Five rob and assault student near Spruce

Five males assaulted and robbed a student early Friday morning in the 3900 block of Spruce Street, University Police Sergeant Larry Salotti said last night. Salotti said the student was struck in the back of the head with a skateboard at 4:10 a.m. Friday behind 3914 Spruce Street by the males and was robbed of a wallet and its contents, which included $21 in cash. The student refused medical treatment and was able to describe the men to University Police, Salotti said. He added that no arrests have been made. In an unrelated incident, two males attempted to rob the attendants at the privately-owned parking lot on the northwest corner of 34th and Chestnut streets on Friday afternoon, Salotti said. The men approached the attendants and demanded their money, Salotti said. He added that when the attendants told the men they had no money, the men hit both in the head with a pistol. The men were last seen heading north on 36th Street and the attendants were taken to the emergency room of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for examination. Salotti said no arrests have been made. In another unrelated incident, a female student was hit in the face by a male in the 4000 block of Walnut Street Friday evening, Salotti said. Salotti said the male approached the female just before 6 p.m. Friday and struck her on the left side of the face with a cup of coins. Salotti added that University Police arrested the man at the scene of the crime on an unrelated, outstanding warrant from the city. Victim Support and Special Services was notified of the incident and the student was advised by police to file a private criminal complaint against her assailant. In two unrelated incidents, the admissions office fell victim to burglaries twice over the weekend, once on Friday evening and once on Saturday. Salotti said an office window was broken in the first incident and a bag and briefcase were taken from an office. He said he did know what they contained. A different window was broken in the second incident, Salotti said, but added that nothing was reported taken. Salotti said that as a result of the break-ins, patrols and security checks will be increased in the area. He added that individual offices within the admissions office do not have alarms. (CUT LINE) Please see CRIME, page 5 CRIME, from page 1