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A man on his way to work early today suddenly found himself looking down the barrel of a robber's gun.

Police said the victim was walking near the intersection of Ruby and First streets around 5 a.m. when two men approached him.

City police Sgt. Todd Umstead said one of the men displayed a gun, then pointed it at the victim's head.

The men, only described as dark-skinned, got away with the man's wallet and an undisclosed amount of money.

Police said the victim was rattled but not physically harmed in any way.
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"He reported the crime roughly about a half an hour after it happened," Umstead said. "He was most likely traumatized."

He said some citizens attempted to chase after the robbers, but they were unable to track the robbers down on foot.

Three hours later, in the vicinity of Franklin and Orange streets, a woman had her purse snatched by a lone robber.

The man walked up to her just after 8 a.m., and grabbed her purse.

Today police said the value of the contents inside the purse was not available.

Police said the robber didn't appear to use a weapon to threaten his victim.

The robber was described as a black male, approximately 5 feet, 10 inches tall and wearing a denim jacket at the time of the robbery.

Witnesses told police that the man was headed east when he ran away from the scene.
At least the victim is ok.