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Police Alert Community of Armed Robberies Near UIC Campus

By Anthonia Akitunde in News on Jan 17, 2010 8:00PM

Police issued a community alert after reports of strong-armed robberies happening near the University of Illinois-Chicago campus, Chicago Breaking News reports. Three robberies occurred between January 9 and 12, the report said. Victims were attacked from behind then "knocked to the ground" by two suspects said to be between the ages of 15 and 19. As of this morning, police had not found the robbers.

[Chicago Breaking News]