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DePaul students warned to be on the lookout after three robberies on campus within 30 minutes

By FOX 32 Digital Team
Updated  September 9, 2023 6:43pm CDT
Lincoln Park
FOX 32 Chicago

3 DePaul students robbed in under an hour

DePaul University has added extra security to the campus after three students were robbed in just 30 minutes Saturday. The offenders approached young women, demanded their things and hit one person in the face.

CHICAGO - Three students were robbed on DePaul's Lincoln Park campus on Saturday within just 30 minutes.

The robberies happened between 1 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. at the walkway next to the Fullerton El Station, the corner of Belden and Sheffield, and the corner of Kenmore and Fullerton. In all three cases, students were robbed of their belongings; in one incident, a robber hit a student in the face. 

DePaul said it appears that the same offenders were responsible for all three robberies.

There will be additional security officers on both campuses. School officials including President Robert L. Manuel have "filed our concerns" with the mayor and Chicago police, DePaul said in a statement.

DePaul offers a safety escort service on the Lincoln Park campus free to students from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

DePaul said there will be a safety summit on Sept. 14 at noon at the Lincoln Park Student Center.