Police are asking for residents' help in investigating the three robberies.
The New Brunswick and Rutgers University police departments are investigating three early morning robberies in the city.
According to a Rutgers news release, the incidents occurred between 1:13 a.m. and 3 a.m. It is unknown if they are related.
Police said in the 1:13 a.m. incident, an individual was approached by two men on Morrell Street between Sicard and Wyckoff streets.
The men, one of whom was brandishing a gun, demanded unknown items from the individual.
Police said the robbers were described as two African-American men, one with a heavy build wearing a black jacket and a second with a beard and a slim build.
The second incident occurred on Mine Street near the intersection with Easton Avenue, police said.
The two victims reported that they were approached by a lone robber who punched them and then stole items of value. The victims sustained minor injuries but declined medical attention, police said.
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Police described the robber as a light skinned black male, 18 to 20 years old, wearing a white snap-back baseball hat, a blue faded hooded sweatshirt and jeans.
In the third incident, which occurred around 3 a.m., two males reportedly approached an individual, offering to sell marijuana. The individual declined, and then the two displayed guns and robbed the victim. The individual was not physically injured, police said.
Police did not have descriptions of the robbers from the third incident.
Anyone with information on any of the events are asked to contact the New Brunswick Police Detetive Bureau at 732-745-5217 or the Rutgers Police Detective Bureau at 848-932-8025.
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