One arrest has been made in connection with two separate robberies near the University of Dayton’s campus that happened less than three hours apart early Sunday morning.

Devin Ghant, 18, was arrested at about 2 a.m. at the intersection of Wayne and Lathrop avenues on the suspicion of aggravated robbery, aggravated menacing and carrying a concealed weapon. About an hour and a half earlier, two female students told campus police they were approached by a man matching Ghant’s description in the vicinity of 56 Woodland Ave. He showed a gun and demanded money, the students said.

Ghant is not enrolled at UD, the university said on Sunday.

About an hour after Ghant’s arrest, campus police were called to a robbery on Woodland Avenue. A male student said someone approached him near the Alberta Street intersection with a knife and demanded money, according to UD police. The student complied, and the suspect fled west on Woodland.

No students were hurt in either incident.

Angela Sibilia, a 20-year-old junior, said such incidents seem more frequent.

“I was like, ‘Oh, my goodness — again?’” she said. “I feel like we’ve been getting a lot of emails lately (about crime).

“Last year we got a couple emails but it feels like it’s increased,” she said. “Maybe it’s the season.”

Recent crime data for the university were not available on Sunday, but several similar incidents have been reported in the UD area in September.

On Sept. 23 a male student was in the alley behind 1652 Brown St. at 3:40 a.m. Three men approached him with a knife and demanded money, but were scared off.

On Sept. 9, four men approached a student in the 400 block of Kiefaber Street. One of the men reportedly hit the student and the group took the student’s cellphone, identification card and debit card. A few days before, a student reported a man with a gun robbed him of his wallet and prescription medication as he was parking his car in the Fairgrounds neighborhood.

“Typically, we tend to have issues when students come back in the fall,” said university spokeswoman Teri Rizvi. “We try to get info out to students in a timely fashion for their own safety.”

Rizvi noted crimes often happen late — 3 or 4 a.m. — and when students are alone. She stressed students should never be walking alone late at night.

UD’s Department of Public Safety issued a release on Sunday that advised students to “please make certain doors and windows are locked when leaving your residence or before going to bed. Whenever possible, do not walk (alone). Walk with a friend or use the Public Safety Escort Service.”

UD police can be contacted at (937) 229-2121.