News - Aug 2007
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Crime alert
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Aug 28 2007
- Monday at around 10 p.m., a UIC student was the victim of an off-campus armed robbery in the 1000 block of South Ashland Avenue. The victim was approached by two black males, one of whom displayed a knife and took the victim's cell phone.
The assailant with the knife was described as 5-foot-8, 140 pounds, late teens to early 20s, with dark eyes and dark complexion, wearing a green baseball cap and green tee shirt. The second offender was described as 6-foot, 130 pounds, late teens to early 20s, with dark eyes and dark complexion, wearing a white tee shirt, black shorts, and a white "do-rag" on his head.
UIC Police strongly recommend complying with an armed offender's demand for property or valuables, as the victim did in this case.
Other security tips:
--be aware of your surroundings
--try to travel in groups when possible, particularly after dark
--use well-lit walkways
--on campus, look for the location of the nearest emergency call box (there are more than 900 across campus)
--the emergency number for UIC Police is 996-HELP (4357).
The crime will be investigated by the UICPD/CPD Joint Robbery Task Force and CPD Area Four Detectives.
Anyone with information is asked to call UIC Police at (312) 996-2830.
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Crime Alert
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Aug 21 2007
- MESSAGE FROM THE UIC POLICE
Tuesday just before noon, a UIC student was the victim of an armed robbery on the CTA Blue Line platform at the UIC-Halsted stop near campus. A single offender approached from the rear and placed a knife in the student's back. The student surrendered a cell phone and iPod, and the offender fled the scene.
The offender is described as a black male, age 30-35, 5-foot-8, 190 pounds, of muscular build, bald, with a medium complexion and a goatee.
UIC Police strongly recommend complying with an armed offender's demand for property or valuables, as the victim did in this case.
Other security tips:
--be aware of your surroundings
--try to travel in groups when possible, particularly after dark
--use well-lit walkways
--on campus, look for the location of the nearest emergency call box (there are more than 900 across campus)
--the emergency number for UIC Police is 996-HELP (4357).
The crime will be investigated by the UICPD/CPD Joint Robbery Task Force and CPD Area Four Detectives.
Anyone with information is asked to call UIC Police at (312) 996-2830.
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Icarus Maintenance Saturday Morning
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Aug 18 2007
- Icarus will be down for about 2 hours on Saturday morning for maintenance starting at 10 am Central Time.
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Icarus Maintenance Outage
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Aug 18 2007
- Icarus maintenance taking longer than expected. Expect server back up by 1 pm.
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Icarus Down For Maintenance Saturday
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Aug 17 2007
- Icarus will be down for about 2 hours on Saturday morning for maintenance starting at 10 am Central Time.
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UICalendar problem late Friday afternoon - now fixed
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Aug 17 2007
- On Friday at about 4pm the UICalendar server went down when it lost connectivity with it's database file server file server. The problem was fixed and the server was up and running again by 5:30pm. We apologize for any inconveniences caused.
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Tigger down tonight 10-12PM
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Aug 13 2007
- Tigger will be down tonight, Monday Aug 13, from 10:00PM until 12:00 Midnight to install critical security patches.
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CRIME ALERT
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Aug 03 2007
- A MESSAGE FROM UIC POLICE
UIC students were the victims of two recent purse snatchings in areas adjacent to campus.
On July 31 just after 4 p.m., a student's purse was snatched from behind by a male offender riding a bicycle in the 1000 block of West Vernon Park. The student was not injured.
On August 2 at around 5:30 p.m., another student's purse was grabbed in the 900 block of South Morgan. The subject was described as a black male, 20-30 years old, 5-foot-8, of slender build, and riding a mountain bike. He was not able to keep hold of the purse and was frightened off by witnesses, but the student sustained a minor injury to the shoulder.
These incidents are being investigated by the UIC Police/Chicago Police Department Joint Robbery Task Force and CPD Area 4 Detectives.
Anyone with information is asked to call Area 4 at (312) 746-8253 or the UIC Police at (312) 996-2830.
UIC Police offer the following suggestions:
--be aware of your surroundings
--try to travel in groups
--use well-lit walkways
--on campus, look for the location of the nearest emergency call box (there are more than 1,000 across campus)
--the emergency number for UIC Police is 996-HELP (4357).
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