Purdue News

December 8, 2000 Student recants robbery report WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University student who reported being robbed on campus told police Friday (12/7) that she had fabricated the story. In her initial account, the woman told police two men had accosted her and taken $10 from her wallet as she was walking between Knoy Hall and the Electrical Engineering Building at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday. While being questioned by investigators later that day, she recanted the report. Purdue police have turned the case over to the Tippecanoe County prosecutor for a decision on whether to file criminal charges. Source: Chief Linda Stump, 765-494-8221 Writer: Joseph L. Bennett, 765-494-2082 Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page