Gun theft at gunpoint

According to a campus notification sent out by the University Police Department, two teenagers stole a cellphone at gunpoint near the Student Health Center on Saturday.

The suspects had reportedly stopped the victim, who was not identified, at about 2:30 p.m. and asked to borrow a cellphone. When the device was handed over, the suspects asked for the passcode, prompting the victim to ask for the phone back.

Police said the suspects pulled out a gun and refused to return the phone.

Both teens were described as about 5 feet tall, medium build, with dark complexion and short hair. The incident is still under investigation and campus police ask anyone with information to contact them at 898-5555.