Category Archives: Public Safety

On Tuesday, Feb. 17, At 6:07 p.m. UIC Police responded to a call for assistance from Chicago Police who were involved in a foot pursuit of two male motor vehicle theft offenders. The offenders fled northbound on Morgan St. from Maxwell St. on foot. The first offender described as a male approximately 16 years of […]

On Sunday July 5 at approximately 8:20 p.m., UIC Police responded to a report of a vehicular hijacking at 1000 S. Damen Ave. an off campus location on a city street.  The victim, who is not UIC affiliated, stated that he was approached by two offenders while in his vehicle. The offenders implied they had […]

On Wednesday, June 3, at approximately 12:30 a.m. UIC Police responded to a report of shots fired in the 1200 block of S. Union St. Upon arrival, a witness reported that a black male wearing a black AC/DC shirt, blue jean shorts and white shoes displayed a handgun and discharged the weapon toward a silver […]

On Tuesday, April 7, at approximately 4:15 p.m., UIC Police responded to a report of an armed robbery that occurred at 1234 S. Union St. The victim, who is not affiliated with UIC, reported that she was walking southbound when she was approached by an unknown offender. The offender, who is described as a black […]

On Thursday, March 19, at approximately 10:48 p.m., UIC Police responded to an attempted armed robbery at 1339 S. Halsted St. The offender, described as a black male, approximately 6′ tall, 175-180 pounds, wearing a dark blue Nike hoodie, light blue skinny jeans and white Jordan shoes, entered the rear of the business, stated that […]

On Monday, March 9, at approximately 12:10 a.m. the UIC Police Department received notification from the Chicago Police Department that the owner of a Jaguar (unknown year/model/color) left the car running, unattended, outside of a business near 800 W. Maxwell St. An unknown offender took the vehicle without permission from the owner and fled. The […]

On Feb. 24, UIC Police received a report from a UIC nurse that a person, who is affiliated with UIC, was the victim of a criminal sexual assault by a known acquaintance, who is also affiliated with UIC. The victim reported that the incident occurred between Feb. 22 and Feb. 23 between the hours of 10:30 […]

On Wed., Feb. 19, at approximately 4:30 a.m. Chicago Police detectives notified the UIC Police that they were investigating a report of a strong armed robbery that occurred o Feb. 18 between 6-7 p.m. in UIC Parking Lot E, 820 S. Paulina St. The victim, who is not affiliated with UIC, reported that he was […]

On Feb. 8, UIC Police received a report that a person, who is not affiliated with UIC, was the victim of sexual abuse by a known acquaintance. The victim reported that the incident occurred at approximately 8 p.m. on Feb. 7 in a dorm room at 718 W. Rochford St. The alleged offender is described as a male, Hispanic, 19 years old and 6’ tall. […]

On Thursday, Feb. 6, at approximately 5 a.m., UIC Police received a report of an aggravated robbery at 1350 S. Halsted. A customer in the retail store was approached by an offender who donned a mask, implied he had a weapon and demanded the customer’s property. The customer refused to comply and was ordered out […]