A woman not affiliated with Northwestern University was the victim of a robbery in the Engelhart Hall parking lot located at 1915 Maple Street on Tuesday, May 15, at approximately 2:20 a.m. The offender took her cellphone but the victim was not injured.

The victim had just exited a CTA bus that stopped at the Foster Street el stop. As she crossed from the north side of Foster Street and entered the parking lot, a man, who the victim believed was also on the bus with her, asked her to stop and began to ask her about the el schedule.

The man then grabbed her arms and pulled them back behind her back. The man implied he had a gun in his possession, but no weapon was ever displayed. The man then grabbed the smart phone of the victim and walked away heading east on Foster on the south side of the street.

The victim described the offender as a black man between 20 and 25 years old, 5-feet 7-inches tall, about 200-220 pounds, with a dark complexion, short hair and wearing a gray, zip-up, hooded, sweat shirt and blue jeans.

The incident is under investigation by the Evanston Police Department. Contact the Evanston Police Department at 847-866-5000 if you have any information that might assist in this investigation.

The University Police Department reminds all community members to report suspicious activities/persons immediately to University Police or Evanston Police by dialing 911 or by using a blue light emergency telephone.

A woman who is not affiliated with Northwestern University reported that she was sexually assaulted in an alley in the 700 block of Central Street in Evanston on March 12, 2012. Between approximately 10 p.m. and midnight, the woman was walking a dog when she was confronted by a man who displayed a gun and sexually assaulted her.

The victim was later taken to a hospital where she was treated and released.

The offender was described as a white male, approximately 30-50 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall, wearing a dark knit cap, dark coat and dark pants.

The incident is under investigation by the Evanston Police Department. Contact the Evanston Police Department at 847-866-5000 if you have any information that might assist in this investigation.

The University Police Department reminds all community members to report suspicious activities/persons immediately to University Police or Evanston Police by dialing 911 or by using a blue light emergency telephone.

3/22/2012 Sexual Assault Incident Update: According to the Evanston Police Department, inconsistencies in the victim's report suggest that no crime was committed as was alleged. The investigation by the Evanston Police Department is continuing, but there are no indications of a potential danger to the Northwestern community at this time. Northwestern University offers services to survivors of sexual violence. For more information, contact the Center for Awareness, Response and Education (CARE) Office.

A Northwestern University graduate student was the victim of an armed robbery in the 1100 block of Garnett Place, near Ridge Avenue in Evanston Thursday afternoon. At approximately 2:50 p.m., the student was walking east on Garnett Place from Ridge Avenue when two men approached him and took a cell phone from him. One of the offenders displayed a handgun during the robbery.
The student went to a campus emergency phone at Maple Avenue and Emerson Street and activated it. Police officers from the Evanston and Northwestern University Police Departments responded.

The student was not hurt in the incident.

The cell phone was recovered later by the Evanston Police Department a short distance from the location of the incident.

The first offender was described as an African American man, approximately 20-25 years old, six feet, two inches tall, about 180 pounds, medium build, and wearing a light grey hooded sweatshirt and a light colored shirt.

The second offender was described as an African American male, approximately 15-20 years old, five feet, five inches tall, about 160 pounds, medium build, with short-cropped hair and wearing a black and red fleece jacket. The offenders were last seen fleeing westbound from the location of the incident.

The incident is under investigation by the Evanston Police Department. Contact the Evanston Police Department at 847-866-5000 if you have any information that might assist in this investigation.
The University Police Department reminds all community members to report suspicious activities or persons immediately to University Police or Evanston Police by dialing 911 or by using a blue light emergency telephone.

A Northwestern University graduate student was the victim of a robbery on Noyes Street near Sherman Avenue near the Northwestern campus in Evanston on Jan. 5, 2012. At approximately 2:50 p.m. the student was walking east on Noyes when two men approached him and asked for his money. The victim stated he did not have any and the two men demanded that he show them his wallet. The two men then demanded that victim give him a credit card that was in the wallet. The victim gave them the credit card.

The student was not hurt and no weapon was displayed or implied.

The first offender was described as a male black, approximately 25 years of age, 6 feet tall, thin build, wearing a dark green fleece jacket, light green pants and a winter hat. The second offender was described as a male black, approximately 25 years of age, thin build, wearing a dark-colored fleece top with blue jeans and a red winter cap.

The incident is under investigation by the Evanston Police Department. Contact the Evanston Police Department at 847-866-5000 if you have any information that might assist in this investigation.

The University Police Department reminds all community members to report suspicious activities/persons immediately to University Police or Evanston Police by dialing 911 or by using a blue light emergency telephone.

