Ohio State University sent out a safety awareness message after two more armed robberies were reported off campus.

Ohio State University sent out a safety awareness message after two more armed robberies were reported off campus.

The latest incident occurred around 4:25 a.m. Friday in the area of E. Frambes Avenue and Tuller Street.

The female victim told Columbus Police the suspect approached her with a gun and she threw her property in his direction and ran away.

The suspect is described as a black male, standing 5'9" to 5'11" and weighing 140-160 pounds, wearing a red-hooded sweatshirt and a black bandana.

A similar crime occurred on early Thursday morning near Pearl Alley and 13th Avenue.

Another female was reportedly targeted in the incident. She described the suspect as a black male between the ages of 35 and 45, standing 5'10" and weighing 150-160 pounds.​

Crimetracker 10 researched police reports and found in the past month police have investigated nine robbery reports.

Most of the holdups happened off campus. Columbus police say in the summer of 2015, officers investigated 46-robbery reports. Police urge students returning to class to travel in groups and caution don't text and walk.

Police said if you’re occupied on your cell phone then you can be oblivious to your surroundings. Ohio State urges students to familiarize themselves with the locations of hundreds of blue light emergency call boxes around campus.

Ohio State said the police chief will meet face to face with students at the Ohio Union next week to hear safety concerns and this fall more police officers are getting out of their cruisers.

"Police will be initiating more bike patrols this year to allow them to more effectively patrol campus,” spokesperson Dan Hedman said.