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UI Police Investigate Reported Armed Robbery 

At approximately 10:20 p.m. on Monday, April 25, University of Iowa Police responded to Art Building West, 141 N. Riverside Drive, for a report of a first degree robbery.

The female victim reported that she was walking home when she was approached from behind and attacked by an unknown male. The victim was transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for non-life threatening injuries. The victim described the suspect as a white male with brown hair wearing a red and white jacket. 

Many University of Iowa students, faculty, and staff rely on bicycle transportation to get to and from campus. As the weather begins to warm up and more members of our community return to this sustainable mode of transportation, the UI Department of Public Safety would like to share a few reminders to you prevent your bike from being stolen. Many of these actions can also help police locate and identify your bicycle, should it go missing. 

Five tips for preventing bike theft:

In the interest of campus safety, we want everyone to be aware the Iowa City Police Department received two reports of assaults under similar circumstances. The first incident occurred in the afternoon of Thursday, March 31st, 2022, in the 300 block of South Gilbert St. when a woman was followed into an apartment building by a larger than average male wearing a gray sweatshirt who then got on the elevator with her. The suspect tried to stop her from getting off the elevator, but the woman was able to break free and go into an apartment. The suspect entered the apartment…

This is a notice to the university and Iowa City community that the University of Iowa Department of Public Safety will dispose of all property abandoned at DPS in 10 days.