Three men robbed a student walking to the Eastern Michigan University campus on Tuesday, according to an alert sent by EMU police.
One of the men displayed some type of cutting instrument and another demanded money, she said.
She turned over cash, and the men fled in a dark-colored vehicle that was parked nearby, police said. The victim was not injured.
Ypsilanti police said the suspects are described as black men in their 20s, 5 feet 8 to 5 feet 10 inches tall. They were wearing black hooded sweatshirts. At least one was wearing a baseball hat.
Police continue to investigate. Anyone with any information about the robbery is asked to call Detective Sgt. Thomas Eberts at 734-482-9878 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAKUP.