Two robberies near Loyola campus
Posted by angelanhanna on March 10, 2010
By Angela Hanna
Two robberies have taken place this week near Loyola University Chicago’s Lake Shore Campus, the Department of Campus Safety reported Wednesday.
The first robbery occurred at 9:15 p.m. Monday in the 1000 block of West Loyola Avenue, where two men stole a student’s backpack after striking him in the back of the head, campus safety reports.
The second incident occurred at 9:40 p.m. Tuesday when two females were walking to an apartment building in the 1200 block of West Arthur Avenue when a gunman demanded they hand him their purses, according to campus safety.
A Lake Shore Campus Crime Alert was sent out to students by email Wednesday notifying them of the crimes and warning students to take extra precautionary measures.
