COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Campus police issued a crime alert after a student reported an attempted armed robbery on campus overnight Friday.
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A male victim told campus police he was confronted by a man with a large folding knife just before 1 a.m. Friday in the loading dock area of Howlett Hall. The suspect attempted to rob him, the student said.
Howlett Hall is located at 2001 Fyffe Ct., near the center of OSU’s main campus.
The suspect was described as a black male who is about 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs about 160 to 165 pounds.
He was wearing a blue polo shirt with a white stripe, a blue jacket and dark blue pants.
Authorities continued to investigate.
Additional information was not available immediately.
Anyone with information was asked to call CPD at 614-645-4545, campus police at 614-292-2121, Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS or the University Crime Stoppers at 614-247-TIPS.
Crime alerts issued from the Ohio State University Department of Public Safety can be viewed at: http://www.ps.ohio-state.edu/police/crime_alerts/index.php.
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