U. student robbed in Superblock

A male student was robbed at gunpoint early yesterday morning in the 3900 block of Locust Walk, University Police said last night. University Police Sergeant Ivan Kimble said the student was walking toward campus on Locust Walk at about 12:15 a.m. yesterday when he was approached from the rear by two males. Kimble said the males ordered the student to give up his money and he added that one of the robbers motioned to what he said was a gun. The student was not injured in the robbery, Kimble said. The two men stole $35 in cash from the student and fled north on 39th Street, he added. Kimble said that University Police thoroughly checked the area, but as of last night University Police had made no arrests and had no suspects. Following the incident, the student walked into the University Police Station, also located on the 3900 block of Locust Walk, to file a report. Kimble said the student also spoke to Philadelphia Police detectives about the robbery. According to Kimble, one of the males is in his twenties, is approximately six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds. Kimble said that he did not have a description of the second robber. Kimble said that detectives have not determined if there is a connection between this robbery and several other robberies which have occurred around campus in the past month. In a separate and unrelated incident yesterday morning, two brothers, not affiliated with the University, were arrested for disorderly conduct by University Police, Kimble said. The males reportedly knocked over two trash cans -- one located at 39th and Walnut streets, the other located at 40th and Locust Walk -- at 12:05 a.m. and refused to pick up the litter, Kimble said. Kimble said that University Police officers reported that the men turned abusive and screamed profanities at them when the officers tried to arrest them. The two were taken into University Police headquarters, served with citations and released with a court date.