Bag and $3 taken in gunpoint holdup

A man was robbed at gunpoint Friday night at 43rd and Spruce streets, University Police Sergeant Larry Salotti said yesterday. The man, who is not affiliated with the University, was not injured in the robbery, but a bag and $3 were taken from him, Salotti said. The robber is described as a male, about six feet two inches with a thin build, Salotti said. The robber is in his mid 20s and wore a long blue ski cap, a black and red flannel jacket and workboots at the time of the robbery. Salotti said that the robber was armed with a .357-caliber revolver. Salotti said the police have made no arrests at this time. In another incident, a man reported being hit with a beer bottle early Friday morning, Salotti said. It is unclear if the victim was a student. The suspect was arrested by police and the case was turned over to the Judicial Inquiry Office, because the suspect is a University student. Salotti said the victim filed a private complaint with University Police following the incident. In an unrelated incident, three scalpers were arrested Saturday night trying to sell tickets to the Penn-Princeton game, Salotti said. According to Salotti, plain-clothes University Police officers arrested three men who approached them with tickets to the game. Scalping tickets, Salotti said, is a violation of a city ordinance, and the scalpers were reportedly asking anywhere from $40 to $100 per ticket. "We arrested only three of several out there last night," Salotti said. The men were arrested and taken into custody, Salotti said. In another unrelated incident, a man stole clothing from Urban Outfitters yesterday. A man was in the store for some time and grabbed a "bunch" of pants before fleeing yesterday afternoon, Salotti said. He added that the man entered a vehicle after leaving the store, which was later discovered to be stolen. Salotti said nine pairs of jeans were taken from the store, with a retail value of $513. He added that police have no suspects and have made no arrests.