Northwestern students report robbery, harassment near CTA stations

Yvonne Kim, Assistant Campus Editor

Two Northwestern students reported separate incidents of robbery and harassment near the CTA Purple Line early Friday morning, said an email from University Police sent to students on Friday.

The email said one male student said he was robbed of cash by two teenage males between 12 a.m. and 1 a.m. on Friday at the Noyes CTA station. He reported that the teenagers made him walk to an ATM on campus, but after he was unable to withdraw money there, he was brought back to the station where he withdrew money and gave it to the suspects.

The second incident occurred near the Main Street station, said the email from Bruce Lewis, associate vice president and chief of police. The male student reported he was intimidated in an effort to get money and described the same suspects.

One suspect was described as having had a “faint mustache” and wearing a dark blue hoodie and gray headphones, and the other as wearing a white hoodie and ripped jeans, according to the email.

The incidents did not involve weapons, and the students did not require medical attention.

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