Ohio State issues safety alert after female student reports assault near campus

The Ohio State Department of Public Safety says a female student reported she was approached by an unknown man near campus Friday.It happened around 9:10 a.m. near the intersection of High Street and Woodruff Avenue.According to the university, the suspect grabbed the student’s backpack, threatened that he had a gun and told her not to run.A passerby reportedly helped the student walk away and the suspect fled northbound toward Lane Avenue.No property was taken from the student and no inju