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BU on edge over armed robberies

BROOKLINE, Mass., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Boston University officials have offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest following a string of four armed robberies on or near the campus.

BU, Brookline, and Boston police Wednesday also released video footage of three men believed to be suspects in one of the robberies, the Boston Globe reported.

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The four armed robberies were committed from Sept. 23 through Tuesday.

Police said two of the robberies are believed to have been committed by the same suspects while police are still unsure whether the other two are linked.

In all of the cases, the alleged robbers were described by witnesses as either two or three black males in their late teens or early 20s wearing sweatshirts.

The suspects have either shown or pointed a gun at the victims and stolen smartphones, cash, wallets, laptops, keys, and credit and debit cards.

No injuries have been reported.

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