SECURITY ALERT

Case Western Reserve University Police and Security Services

Type of Incident: Robbery and Sexual Imposition

Location of Incident: 12000 Euclid Avenue, the East 120th Street RTA Station

Date of Incident: September 17, 2008

Time of Incident: 7:15 p.m.

Incident Description: A Case Western Reserve University student, while waiting for an eastbound RTA train at Tower City, 50 Public Square, in downtown Cleveland, was approached by an unknown man who made sexual advances toward her. The man demanded he sit next to the student once they boarded the train toward University Circle.

While on the train, the man grabbed the student’s hand and placed it on his leg and then placed her hand to his groin. The student pulled her hand away quickly, and the man tried to force her hand back. When the student prepared to leave the train at the East 120th Street station, the man took her cell phone.

The student stayed on the train until the man exited at the Superior RTA Station. She followed the man off the train, but he would not give her the phone until she paid him $10. She eventually gave the man the money. He then returned the phone and fled in an unknown direction. 

Suspect Description: The suspect is described as a black man wearing a heavy black and gray jacket and a baseball hat.

Additional Information: The student was not injured. The Greater Cleveland RTA Police Department report was released to the university on September 19.

Security Alert #12

Initiated: 9/19/08

Information Provided By: Greater Cleveland RTA Police Department

MORE SECURITY AWARENESS INFORMATION

To report a crime, suspicious activity or any emergency, immediately contact Campus Police Dispatch, 24 hours a day, at 368-3333.  Dispatchers will direct the appropriate university and city responders for the situation.

To subscribe to or to update your cell phone information for the CaseWARN emergency text message alerts, go to http://www.case.edu/warn or https://its-services.case.edu/my-case-notifications.

Case Western Reserve Police and Security officers and University Circle Police patrol the campus continually in patrol vehicles, utility vehicles, bicycles and on foot.  

Escorts are provided anywhere on campus and in areas immediately adjacent to campus. Request an escort anytime, 24 hours a day, by calling 368-3333 or by using emergency phones located throughout campus.

Rather than walking alone, protect yourself by using the campus bus service http://greenie.case.edu/  or the escort service. Jog or bike during daylight and only in areas with which you are familiar. Stay within University Circle http://www.universitycircle.org/uc_maps_parking.asp# if you live on campus. Let a responsible person know where you are going, when you will return and how to contact you if you go somewhere alone outside of your normal routine. Trust your “gut” feelings and avoid persons and situations that make you feel uncomfortable.

Protect your belongings by locking your office or room door every time you leave. Don’t leave purses, book bags, laptops and other valuables unattended, and keep valuables out of site in your car. Don’t allow “tailgaters” to enter secured doors behind you. Report thefts or suspicious activity immediately to Case Police at 368-3333.

For more crime prevention information and services call 368-2908 or visit: http://www.cwru.edu/finadmin/security/protserv/protserv.htm

University Counseling Services can be reached at 368-5872, or 844-8892 after business hours. Visit their Web site for information and services at: http://www.cwru.edu/stuaff/ucs/index.html

To access additional university and community resources go to: http://www.cwru.edu/finadmin/security/protserv/links.htm