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Student Reports Being Robbed Off Campus Sunday Night

Wallet taken; no one injured

A Duke University student said he was robbed late Sunday night on Watts Street, Duke University Police reported.

The student, who is 22, was approached by an unknown man at 10:47 p.m. in the 600 Block of Watts Street, said Duke Police Lt. Tom Gustafson. The man displayed a silver revolver and took the student's wallet, which contained money and credit cards, police said. No one was injured.

The Durham Police Department is investigating the incident. Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Durham Police at 560-4317; Duke Police at 684-2444, or Durham CrimeStoppers at 683-1200. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to arrests in felony cases. Callers may remain anonymous.