University Police Department investigating offensive graffiti
URBANA, Ill. – Executive Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police Craig Stone on Monday issued this statement following multiple reports of offensive graffiti in campus buildings during the past week: All of these incidents remain under investigation, and we can make a promise to our campus community members that those investigations will be thorough. Any time a crime is reported to us, we do everything within our authority to identify the person responsible. At this time, we do not have a reason to believe that these incidents are related to each other.We understand and acknowledge that having multiple [...]
Campus traffic delays expected during triathlon Sunday
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Motorists should expect traffic delays Sunday morning as athletes participate in the Tri the Illini 2019 triathlon. The race will begin at 8 a.m. in the pool at the Activities and Recreation Center, 201 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign. From there, the athletes will bicycle from the ARC and head south on First Street, eventually out to Old Church Road and High Cross Road in Urbana, and then back to the ARC. The race will conclude with a 5-kilometer run through campus. Most streets will remain open during this time, but public safety officials will be holding traffic [...]
Report details campus safety statistics and policies
URBANA, Ill. – The University of Illinois Police Department this week published its Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, which includes statistics about crime and fire incidents and campus policies on safety-related activities. The report is available at demo.ips2.clanincreative.com/clery. Publishing the report is a requirement of the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Police and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Almost all colleges and universities mush publish such a report every year under the federal law, which is designed to enhance transparency around campus crime policy and statistics. “We do not publish this report simply to comply with federal law — [...]
Chat with Chief Stone: Community Police Academy
The University of Illinois Police Department is here to keep you safe, and it provides a number of different services that can help you while you are on campus. This month, we’re speaking with Executive Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police Craig Stone about the Community Police Academy, which is a free program open to all students to learn more about the police department and how they can keep themselves safe. What is the Community Police Academy? We started the Community Police Academy last year to help better connect students, faculty, and staff with the police department that [...]
Public invited to ceremony for two promotion recipients
URBANA, Ill. — All are invited to attend a promotion and pinning ceremony on Friday, Sept. 6, for Rachael Ahart and Matt Ballinger, whose new ranks are a reflection of their hard work in keeping our community safe. The ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, at the University of Illinois Police Department, 1110 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana. All are welcome to attend. Sgt. Ahart began her new role as a supervisor July 30. Previously, she worked as a detective and as part of the department’s Special Victims Unit, which is specially trained to investigate crimes [...]