
DePaul to boost security after string of robberies on campus
The university announced a series of measures to enhance safety on its campuses in the wake of the robbery incidents.
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The university announced a series of measures to enhance safety on its campuses in the wake of the robbery incidents.
Three Loyola students were robbed at gunpoint in front of a student residential building this past weekend.
Once again, multiple DePaul University students were robbed at gunpoint over the weekend. One of the victims was hit in the head with a gun and forced to seek medical attention. Students have been targets three weekends in a row.
It is a crime we have reported on time and time again and a reality with which we have become all too familiar - suspects jumping out of a car robbing people at gunpoint. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
University officials say the incidents all happened within minutes, and one student was hit in the face.
University officials say the incidents all happened within minutes, and one student was hit in the face.
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Chicago police are investigating a rash of robberies overnight in Lincoln Park where eight people were robbed in under 15 minutes.
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Police said the suspect ran away after being confronted by officers.
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