Woman's purse taken at knife-point, Rutgers PD says
NEW BRUNSWICK -- A woman was robbed of her purse at knife-point Saturday night, Kenneth Cop, chief of the Rutgers University Police Department, said in an alert Sunday.
The victim, who has no ties to the school, said someone approached her shortly before midnight near Somerset and Maple streets. The suspect showed the knife before grabbing the victim's purse and running off, Cop said. The victim was unhurt.
No description of the suspect was immediately available. New Brunswick police, who are investigating, ask that anyone with information call the detective bureau at 732-745-5217.
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