UIC Police offer the following security tips:
- Report crime promptly to police at call 312-355-5555 for emergencies or 312-996-2830 for non-emergencies.
- 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 carry large sums of money or display valuables in public.
- Always use safe internet shopping practices.
- Use the UIC Police station front lobby as a Safe Exchange Zone to carry out legal swaps, sales or purchases on campus, as well as make child custody exchanges. The Safe Exchange Zone is clearly marked in the first-floor lobby of the UIC Police Station.
- Have keys ready and in your hand for immediate use when returning home.
- Don’t resist an armed robber, Hand over whatever is demanded quickly and quietly.
On Thursday, Nov. 24, at approximately 3 a.m., UIC Police responded to a report of an armed robbery at 1001 S. Halsted St. Chicago Police and UICPD officers met with four victims, who reported a light grey Jeep Grand Cherokee with a Colorado plate pulled up to them. Three male offenders exited the vehicle, all displayed handguns and demanded the victims’ wallets and bags. The victims complied and the offenders entered the vehicle and fled southbound on Union St. The offenders are described as males wearing ski masks. There are no reports of injuries, and the victims are not affiliated with UIC.
The Chicago Police Department will lead the investigation. Anyone with information should call 311.
Approximate crime location mapped:
https://goo.gl/maps/TeiUH7VpUcG139XSA
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. Effective January 2021, the university will no longer routinely use race, ethnicity or national origin as a descriptor in public safety advisories. 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
go.uic.edu/CleryReport
Chicago Police Department Statistics and Data
https://home.chicagopolice.org/statistics-data/
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