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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Friday, December 9, 2022 through Sunday, December 11, 2022:

Incident Type: SUSPICIOUS PERSON

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : MCCORMICK TRIBUNE CAMPUS CENTER – 3201 S STATE

Date/Time Reported: 12/9/2022 10:45 AM

Notes: DPS responded to a report of a non-affiliate acting inappropriately while loitering through campus buildings. The individual was located and escorted off campus.

Disposition: POLICE NOTIFIED

Incident Type: SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : MCCORMICK TRIBUNE CAMPUS CENTER – 3201 S STATE

Date/Time Reported: 12/9/2022 03:50 PM

Notes: DPS responded to a report of a suspicious individual in MTCC. Nothing found.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Thursday, December 8, 2022:

Incident Type: ROBBERY : FIREARM

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : MCCORMICK TRIBUNE CAMPUS CENTER – 3201 S STATE

Date/Time Reported: 12/8/2022 04:26 AM

Notes: DPS responded to an armed robbery at the 7-11 location on campus. Suspects fled prior to DPS arrival. CPD notified. No injuries reported.

Disposition: POLICE NOTIFIED

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Illinois tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Tuesday, December 6, 2022:

Incident Type: UTILITY INCIDENT : GAS

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : KEATING SPORTS CENTER – 3040 S WABASH

Date/Time Reported: 12/6/2022 05:10 PM

Notes: DPS responded to a suspected gas leak at Keating Hall. The building was evacuated. Facilities notified.

Disposition: FACILITIES NOTIFIED

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Friday, December 2, 2022 through Sunday, December 4, 2022:

Incident Type: ALARM : SMOKE

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS : KACEK HALL – 3101 S WABASH

Date/Time Reported: 12/2/2022 02:10 AM

Notes: Officer responded to a fire alarm in a residence hall. Cause could not be determined. CFD responded and reset the system.

Disposition: FACILITIES NOTIFIED

Incident Type: BURGLARY : UNLAWFUL ENTRY-NO FORCE W/LARCENY

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : 3424 S STATE

Date/Time Reported: 12/2/2022 08:50 AM

Notes: Property reported stolen from an administrative storage area.

Disposition: UNDER INVESTIGATION

Incident Type: LARCENY/THEFT

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : MCCORMICK TRIBUNE CAMPUS CENTER – 3201 S STATE

Date/Time Reported: 12/2/2022 09:50 AM

Notes: Property reported missing from a campus food service area.

Disposition: CLOSED PENDING ADTL INFO

Incident Type: INJURED/SICK PERSON : CFD RESPONSE – TRANSPORT

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : LIFE SCIENCE – 3105 S DEARBORN

Date/Time Reported: 12/2/2022 01:10 PM

Notes: A community member complaining of back pain was transported to a local hospital by CFD.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

Incident Type: FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : 3424 S STATE

Date/Time Reported: 12/2/2022 08:34 PM

Notes: A student reported receiving a suspicious text from an unknown person requesting money.

Disposition: CLOSED PENDING ADTL INFO

Incident Type: LARCENY/THEFT : FROM MOTOR VEHICLE

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : GENERAL PARKING LOCATIONS : D2 LOT – 3350 S WABASH

Date/Time Reported: 12/3/2022 11:40 PM

Notes: An unknown suspect broke into a vehicle parked on campus and stole property. CPD notified.

Disposition: POLICE NOTIFIED

Incident Type: ALARM : SMOKE

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS : KACEK HALL – 3101 S WABASH

Date/Time Reported: 12/4/2022 11:30 AM

Notes: DPS responded to a fire alarm in a residence hall. Determined to be caused by shower steam. CFD responded and the system was reset.

Disposition: FACILITIES NOTIFIED

Incident Type: ALARM : FIRE

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS : KACEK HALL – 3101 S WABASH

Date/Time Reported: 12/4/2022 12:22 PM

Notes: DPS responded to a fire alarm in a residence hall. Determined to be a pull station activation. No smoke or fire. CFD responded and reset the system.

Disposition: FACILITIES NOTIFIED

Incident Type: FIRE

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS : GUNSAULUS HALL – 3140 S MICHIGAN

Date/Time Reported: 12/4/2022 12:22 PM

Notes: DPS and CFD responded to smoke in a residence hall basement. Determined to be caused by burning clothes in a dryer.

Facilities notified.

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