UIC Police offers the following security tips:
- Be aware of your surroundings. Use all your senses to be alert for danger, and when walking alone, don’t wear headphones or earbuds.
- Don’t display valuables in public.
- On campus, look for the location of the nearest emergency call box (there are more than 1,500 across campus.)
- To contact the UIC Police, call 312-355-5555 for emergencies or 312-996-2830 for non-emergencies.
- Report crime promptly to police.
On Wed., Nov. 02, at approximately 8:25 p.m., UIC Police responded to a report of a strong arm robbery that occurred at approximately 720 W Rochford Street. The victim, who is a UIC Student, was meeting up with two unknown individuals to conduct a private sale of shoes. The unknown offenders then took possession of two pairs of shoes from the victim and threatened to fight him before fleeing the area with the proceeds. One male offender wearing all black with an afro style haircut fled northbound on Halsted St. and Eastbound on Roosevelt Rd, while the second offender described as a male wearing a black jacket and pants, wearing a black ski mask fled Eastbound on Rochford St and Southbound on Union St. There were no reported injuries.
The Chicago Police Department will lead the investigation. Anyone with information should call 311.
Approximate crime location mapped:
https://goo.gl/maps/Ht6XSqNvyAW9vhiLA
Public safety advisories are distributed to the university community in compliance with the federal Clery Act. UIC Police may also issue notifications for off-campus crimes in the interest of public-safety awareness. Security tips are standard precautions, not special or incident-specific measures. Offender descriptions and precise locations are provided only to aid in the identification of possible suspects. Updates to investigations are not sent by email but will be posted online at http://emergency.uic.edu/public-safety-advisory/
UIC Annual Security Report
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Chicago Police Department Crime Incidents
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