The DeKalb Police Department is investigating an off-campus robbery.

Police officials responded to a report of an armed robbery around 7:40 p.m. Thursday that occurred on the 900 Block of W. Hillcrest Drive. The victim told officers he was attempting to sell personal property to the suspect until the suspect robbed him at gunpoint, according to a March 1 NIU Safety Bulletin.

The suspect fled north toward Kimberly Drive on foot.

The suspect was described as a dark-skinned male with a short crew-cut haircut who was wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt and pants.

NIU Campus Police are asking for any witnesses or persons with knowledge of the incident to call 815-752-1212, or contact the DeKalb Police Department at 815-748-8400.

UPDATE

The DeKalb Police Department has arrested an individual believed to have committed the armed robbery Thursday on the 900 block of W. Hillcrest Drive.

The department’s K9 units were able to track the suspect, Juvan Webster, 20, of Hazel Crest, from Hillcrest Drive to his apartment building on Edgebrook Drive. Police then used “investigative techniques” to determine the suspect’s residence within the building, according to a March 2 DeKalb Police Department press release.

Webster has been charged with armed robbery, possession of a stolen firearm, aggravated unlawful use of a firearm with a FOID and possession of firearm ammunition with a FOID.

Webster had contacted the victim through OfferUp, a resale application, about a cell phone. Police officials believe Webster’s arrest may have stopped further robberies from occurring because Webster was using the resale app to buy and sell items, according to the press release.

The victim’s cell phone was found in Webster’s apartment, as well as the loaded handgun used during the robbery.

Webster is currently awaiting a bond hearing at the DeKalb County Jail.