Student is robbed at gunpoint off campus

A female student was robbed at gunpoint at 4039 Chestnut Street early Saturday morning, University Police said last night. University Police Sergeant Larry Salotti said the female student was approached by a man who produced a gun and demanded her money and pocketbook at around 2:20 a.m. Saturday. Salotti said the student was not injured in the attack and added that no arrests have been made. The male suspect is described as 6 feet tall, with a thin build, who is around 28 years old. He had a small gold earring in his left ear and was wearing a black jean jacket and jeans, Salotti said. The suspect used a small silver handgun in the robbery, Salotti said. In an unrelated incident, the manager at the WaWa at 37th and Spruce streets was assaulted and threatened at knifepoint Friday morning, Salotti said. Salotti said that a male threatened the manager with a knife and fled the area at around 5:15 a.m. Friday. University Police apprehended a male and confiscated his knife, Salotti said. He was taken out to the Philadelphia Police southwest detective division for questioning, he added. In another unrelated incident, a male student was punched in the face by an unknown person early Friday morning at 40th and Locust streets, Salotti said. Salotti said the student was punched "for no apparent reason," and added that the suspect fled the area with two other males following the attack. A male was stopped in connection with the incident, but was negatively identified. No other stops have been made, Salotti said. In a separate incident, two male students were assaulted by a group of five to six males Saturday afternoon near 36th Street and Locust Walk, Salotti said. The students were taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for treatment, Salotti said, adding that he does not know what injuries the victims sustained. A male was stopped and positively identified by a witness, but not by the complainants, Salotti said. No one has been arrested in the incident.