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NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) – A person was robbed at gunpoint Saturday night after meeting a potential buyer behind a building in New Haven.
Officers responded to the area of Harper Avenue and South Genesee Street after a report of the robbery.
The victim had used the app ‘OfferUp’ to sell his Apple AirPods and had made an appointment with the buyer.
Upon arrival, the buyer instructed the victim to meet behind a building.
There, two young men approached the victim, one of whom had a firearm, and demanded the AirPods.
The victim was not injured.
Police advise the public to always conduct transactions in safe, well-lit public areas.
The New Haven Police Department lobby at 1 Union Avenue is available for such meetings.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact New Haven detectives at 203-946-6304.
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