No firearm recovered following early-morning Illini-Alert
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – University of Illinois Police officers responded to a Campustown bar early Tuesday morning for reports of an armed subject. At approximately 12:11 a.m. Aug. 19, UIPD officers stopped at The Red Lion, 211 E. Green St., Champaign, to engage with employees when a security manager reported a safety concern that prompted an Illini-Alert emergency notification. The security manager told officers there had been an altercation in the bar and that one of the individuals involved fled the area and was possibly armed with a firearm. While speaking with officers, the security manager pointed out two men involved [...]
Campus Safety Notice – Electronic scooter thefts
Dear campus community member: We are informing you of crimes that have recently occurred in the campus area so you have the information you need to take the appropriate precautions. This Campus Safety Notice is issued in accordance with a federal law requiring universities to disclose information about crime on or immediately adjacent to their campuses to aid in the prevention of similar crimes and to assist in the identification of offenders. This message alone is not necessarily an indication that crime rates on campus have increased or that a pattern of crime has emerged. For a more comprehensive look [...]
Police collaboration leads to recovery of stolen vehicle, burglary tools
URBANA, Ill. – University of Illinois Police officers located four juveniles in possession of burglary tools and a stolen vehicle early Friday morning. At approximately 4:30 a.m. on Friday, July 18, a UIPD officer was on patrol near Orchard Downs in response to a recent string of attempted vehicle thefts. While on patrol, the officer observed a blue Hyundai Elantra traveling south on Race Street. The vehicle began to turn into Orchard Downs but changed direction and continued on Race Street after the occupants noticed the nearby police vehicle. Earlier that morning, Urbana Police had responded to a burglary to [...]
Campus Safety Notice – Attempted motor vehicle theft
Dear campus community member: We are informing you of crimes that have recently occurred in the campus area so you have the information you need to take the appropriate precautions. This Campus Safety Notice is issued in accordance with a federal law requiring universities to disclose information about crime on or immediately adjacent to their campuses to aid in the prevention of similar crimes and to assist in the identification of offenders. This message alone is not necessarily an indication that crime rates on campus have increased or that a pattern of crime has emerged. For a more comprehensive look [...]
Campus Safety Notice – Additional attempted motor vehicle thefts
Dear campus community member: We are updating you regarding a series of crimes that have recently occurred in the campus area so you have the information you need to take the appropriate precautions. This Campus Safety Notice is issued in accordance with a federal law requiring universities to disclose information about crime on or immediately adjacent to their campuses to aid in the prevention of similar crimes and to assist in the identification of offenders. This message alone is not necessarily an indication that crime rates on campus have increased. For a more comprehensive look at crime in your area, [...]