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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Wednesday, October 22, 2025:

Incident Type: LARCENY/THEFT : BICYCLES
Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : KEATING SPORTS CENTER – 3040 S WABASH
Date/Time Reported: 10/22/2025 09:51 AM
Notes: A bike was reported stolen from outside an academic building.
Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

Incident Type: INJURED/SICK PERSON : NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT : STUDENT
Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : GALVIN TOWER – 10 W 35TH
Date/Time Reported: 10/22/2025 10:51 AM
Notes: DPS provided a student with a non-emergency medical escort to a local hospital.
Disposition: HOUSING NOTIFIED

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Monday, October 21, 2025:

Incident Type: ALARM : FIRE

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

Date/Time Reported: 10/21/2025 11:08 PM

Notes: DPS responded to a call from ADS stating a fire alarm was triggered at a residential building.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Monday, October 20, 2025:

Incident Type: UTILITY INCIDENT : ELEVATOR : ENTRAPMENT

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

Date/Time Reported: 10/20/2025 12:07 AM

Notes: DPS responded to a call about a student trapped in an elevator at a residential building.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

Incident Type: MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENT

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : OFF CAMPUS

Date/Time Reported: 10/20/2025 11:10 PM

Notes: DPS received a call from a student stating someone was trying to break down her room door.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Friday, October 17, 2025, through Sunday, October 19, 2025:

Incident Type: ALARM : SMOKE

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

Date/Time Reported: 10/17/2025 05:40 AM

Notes: DPS responded to an active fire alarm that occurred at a residential building on campus.

Disposition: HOUSING NOTIFIED

Incident Type: ASSIST OTHER AGENCY/DEPARTMENT

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : OFF CAMPUS

Date/Time Reported: 10/17/2025 07:44 PM

Notes: DPS received an alert about police activity at 31st and Princeton.

Disposition: INFORMATION ONLY

Incident Type: INJURED/SICK PERSON : NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT : STUDENT

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

Date/Time Reported: 10/18/2025 08:38 AM

Notes: DPS responded to a call about a squirrel inside the commons at MTCC.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

Incident Type: ALARM : FIRE

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS : CARMEN HALL – 60 E 32ND

Date/Time Reported: 10/19/2025 04:45 PM

Notes: DPS responded to a residential building for an alarm: Referred to Facilities.

Disposition: FACILITIES NOTIFIED

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Thursday, October 16, 2025:

Incident Type: UTILITY INCIDENT : ELEVATOR : ENTRAPMENT

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS : CUNNINGHAM HALL – 3100 S MICHIGAN

Date/Time Reported: 10/16/2025 03:35 AM

Notes: DPS responded to an elevator entrapment that occurred at a residential building on campus,

Disposition: HOUSING NOTIFIED

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Monday, October 6, 2025:

Incident Type: MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENT
Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : STREET LOCATIONS : STATE : 3300-3400 SOUTH
Date/Time Reported: 10/6/2025 04:00 AM
Notes: DPS received report of a panhandler on campus.

Incident Type: SUSPICIOUS PERSON
Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Date/Time Reported: 10/6/2025 10:45 AM
Notes: DPS responded to Siegal Hall for a suspicious person report.

Incident Type: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Date/Time Reported: 10/6/2025 05:00 PM
Notes: DPS responded to the A2 parking lot for a motor vehicle theft report.

Incident Type: MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENT
Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS : MCCORMICK
TRIBUNE CAMPUS CENTER – 3201 S STATE
Date/Time Reported: 10/6/2025 07:52 PM
Notes: DPS received a call regarding a violation of a no contact order.
Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Friday, October 3, 2025, through Sunday October 5, 2025:

Incident Type: ALARM : SMOKE

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

Date/Time Reported: 10/3/2025 03:11 AM

Notes: DPS responded to an active fire alarm at a residential building. Referred to housing.

Disposition: HOUSING NOTIFIED

Incident Type: DEFACING PROPERTY : GRAFFITI

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS : MCCORMICK STUDENT VILLAGE – 3241 S WABASH : MSV – FOWLER

Date/Time Reported: 10/3/2025 07:40 PM

Notes: DPS was informed about some graffiti in a residential building.

Disposition: HOUSING NOTIFIED

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Thursday, October 2, 2025:

Incident Type: LARCENY/THEFT
Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Date/Time Reported: 10/2/2025 04:28 PM
Notes: DPS responded to Kaplan Institute for a theft report.

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Wednesday, October 1, 2025:

Incident Type: ACCIDENT : MOTOR VEHICLE

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS : GENERAL PARKING LOCATIONS : D1 LOT – 3366 S WABASH

Date/Time Reported: 10/1/2025 05:15 PM

Notes: DPS responded to a vehicle accident that occurred on campus.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

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Illinois Tech Community,

Below is the Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report for Tuesday, September 30, 2025:

Incident Type: ASSIST OTHER AGENCY/DEPARTMENT

Location: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY : MIES CAMPUS

Date/Time Reported: 9/30/2025 02:20 AM

Notes: DPS observed heavy CPD presence on campus grounds and assisted the department in the search of an armed individual.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

Incident Type: WELL BEING CHECK

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

Date/Time Reported: 9/30/2025 05:49 AM

Notes: DPS conducted a wellbeing check on a student in a residential building.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

Incident Type: INJURED/SICK PERSON : NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT

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

Date/Time Reported: 9/30/2025 07:56 PM

Notes: DPS responded to an academic building for medical escort; Referred to Insight Hospital.

Disposition: CLEARED – NO FURTHER ACTION

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