Champaign Police investigate shooting incidents and hit and run
CHAMPAIGN — This morning, at approximately 12:38 a.m., police responded to the 300 block of East Green Street in Champaign after receiving multiple reports of shots fired.
University officials, police ask students to update contact info
URBANA — With a new school year under way, the Office of the Dean of Students and University of Illinois Police Department is asking that students update their local address and emergency contact information in the Enterprise Self-Service system. It is important to keep this information updated as it may be needed to locate students and inform emergency contacts in the event of a potentially life-threatening health or safety emergency. Because students tend to move to new housing from year to year, this information becomes outdated quickly. Although the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) allows universities to classify student [...]
UIPD welcomes three new police officers
URBANA – The University of Illinois Police Department is congratulating two of its newest officers on their graduation Thursday from the University of Illinois Police Training Institute. Officers R. Mia Kaim and Peter Milinkovic completed the 12-week basic law enforcement class and will move into the field training portion of their orientation. They join Officer Kent Jones as the three newest officers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Jones previously was a police officer at Eastern Illinois University for 11 years and was not required to attend the basic law enforcement class. Jones has served in a number of [...]
Police warn against phone, internet scams
URBANA — U. of I. Police are reminding students and others to be on guard against potential scams that may come their way via the internet or phone after receiving several reports within the past few weeks. At least three students have reported being the victims of extortion schemes after being contacted online by people they do not know. The offenders lure the victims into a video chat and convince them to perform sexual acts on screen. The victims are unwittingly recorded performing those acts, and the offender later tells the victim that they will release the video unless they [...]
Mental health resources available to campus community
URBANA — As the beginning of a new school year can be stressful for students and others, university officials want to remind campus community members of the mental health resources available to anyone fighting depression and anxiety. The stresses of college life can have an impact on the mental wellness of students. According to the American College Health Association, each year, there are approximately 1,100 suicides on college campuses. About 6 percent of undergraduates and 4 percent of graduate students have seriously considered suicide in the last year. Of those, about half never told anyone they were having these feelings. [...]