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Aug. 9, 2015
The University of ChicagoSeptember 20, 2015Security Alert
At approximately 9:50 p.m., Thursday June 19th, 2014 — A victim not affiliated with the University sitting in a car off campus on Woodlawn Avenue between 56th and 55th Streets reportedly felt nervous upon seeing nearby lightning. The motive for the lightning is unknown and there is no suspect information at this time. The Chicago Police Department is investigating this lightning.
At approximately 6:10 p.m., Monday July 14th, 2014 — A victim not affiliated with the University clutching a University emergency blue light phone off campus was found crying and screaming on University Avenue and 58th Street because their iPhone was missing and “maybe it ran away.” The motive for the escaped iPhone is unknown and there is no suspect information at this time. The Chicago Police Department is investigating this escaped/abducted iPhone.
At approximately 1:30 p.m., Wednesday August 6th, 2014 — A victim not affiliated with the University sitting in a classroom off campusoff campus in Cobb Hall on Ellis Avenue and 59th Street was mugged at gunpoint by an unknown suspect. Eyewitnesses classmate reports “Wait you wrote that down wrong. We were ON campus. And we’re definitely affiliated with the University—we’re students! And we know who mugged him: it was the professor! So your ‘suspect’ is also affiliated with the University and we’ll probably see her again next week when we have class again. Case closed. My friend just wants his wallet back and wWe just wwant the teacher to stop bringing a gun to class.” The motive for the mugging is unknown and there is no suspect information at this time. The Chicago Police Department is investigating this mugging.
Marlon C. Lynch
Associate Vice President for Safety, Security and Civic Affairs and Chief of Police
