CHICAGO (CBS) — A UIC officer was hit by a car on Christmas Day while stopping an attempted burglary at a convenience store, according to a school safety alert.
The attempted burglary happened just after 4 a.m. at the 7-Eleven in the 1300 block of South Halsted Street.
According to the alert, surveillance footage captured three male trespassers leaving two separate vehicles before breaking a window and entering the store in an attempt to steal property. UIC police arrived and the would-be burglars entered the vehicles, deliberately hitting a police car and a uniformed officer.
Both vehicles, described as a black Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT and a silver Nissan, then left the area and were last seen traveling southbound on I-90/94.
Two of the perpetrators were described as tall and thin and wearing all black clothing. The other was thin and wore black pants and a beige hoodie. Another perpetrator wore a white hoodie and was the driver of one of the vehicles.
UIC police are investigating.
Anyone with information about the incident or concerns about campus safety is asked to contact the UIC Police Department’s non-emergency number at 312-996-2830. Witnesses can remain anonymous by reporting via the Anonymous Incident Report Form.
