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Three men rob student northwest of campus

Temple Police are investigating an armed robbery of a student that occurred Sunday night northwest of Main Campus.

Executive Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said the student was walking along Edgley Street near Diamond, when three men approached him, one of whom had a gun and showed it to the student.

The suspects then took the student’s iPhone 5 and wallet, along with a ring, earphones and hat, Leone added.
No injuries were reported. A TU Alert was sent out about the incident at 8:50 p.m.

Leone said the student described the three men as 20-25 years old. He reported one wore a blue zip-up sweatshirt and tan pants with a gun tucked into the waistband, the second wore a dark hoodie and dark jeans, and the third wore a dark polo shirt and dark jeans.

Leone added Temple Police stopped men last night who fit the description, but the victim said none of them were the ones that robbed him. He added they will review security footage from private cameras on the houses surrounding the area of the incident.

Tipsters can contact Temple Police at 215-204-1234.

Julie Christie can be reached at julie.christie@temple.edu or on Twitter @ChristieJules.

Police: 15-year-old boy found dead in car north of Main Campus

UPDATE: Information has been updated to include an interview with Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small.

Philadelphia Police discovered the body of a 15-year-old boy in the backseat of a Lincoln Town Car on North Park Avenue near Cumberland Street Friday evening.

The unnamed victim was shot once in the head, said Officer Christine O’Brien, a police spokeswoman, in an email. She added “there was no ballistic evidence or weapons recovered at the scene.”

The boy was pronounced dead on the scene by medics at about 7:30 p.m, police said.

Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told The Temple News the 15-year-old boy’s last known address was in Upper Darby, and he had been identified by his family. The car appeared to be abandoned, Small added.

His name has not yet been released to the public, Small said. He added there are no new leads in the investigation.

No arrests have yet been made, and the vehicle the boy was found in is still being processed for evidence, police said.

Julie Christie can be reached at julie.christie@temple.edu or on Twitter @ChristieJules.