An 11-year-old boy was threatened with robbery Thursday afternoon while walking home from school in Evanston.

The boy told police he was walking on Wesley Avenue at about 3:45 p.m. when a male teen on a bicycle grabbed the boy’s arm and demanded money, said Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan. When the boy said he did not have any money, the teenager stuck his hand in his jacket to imply he had a gun, he said.

The boy, who did not believe the teen had a gun, walked away and was not injured except for a minor hit on the head from the teenager, Dugan said. The boy told police he had seen the teen before and that the individual is in middle school.

NU student has purse stolen from Urban Outfitters

A 22-year-old Northwestern student had her bag containing money and her laptop stolen Friday afternoon at the Urban Outfitters in downtown Evanston.

The woman discovered her LeSportsac bag was missing at about 1:30 p.m. after she put it down to shop at the store in the 900 block of Church Street, Dugan said. The woman told police her wallet, credit cards, identification cards — including a Northwestern University WildCARD — as well as her laptop were stolen. These items are valued at about $1,700.

Gang-related graffiti reported in south Evanston

Gang-related graffiti was reported Monday on the garage door of a home in south Evanston.

The graffiti was likely spray-painted on the garage door in the 2000 block of Warren Street sometime between Oct. 14 and Oct. 19, Dugan said. The graffiti featured a spraypainted five-point crown, which police said they believe to be the symbol of the Latin Kings.

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