On Nov. 27, 2011, at approximately 4:00 p.m. two male juveniles reported that while they were in the Sports and Aquatics Center on the Evanston campus, a man in the shower was engaged in self-gratification. No physical contact occurred between the man and the juveniles and they were not injured.

A detailed description of the offender could not be obtained.

The incident is under investigation by the Evanston Police Department. Contact the Evanston Police Department at 847-866-5000 or the University Police Department at 847-491-3456 if you have any information that might assist in this investigation.

The University Police Department reminds all community members to report suspicious activities/persons immediately to University Police or Evanston Police by dialing 911 or by using a blue light emergency telephone.

On Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, at approximately 1:15 a.m., a woman not affiliated with Northwestern University was the victim an armed robbery on Erie Street near McClurg Court in Chicago. The victim came out of a building on Erie and walked east to get a newspaper from a vending machine. As she walked back west on Erie, two men approached her from behind. One of the men displayed a silver handgun and demanded her bag. The woman placed her bag on the ground. The offenders then ordered her to lie on the ground. The offenders then grabbed her bag and fled east on Erie Street and north on McClurg Court. The victim reported the incident to a Northwestern Memorial Hospital security officer who flagged down a Northwestern University Police squad car and notified the UP officer of the incident. Chicago Police also were notified at that time. Both departments searched the area for the offenders but were not successful.

The victim was not injured. She could not provide detailed descriptions of the men involved.

The Northwestern University Police Department advises all community members to be alert when traveling on or off campus, especially at night. Report suspicious activity immediately to University Police or Evanston Police by dialing 911 or by using a Blue Light emergency telephone. Contact the University Police Department at 312-503-3456 if you have any information that may assist in this investigation.

On Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, at approximately 10:40 p.m., a male Northwestern student was the victim an attempted robbery while walking in the South Quad on the walkway behind Cahn Auditorium and Scott Hall. The student was walking south and talking on his cell phone when three male subjects on bicycles approached northbound from University Place. Two of the three subjects attempted to grab his cell phone. The student was able to hold on to his phone and the subjects fled north on their bicycles.

The student then returned to his residence hall where he informed a Community Service Officer of the incident and University Police was notified. University Police and Evanston Police officers searched the area and a man matching the description was stopped, but the victim was unable to make a positive identification. The student was not injured.

The student described the subjects as follows: Three Hispanic males, each wearing black jackets. The student was unable to provide a more detailed description of the subjects.

The Northwestern University Police Department advises all community members to be alert when traveling on or off campus, especially at night. The Northwestern shuttle bus service provides transportation to areas both on and off campus every night until 3 a.m. In addition, SafeRide provides free rides at night.

Report suspicious activity immediately to University Police or Evanston Police by dialing 911 or by using a Blue Light emergency telephone. Contact the University Police Department at 847-491-3456 if you have any information that may assist in this investigation.

On Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, at approximately 1:20 a.m., a male Northwestern student was robbed of his phone while standing on the porch of his apartment in the 2000 block of Ridge Avenue in Evanston. Four males who appeared to be teenagers were walking on the sidewalk when they saw the student on the porch. One of the four asked for directions. The student took out his smart phone to assist the group. One of the teenagers then walked up to the porch to look at the phone, grabbed it, and then fled with the other three subjects. The victim stated that all four fled westbound on Leon Place.

The student contacted police and Evanston and Northwestern officers responded and searched the area for the subjects but were unable to locate the subjects. The student was not injured.

The student described the subjects as follows: Four males, each about 16-17 years of age and all between 5-7 and 5-10 in height. The student was unable to provide a more detailed description of the subjects.

The Northwestern University Police Department advises all community members to be alert when traveling on or off campus, especially at night. The Northwestern shuttle bus service provides transportation to areas both on and off campus every night until 3 a.m. In addition, SafeRide provides free rides at night.

University Police reminds all community members to report suspicious activities/persons immediately to the University Police or Evanston Police by dialing 911 or by utilizing a Blue Light Emergency Telephone. If you have any information that would assist this investigation, please contact the Evanston Police Department at 847-866-5000.

On Saturday Oct. 22, 2011, at approximately 11:33 p.m., a male Northwestern University student was walking southbound on Sheridan Road near University Place. A male subject approached the victim from behind and asked him what time it was. The student pulled out his smart phone and informed the subject of the time and kept walking, turning westbound on University Place.

As the student was walking between the 600 and 700 blocks of University Place, the subject again approached him from behind and grabbed him. The subject demanded that the victim turn over his smart phone. The subject stated that he had a knife, but no knife was ever displayed. The subject then proceeded to punch the victim in the face, snatch the phone from out of his hands and push him down. The subject then fled westbound on University Place and then southbound on Sherman Avenue. The victim chased after the offender but lost him as he approached the downtown Evanston area.

