The University Police Department has been advised that a robbery occurred this morning on 9th Street near the corner of Garfield Street.
According to the victim two African-American males, possibly armed with a knife in a gray vehicle were involved in the robbery. No additional details about the subjects is available at this time.
If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact the Charleston Police Department at 348-5221. Safety precautions can be found on the Student Affairs (http://www.eiu.edu/~stuaff/safety.php) and University Police Department (http://www.eiu.edu/~police) websites.
In case of an emergency, dial 911 or 581-3212, or go to the University Police Department headquarters located at the corner of Seventh Street and Grant Avenue. Blue emergency phones are available throughout campus (http://www.eiu.edu/~police/Welcome_Emergency_Phones.php).