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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Crime

A photo shows the DePaul campus at night on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. On the night of Sept. 23, student Ella Gutin was among students robbed on the Quad, near the Schmidt Academic Center. It's one of five robberies reported since the academic term began.

DePaul students concerned with crime, swift safety changes

Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor October 1, 2023

First-year student Ella “Ell” Gutin was sitting on the Quad with a friend on Sept. 23. Because it was still early, Gutin was not concerned for her safety. That was until about 10 p.m., when she...

On Sept. 23, several DePaul students were robbed on the Quad at the Lincoln Park Campus.

BREAKING: DePaul requires community members to have ID on campus premises

Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor September 25, 2023

In response to the spike in crime on campus this fall and community concerns surrounding the lack of safety on university grounds, DePaul will begin requiring identification to access the upper floors...

Kerry was arrested outside St. Vincent de Paul Church on Sheffield ave. a few weeks after he allegedly robbed the church of thousands of dollars.

Man charged with burglary of Lincoln Park church

Vanessa Lopez, Social Media Editor January 20, 2023

After a devastating holiday for the parish, a man has been charged with burglarizing the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Lincoln Park. Hannibal Kerry, 27, was arrested in the 2200 block of North...

Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Lincoln Park. According to the attorney general's report, one Vincentian priest committed abuse while serving at Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church on DePaul's campus.

Holiday Heist: DePaul parish adds security measures after burglary

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor January 8, 2023

A Christmas time burglary left the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Lincoln Park with thousands lost in donations from Sunday and Christmas Day mass collections. On Monday, Dec. 26, an unidentified...

Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd) speaks to DePaul students during a Q&A session at Lincoln Park Campus Wednesday.

Ald. Knudsen: appropriate use of cameras, lighting, could curb ward crime

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor October 27, 2022

Across the board, crime in the 19th district is up 66% from last year, according to CPD data recently gathered by NBC Chicago. Robberies alone have surged 48% over the same period, leaving 43rd Ward residents...

Law enforcement conduct a search after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in downtown Highland Park, Ill., a Chicago suburb on Monday, July 4, 2022.

Update: Police identify Robert E. Crimo as suspect, give update on victims

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor July 4, 2022

Rain pours down from the sky, lawn chairs are thrown about, red, white and blue balloons are deflated and splattered with blood across the streets of Highland Park as doctors and police give an update...

A woman wipes tears after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., a Chicago suburb, Monday, July 4, 2022.

Highland Park shooting update: Child critically inured, seven dead are adults

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor July 4, 2022

EDITOR'S NOTE: At the time of this reporting, the official death toll was six but has since changed to seven from the July 4 shooting. In a press conference led by Commander Chris O’Neill and Christopher...

A Lake County police officer walks down Central Ave in Highland Park, Ill. on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a shooter fired on the northern suburb's Fourth of July parade

Six dead, dozens injured in Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor July 4, 2022

At 10:15 a.m., gunshots echoed through the streets of Highland Park, Illinois, as a gunman shot down crowds of families viewing the Fourth of July parade. As of now, six people have been pronounced...

This map shows the approximate location of robberies in Ward 43 between 5/1/22 and 6/13/22, according to coordinates provided by the Chicago Data Portal. Area robberies are up 320% over this period from 2021.

Lincoln Park sees two robberies Saturday as neighborhood crime surge continues

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor June 19, 2022

Two robberies occurred in Lincoln Park Saturday afternoon, according to reporting by CWBChicago.  The incidents appear to be connected, as in both cases the attacker seems to have fled in the same...

Campus crime map: June 8-14

Campus crime map: June 8-14

June 16, 2022

LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS: June 8 1) An indecent exposure report was filed in Arts & Letters. June 10 2) A simple battery was reported in front of Byrne Hall. June 13 3) A hit and run was reported...

Friday's incident was the first university public safety alert related to Lincoln Park since May 6.

DePaul student attacked on Lincoln Park Campus

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor June 10, 2022

A DePaul student was attacked by two males on Lincoln Park Campus Friday morning, according to a DePaul Public Safety Alert. Around 1:50 a.m., a vehicle approached the student on the corner of Webster...

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