until he passed out, but recovered without needing medical attention. In the first incident, a student was walking on Walnut Street near 42nd Street around 9:10 p.m., when he was approached by two males, one of whom was carrying a six-inch revolver, who told him to "give me your money," according to University Police Lieutenant Susan Holmes. The muggers took the cash in the student's wallet, gave the wallet back to the student, and fled south on St. Mark's Square. The student was uninjured. Police said the armed suspect was 5 feet, 8 inches tall, about 20 years old and was last seen wearing a black Georgetown University jacket and a New York Yankees hat. The second suspect was also about 20 years old, but was 6 feet, 2 inches tall and was last seen wearing a green Philadelphia Eagles jacket, a hat and dark pants. Two minutes after the first incident, University Police received a second call of a gunpoint robbery, this time on 43rd Street between Walnut and Spruce streets, according to Holmes. A female University student and her male friend, who is not affiliated with the University, were walking north on 43rd from Spruce when they were aproached by two men fitting the same description as the men in the first incident. One of the suspects said, "Let's have the money," according to Holmes. The suspects took a total of $14 and left the student and her friend unharmed. A third gunpoint robbery by two men fitting the same description was reported to police at 10:11 p.m., according to Holmes. In this incident, two University students were robbed on 42nd between Walnut and Spruce by two male suspects. Both students were left unharmed and it is unclear what, if anything, was stolen. A fourth but unrelated gunpoint robbery occurred around midnight Sunday night when a manager of the Eric 3 On Campus theater was robbed of $1500 by two men and a woman in a parking lot on the corner of 40th and Locust streets. One male suspect was 5 feet, 9 inches tall, 20 to 25 years old and was last seen wearing a dirty red jacket, construction boots and was armed with a small-caliber revolver. The second male suspect was 5 feet, 8 inches tall, dark complected, and was last seen wearing blue jeans. The female suspect wore a hooded sweatshirt, according to Holmes. The manager was left unharmed, and all three assailants fled north towards Walnut Street. Two additional but unrelated strongarm robberies occurred yesterday morning as well. According to Holmes, one of the incidents occurred when a man, who was affiliated with the University, was grabbed from behind and choked by a suspect who then took his wallet after he fell unconscious. University Police responded to the report at 44th and Walnut streets at 9:50 a.m. yesterday. The suspect stole $20 and a PENNcard from the man. The other strongarm robbery occurred around 9 a.m on 41st near Walnut when a woman, who is not affiliated with the University, was attacked by two men who tried to take her purse. When the woman resisted, the purse opened and a wallet fell to the ground. The muggers grabbed the wallet and ran east on Sansom Street towards 41st with the wallet, which reportedly contained $40. One of the suspects was 5 feet, 11 inches tall, 20 years old, had a dark complection and was last seen wearing a dark colored ski hat, a white t-shirt, a brown sweater, blue jeans, and white Nike sneakers. The second suspect was 20 years old and five feet, ten inches tall, and had a box style haircut. He was last seen wearing a windbreaker jacket and a dark sweater.

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