False report

Robbery reported Nov. 2 did not occur

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3:02 p.m., Nov. 3, 2014--The Newark Police Department has posted on its Facebook page that a robbery reported on Sunday evening, Nov. 2, did not occur.

After a thorough investigation by detectives, Newark Police said, "The person who initially claimed he was robbed later admitted he concocted the story for personal reasons."

The University issued a UD Alert about the reported armed robbery at Park Place and South Main Street around 7:15 p.m., Nov. 2. 

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