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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Three people walking on streets told police they were robbed in separate incidents.</p><p>Both robberies happened within hours of each other.</p><p>A 20-year-old man from Ashley told police he was walking in the area of Park Avenue and Dana Street when he was approached by two men with one brandishing a handgun at about 1:38 a.m. Thursday.</p><p>The victim claimed his cell phone was stolen.</p><p>He described the suspects as two black men. One in his 30s, about 6 feet tall, 250 pounds, black hair with a full beard, and the other in his 20s, about 6 feet tall, skinny build, black hair with no facial hair.</p><p>The other robbery was reported by two women who claimed they were walking in the area of Westminister and Wood streets at 10:53 p.m. Wednesday when they were approached by two black men behind a parked car. They said the two suspects wore black hooded sweatshirts and got away with items.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Ed Lewis</p><p>elewis@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Ed Lewis at 570-991-6116 or on Twitter @TLEdLewis</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Two women, man robbed in separate robberies in Wilkes-Barre