University Police are searching for two suspects after theft occurred at the Illini Union on Sunday afternoon.
According to the police report sent out following the incident, woman was sitting in the Illini Union with an iPad when one of the suspects approached her and asked her for the time. When the victim looked at her watch, the suspect grabbed her iPad off of the table she was sitting at and ran away. The suspect was joined by another suspect in the Illini Union.
The suspects are described as young black males, ages 19-20. One suspect was described as having a dark complexion and a high fade haircut. The suspect “was last seen wearing a white V-neck short sleeve tee shirt, camouflage knee length shorts, dark colored socks with a stripe on the back of them and dark colored ‘Chuck Taylor’ style shoes with white on the bottom and toe area,” according to the report.
The other suspect had a light complexion and short hair. According to the report, “this suspect was last seen wearing a dark colored short sleeve tee shirt with yellow bands at the bottom of both arms and around the neck. This shirt also had a design on the back in yellow. This suspect was wearing dark colored (possibly gray) long pants with cargo pockets on both sides and black athletic shoes and carrying a dark colored back pack at the time of the incident.”
Videos of the suspects are available at the following links: Illini Union stairs; Illini Union exterior; Wright & Green streets.
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Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the University Police at 333-1216 or Crime Stoppers at 373-TIPS.
Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly referred to the woman whose iPad was stolen as a suspect. She was the victim. The Daily Illini regrets the error.