Category: General News

Champaign Police Remain Proactive In Addressing Crime

“Citizens Are Encouraged to Remain Alert and Be Aware” The Champaign Police Department is continuing to investigate the recent Aggravated Batteries and Assaults that have occurred on campus and sporadically throughout the City of Champaign over the past several months. “The Police Department has taken a proactive approach to suppress the violent crimes in the…
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Notice of Public Hearing – CAPER/AAP

Notice of Public Hearing City of Champaign Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation 2009/10 Annual Action Plan for FY 2011/12 The City of Champaign will conduct a Public Hearing to gather input on the 2009/10 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report and the Annual Action Plan for FY 2011/12. The Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, September…
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Public Safety Alert

The Champaign Police Department has received numerous e-mails and inquiries regarding suspicious vehicles approaching school-aged children after school in the area of southwest Champaign. To date, the following incidents have been reported to the Champaign Police Department: On Thursday, August 26, 2010 at approximately 2:15 p.m., two 5th grade students from Kenwood Elementary School were…
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City Releases Draft Community-Police Forum Plan for Review

The draft Community-Police Forum Plan, “A Community’s Pathway to Building Stronger Police-Community Relations and Opportunities for Youth…. A Call to Action: Neighborhood by Neighborhood”, is now being shared with participants for their review and comments at http://ci.champaign.il.us/cfreport. The Community-Police Forum was held on March 15, 2010 at the Hawthorne Suites, Champaign and attended by a…
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City of Champaign Proposes to Share Exam Costs

The City of Champaign proposes a fee of $25.00 for participants in the annual entry-level Police Officer employment exam, to assist with testing costs. Across the nation, the standard employment eligibility process for police officers includes passing a written exam which measures job related skills. Champaign’s police officer candidates first submit an employment application, and…
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Public Safety Alert – Update

SUSPECT LOCATED On July 26, 2010, the Champaign Police Department arrested 21 year-old Oscar Torres-Echeveste for aggravated battery in connection with two reported incidents that occurred on July 15th and 16th. In each report, Torres-Echeveste inappropriately touched two female victims as he rode by on a bicycle. Torres-Echeveste was identified and arrested on June 23,…
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Public Safety Alert

Champaign police are currently seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspect believed to be involved in two reported sexual abuse cases. On July 15, 2010, at 8:29 p.m., a 21 year-old female was walking in the area of Fourth and John Streets, when a Hispanic male approached her on a bicycle asking for directions….
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