Apparently a taxi cab driver was mugged and his car stolen on the Dix campus this afternoon. The driver of the cab received a few scrapes but is o.k. Campus police were notified and spoke with the victim and are investigating. Please be careful when walking and about the campus and when going to your cars. I recommend, when at all possible, to not walk alone but to walk with one or more people. Do not hesitate to report any suspicious activity to campus police at: .

"Report suspicious activity", for the time being, this is a campus of a STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL as well as a work place for hundreds of State Employees, you can't swing a cat without bumping into someone doing something that looks "suspicious". I feel so comforted and safe that they notified the CAMPUS POLICE about this. Shouldn't a car jacking fall under the real police?

Edited to add:

Police have blocked off an area near Lane and McDowell streets in downtown Raleigh after a chase with a yellow cab. WRAL has a crew on the way and will have more information as soon as it becomes available.