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Student assaulted and robbed in the North Village

Around 1 a.m. Friday, a group of four men attacked and stole the cell phone of a student near the 10900 block of Strathmore Drive, according to a university police statement.

The men are described as Hispanic, and one of them was about 5’6’‘ and was wearing a plaid shirt and red hat.

Police are investigating whether the attack is connected to an attempted robbery that took place on Levering Avenue earlier the same night. The suspects in this incident have been arrested, according to the statement.

UPDATED: Hazardous materials in Biomedical Sciences Research Building

[Updated at 4:58 p.m.

The roadways have reopened and the Los Angeles Fire Department has completed its inspection of the building and left the scene. Once county health inspectors declare the building safe for reoccupation, another BruinAlert will be sent out, university spokesman Phil Hampton said.]

Updated at 4:06 p.m.

A south campus building was evacuated Thursday when three facility workers encountered chlorine dioxide in a crawl space where it was not supposed to be.

The Biomedical Sciences Research Building and the area surrounding it on Charles E. Young, from Tiverton Avenue to Westholme Boulevard, have been closed while the county health inspectors and Los Angeles Fire Department inspect the building for reoccupation, said university spokesman Phil Hampton.