Sexual extortion
An unknown person contacted a U. of I. student through social media and encouraged him to send intimate photos of himself. The offender then threatened to send those photos to the student’s social media contacts unless he paid $1,200. The student sent $40, which was all that was available to him.
University Police investigate off-campus stabbing
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois – University of Illinois Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred off campus early Friday and left two U. of I. students with non-life-threatening injuries. At 1:54 a.m. Friday, police were called to the 100 block of East Green Street, Champaign. Officers found two students in need of medical assistance in an alleyway. One had a superficial stab wound, and the other had multiple stab wounds to the abdomen. The students reported that they had been involved in a verbal argument with three people prior to the incident. Those three fled from the area after the stabbing. Multiple [...]
Sketchy Etsy vendor
A U. of I. student reported that she was the victim of fraud after attempting to purchase a camera online. The student paid $677 to purchase the camera from a private vendor who listed the item for sale in an online marketplace. The camera never arrived, and the student later learned that the vendor had provided false tracking numbers. The vendor was unreachable after the student recognized the scam.
Fake friend
A U. of I. student reported that he was the victim of fraud after receiving a text from someone claiming to be an acquaintance and asking for money. The victim sent a total of $322.33 through several electronic transactions. When he later tried to contact the person, he found his phone number had been blocked. He then contacted his acquaintance and that person said he did not send the text.
Four tips for event organizers to keep kids safe
URBANA, Illinois – For university event planners, summer sneaks up on us before we know it. “Summer is our busiest time for on-campus events and camps that involve children younger than 18,” said Stephanie Vogelsang, the Protection of Minors Compliance Specialist at the Division of Public Safety. “That means we have to start planning right now to make sure we have all the required background checks and emergency plans in place to ensure the safety of our visitors.” To make sure you’re not scrambling at the last minute to comply with the university’s Protection of Minors policy, here are four [...]