Two Penn students robbed at gunpoint

The two students were robbed early Sunday morning on the 4100 block of Pine Street. Two Penn students were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday morning at 41st and Pine streets, according to University police. The two students, a 21-year-old male and 23-year-old female, were not injured in the incident. The robbery occurred shortly before 2 a.m. as the two students were walking north on 41st Street. They were approached by two men who were walking on the other side of the street, according to the statement the students gave to police. One man, described by the students as a black male in his late teens or early 20s, 6'0", 160 pounds and wearing a blue shirt, removed a metallic handgun from his waistband. The other suspect was described by students as a black male in his 20s, 5'11", with a thin build and black hair. Neither male reportedly said anything when they approached the students. The male student gave his wallet, a pair of keys and a black cellular phone valued at $155 to the assailants, who then removed between $60 and $80 from the victim's leather wallet and took the phone as well. They dropped the empty wallet and keys on the ground and told the two students to turn around and walk away. The assailants escaped on foot and reportedly did not take anything from the female victim, University Police officials said. The victims were taken to the Philadelphia Police Department's 18th District Headquarters at 55th and Pine streets. University Police Deputy Chief of Investigations Tom King said yesterday that no suspects had yet been identified. University Police detectives are currently investigating the case. In an unrelated incident, employees at the Commerce Bank at 3731 Walnut Street reported that an unidentified man stole $3,000 from the bank at about 2:10 p.m. on Friday afternoon, according to information obtained from the University Police log book. Employees at the bank reported that a male in his 30s, wearing sunglasses and a denim baseball cap, entered the bank shortly after 2 p.m. on Friday. He presented a teller with note demanding "big bills" and left the bank with the cash. No weapon was visible at the time of the robbery. King said the Federal Bureau of Investigation is currently investigating the bank robbery and has identified a possible suspect.