Local arcade robbed; two held at gunpoint

Two employees of Campus Casino, 320 E. College Ave., were held at gunpoint early Saturday morning, the State College Police Department said.

At about 4 a.m., a woman and a man carrying a gun entered the store, State College police said.

The man, wearing a red and white pullover ski jacket with the hood up and a white scarf over his face, held a silver gun to the neck of one employee, State College police said. After taking $2,000, the two fled the store before police, who had been alerted by a silent alarm, could arrive, State College police said. The man is described as a 6-foot black man with a thin build, weighing about 160 pounds, State College police said. The woman, who was wearing a pullover jacket with the hood up and a black Neoprene mask, is described as a 5-foot-4-inch to 5-foot-5-inch black woman weighing about 115 pounds.

Representatives from Campus Casino declined to comment.

--by Erin Hazard