Security Alert Update

Thursday, January 12, 2023

The below narrative contains an important update regarding the robberies that were subject to an earlier Security Alert on January 12, 2023.

At approximately 10:22 a.m., Thursday, January 12, 2023, UCPD determined that the suspect vehicle, a white Nissan sedan bearing Illinois License Plate DC36029, had returned to the area and was involved in several additional robberies. UCPD quickly located the fleeing vehicle and after a pursuit, UCPD detained and arrested multiple suspects and have turned them over to the Chicago Police Department (CPD) for processing. In addition, UCPD recovered the suspect vehicle, which had recently been reported stolen to the CPD, as well as several weapons and proceeds from several robberies. Police believe that these suspects were likely involved in at least six (6) robberies in the surrounding area over the last 12 hours. The CPD will determine all applicable charges and present the individual cases to the State’s Attorney when appropriate. Images and videos from the University’s fixed and license plate reader camera network were instrumental in identifying the vehicle and providing information to responding UCPD and CPD officers.

Quick Takeaways

  • If you have any information related to this incident or if you witness any suspicious activity, please report it immediately to the Chicago Police Department (911) or the University of Chicago Police Department – 123 from a University phone or 773.702.8181 from other phones.

  • Security alerts are issued by email and posted to the Department of Safety & Security’s website when an incident occurs that should be brought to the immediate attention of the University community. Security alerts are based on information reported to the University of Chicago Police Department. The reported information may not have been investigated or confirmed at the time the security alert was issued.

  • Physical descriptions of a suspect, including race, are included in security alerts only when they provide several details that might help distinguish the suspect's appearance from the general population.

  • Comments or suggestions about security-related issues should be directed to: ucpd-pio@uchicago.edu.

Please Note

The University of Chicago Police Department patrol area boundaries are 37th Street on the north to 65th Street on the south/Cottage Grove Avenue to Lake Shore Drive (39th Street to 60thStreet)/Evans Avenue to Stony Island Avenue (61st Street to 64th Street)/65th Street (Ellis Avenue to University Avenue).

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