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U. of C. Student Robbed Thursday Night, Police Say

December 23, 2016 6:03am | Updated December 23, 2016 6:03am
A University of Chicago student was robbed Thursday night, according to university police.
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DNAinfo/Sam Cholke

HYDE PARK — A University of Chicago student handed over his cellphone and wallet during a Thursday evening robbery, according to university police.

At 6:45 p.m. the student was walking in the 5400 block of Ingleside Avenue when two people came up from behind, implied they had a gun and demanded the student’s valuables, according to university police.

The two people took the cellphone and wallet and then ran north up an alley.

The student was not injured.

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