Police Department - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

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• Community Safety Notice

  May 7, 2021 9:15 pm

  A U. of I. student reported that she was followed by a man for several blocks as she walked home. The man then followed her up the stairs of her apartment complex before turning around and leaving the area as the student reached her apartment door.

• Campus Safety Notice

  Apr 21, 2021 4:30 pm

  A teenage resident of the apartment complex reported that someone summoned him outside of his apartment via a social media message. When the teenager got outside, he was confronted by a man with a handgun. The teenager ran back inside and was not injured.

• Campus Safety Notice

  Apr 13, 2021 10:30 pm

  A man approached a U. of I. student who was walking on the sidewalk, struck her in the back of the head, and attempted to take her backpack. The suspect ran when a passing vehicle stopped to help, and the robbery attempt was unsuccessful.

• Campus Safety Notice

  Apr 4, 2021 12:45 pm

  It was reported that someone entered a sorority house without permission and took items from at least three separate rooms. Residents of the house were present at the time of the burglary. No one was physically injured.

• Campus Safety Notice

  Mar 23, 2021 3:15 pm

  The University of Illinois Police Department has been informed that a student was sexually assaulted March 20 or March 21 at a fraternity house by a person known to the victim.

• Campus Safety Notice

  Nov 9, 2020 12:15 pm

  A U. of I. student reported to the Champaign Police Department that he was walking through a parking lot adjacent to a fraternity house when three men exited a vehicle parked on the street nearby and assaulted the student.

• Community Safety Notice

  Nov 1, 2020 1:15 pm

  At 12:08 a.m. Sunday, officers were alerted to an incident with multiple shots fired in the area of Second and Green streets, Champaign. Fortunately, police officers from multiple local agencies, including the Champaign Police Department and University of Illinois Police Department, were nearby and responded very quickly.

• Campus Safety Notice

  Oct 21, 2020 5:15 pm

  Several motor vehicle thefts have occurred in the campus area in the last two weeks. While these recent incidents are concerning, we have no reason to believe they present a threat to anyone’s physical safety.

• Campus Safety Notice

  Oct 7, 2020 3:15 pm

  While these recent incidents are concerning, we have no reason to believe they present a threat to anyone’s physical safety. Under federal reporting mandates, we are required to notify you of the following motor vehicle thefts that occurred near campus.

• Campus Safety Notice

  Sep 26, 2020 6:00 pm

  A U. of I. student was walking from her car in parking lot D-6 toward Burrill Hall. A man followed her, asked her for the time, and grabbed the student’s car keys from her hand. Security cameras captured images of both the offender and the stolen vehicle.