The victim contacted the Evanston Police who responded along with the Northwestern Police Department. A search of the area by both departments for the subject was not successful. The victim declined medical treatment. The Evanston Police are currently investigating this incident.

SUSPECT'S DESCRIPTION: The victim described the subject as follows: Male African American, 18 to 22 years of age, approximately 6' 1" to 6' 2" tall, approximately 180 lbs., average build, wearing a multi-colored hat with stripes and blue jeans.

University Police reminds all community members to report suspicious activities/persons immediately to the University Police or Evanston Police by dialing 911 or by utilizing a Blue Light Emergency Telephone. If you have any information that would assist this investigation, please contact the Evanston Police Department at (847) 866-5000.

On Sunday September 25, 2011, at approximately 12:15 a.m., a male Northwestern student was walking northbound on Orrington Avenue at Simpson Street in Evanston. Two men approached the victim from behind with one man placing the student in a bear hug. The other man displayed a handgun at the victim. The men demanded that the victim turn over his wallet. The victim replied that he did not have a wallet at which time the man with the gun hit him on the head with the gun. The other man holding the victim then pushed him to the ground. The two men then ran away from the victim. The victim then heard one of them say, "Open the door," and the victim believed that the men might have entered a vehicle that was waiting for them. The vehicle then left the area at a high rate of speed. The victim did not see the vehicle and could not provide information as to which way the men or the vehicle fled.

The victim contacted the Evanston Police and Northwestern Police Departments. A search of the area by both departments for the vehicle and the subjects was not successful. The victim declined medical treatment. The Evanston Police are currently investigating this incident.

The victim described the two robbery suspects as follows:

First subject described as a male African American, in his 20s, 6 feet tall, medium build, wearing dark colored baggy jeans and a dark colored hooded sweatshirt. The subject also was wearing a baseball cap and was carrying a black colored handgun. The second subject was described as a male African American, also in his 20s, 6 feet tall, heavy set, wearing dark colored baggy jeans and a dark hooded sweatshirt.

The Northwestern University Police Department advises all community members to be alert when traveling on or off campus, especially at night. The Northwestern shuttle bus service provides transportation to areas both on and off campus every night until 3 a.m. In addition, SafeRide provides free rides at night.

Report suspicious activity immediately to University Police or Evanston Police by dialing 911 or by using a Blue Light emergency telephone. Contact the Evanston Police Department at 847-866-5000 if you have any information that may assist in this investigation.

On Saturday June 4, 2011, at approximately 8:26 p.m., a male not affiliated with Northwestern was the victim of an attempted robbery in Chicago. The victim had parked his motor scooter on the north side of Chicago Avenue across from Wieboldt Hall (300 block) when approximately 15 to 20 male African Americans, all approximately 16 to 20 years old, approached him. One of the subjects threw a baseball at the face of the victim and knocked him to the ground. Several others from the group punched and hit him several times. The victim tried to protect himself and fought back. The subjects eventually fled eastbound toward the lake. Chicago Police and Northwestern University Police responded, and Chicago Police later arrested three members believed to be part of the group on mob action charges. The victim was treated on the scene by Chicago Fire Department paramedics. No proceeds were taken from the victim. The victim could not provide descriptions of the multiple subjects involved.

University Police remind all community members to use caution when traveling, especially at night. Report suspicious activities immediately to the University Police or Chicago Police by dialing 911 or by utilizing a Blue Light Emergency Telephone. You can also contact the Northwestern University Police Department by dialing (312) 503-3456. Contact the Chicago Police Department if you have any information that might assist in this investigation.

On Monday May 30, 2011 at approximately 11:01 PM, a male Northwestern student was the victim of a robbery while walking through the Engelhart parking lot. The victim stated that two offenders approached him from behind. One subject grabbed the victim by the neck and a second subject was in possession of a large wooden stake. The two subjects demanded money. The victim then turned over $10.00 and his IPhone. The two offenders then fled westbound on Foster Street. The student utilized an emergency phone to contact the police. The student was not harmed or injured. Northwestern University Police and Evanston Police immediately responded but were unable to locate the suspects.

Both subjects were described by the victim as male African American 5’7” to 5’8” tall and having thin builds.

The first subject was also described as wearing a black tank top and a black baseball cap worn backwards.

The victim could not provide a detailed description of the second subject.

University Police reminds all community members to use caution when traveling, especially at night. Utilize the shuttle bus system or Saferide services whenever possible. Report suspicious activities immediately to the University Police or Evanston Police by dialing 911 or by utilizing a Blue Light Emergency Telephone. Contact University Police at 847-491-3456 if you have any information that might assist in this investigation.