{"id":47,"date":"2011-02-17T15:01:45","date_gmt":"2011-02-17T15:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.iit.edu\/public_safety\/?p=47"},"modified":"2011-02-18T13:00:31","modified_gmt":"2011-02-18T13:00:31","slug":"47","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iit.edu\/public_safety\/2011\/02\/17\/47\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety Alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since January, there have been 3 reported incidents of robbery and 1 attempt all involving IIT students. The incidents have occurred in the evening hours and on campus.\u00c2\u00a0 They occurred at 31<sup>st<\/sup> &amp; Wabash and 32<sup>nd<\/sup>, 33<sup>rd<\/sup> and State Street.\u00c2\u00a0 On Thursday, February, 10<sup>th<\/sup>, IITPSD apprehended an offender involved in a robbery.\u00c2\u00a0 This offender subsequently confessed to other robberies in the area.\u00c2\u00a0 We also recovered most of the property that was taken.\u00c2\u00a0 Public Safety continues to increase patrols and is working diligently with the Chicago Police Department to blanket the area to reduce the number of on campus incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Public safety encourages the student body to request an escort if they feel unsafe or if something feels out of the ordinary. Students can request an escort by calling the non-emergency phone number (312) 808-6300. Students can also visit the Public Safety office in Farr Hall to request an escort.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0The IIT community is urged to be vigilant and report any unusual or suspicious activities or persons.\u00c2\u00a0 Although an offender was apprehended, it should be assumed that conditions may continue to exist that others may pose a threat to the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0Everyone is reminded to:\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Plan<\/strong> your trip in advance and use <strong>well-traveled and well lighted <\/strong>routes.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid dark or deserted areas.\u00c2\u00a0 <strong>Never take short cuts <\/strong>(alleys, parks, or vacant lots) especially at night.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Be aware <\/strong>of your surroundings.\u00c2\u00a0 If you think you are being followed, cross the street, change direction, or go to a public place where others are present.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Walk<\/strong> with confidence and always keep moving.\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avoid<\/strong> talking on a cell phone or wearing headphones.<\/li>\n<li>Try to <strong>walk with a partner or group, <\/strong>especially at night.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Women, <\/strong>keep your purse-strap over your shoulder and purse under your arm; <strong>Men<\/strong>, keep your wallet in your front pocket.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Always <\/strong>keep one hand free.<\/li>\n<li>Stop by Public Safety for a campus map of the Emergency Blue phone locations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0Please contact Public Safety with any questions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.publicsafety.iit.edu\/\">www.publicsafety.iit.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Safety Department<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Farr Hall<\/p>\n<p>312.808.6363<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since January, there have been 3 reported incidents of robbery and 1 attempt all involving IIT students. The incidents have occurred in the evening hours and on campus.\u00c2\u00a0 They occurred at 31st &amp; Wabash and 32nd, 33rd and State Street.\u00c2\u00a0 On Thursday, February, 10th, IITPSD apprehended an offender involved in a robbery.\u00c2\u00a0 This offender subsequently [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[424],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iit.edu\/public_safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iit.edu\/public_safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iit.edu\/public_safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iit.edu\/public_safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iit.edu\/public_safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iit.edu\/public_safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iit.edu\/public_safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iit.edu\/public_safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iit.edu\/public_safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}