Grad student attacked, robbed

A female graduate student suffered minor injuries while being robbed on 45th and Pine streets at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday night, University Police said yesterday. The robber reportedly approached the student, threw her to the ground and then struck her in the face, UPPD Sergeant Michael Fink said. The woman and her assailant then struggled on the ground, while the robber attempted to steal the student's bookbag and the student resisted. The student finally relented, and released her hold on the bookbag. University Police transported the student to the West Detectives Division of the Philadelphia Police Department after the incident. The student described her assailant as a slim black man between 35 and 40 years old, who wore a red and blue jacket and blue jeans. In an unrelated incident, police reported a retail theft at the House of Our Own Books store at 3920 Spruce Street at 4:03 p.m. Tuesday. Two men reportedly stole five or six books and fled the scene in an orange colored four-door Chevrolet Nova. The first thief was described as a dark-complected black man of 40 years and medium build, 5' 8" tall. He was last seen wearing a tan down jacket. The second thief was described as a medium-complected thin black man of 25 to 30 years, 5' 6" tall. He was last seen wearing a navy blue down jacket. In another separate incident, police stopped a juvenile at the 7-11 convenience store at 38th and Chestnut streets at 10:46 a.m. yesterday. He had run away form the Glen Mills Juvenile Detention Center. Police returned the boy to the Center. Also, police reported a separate bicycle theft from the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at 3934 Spruce Street at 9:31 a.m. yesterday. The bicycle, a 10-speed men's bike worth $500, was stolen from a wooden railing which was broken during the theft. Police also reported a bicycle theft from the Theta Xi fraternity house at 3643 Locust Walk at 10:08 a.m. yesterday. The bike, a men's red specialized mountain bike worth $350, was stolen from an unattended and unsecured room inside the house.

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