Champaign Police Respond to Call for Service; Two Officers Shot, Suspect Deceased
On May 19, 2021, at approximately 3:24 a.m., Champaign Police responded to the 2400 block of North Neil Street for a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, two Champaign Police Officers exited their vehicles, and the preliminary investigation indicates they encountered an armed individual and gunfire was exchanged. The suspect was fatally wounded and pronounced deceased on […]
Champaign Police Seek Suspect in Early Morning Armed Robbery
On May 15, 2021, at approximately 5:57 a.m., a suspect entered the coffee bar area of Harvest Market, located at 2029 South Neil Street, and presented a large butcher knife from a brown paper bag and demanded cash from the register. The store employee complied, and the suspect retrieved an undisclosed amount of currency from […]
Champaign Police Investigating Afternoon Shooting – Arrest Warrant Issued
On May 14, 2021, at approximately 1:15 p.m., Champaign Police responded to the area of the 2400 block of W. Springfield Avenue for a reported shooting. The victim, a 33-year-old female, who was also approximately 8 months pregnant, sustained injury from being shot as well as potential injuries resulting from a traffic crash while being […]
Shooting Investigation – 50 block of East Main Street
On May 14, 2021, at approximately 1:27 a.m., a 28-year-old male self-reported he had been shot after arriving by personal transport at a local hospital. Upon arrival, he was found to be suffering from three non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. A short time later a second victim, a 19-year-old male, flagged down a University of Illinois Police […]
Champaign Police Make Arrest After Armed Robbery and Stabbing
On May 13, 2021, at approximately 3:15 a.m., Champaign Police responded to the area of the Illinois Terminal, located at 45 E. University Avenue, after receiving a report of a robbery and stabbing. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, a 33-year-old male, who had sustained several injuries consistent with being stabbed. The victim was transported […]
Shooting Investigation – 2100 block of West Springfield Avenue
On May 11, 2021, at approximately 6:47 p.m., Champaign Police responded to the 2100 block of West Springfield Avenue for multiple reports of gunfire. Upon arrival, police located a large crime scene and were soon informed a 19-year-old male arrived at a local hospital by personal transport with a serious gunshot wound to his leg. […]
Champaign Police Respond to Shots Fired Incident, Two Arrests Made
On May 10, 2021, at approximately 6:11 p.m., Champaign Police were called for multiple reports of shots fired. The first was reported in the 300 block of West Beardsley Avenue, soon followed by a report of shots fired in the area of North Market Street and Eisner Drive. Police were notified witnesses saw two vehicles […]
Champaign Police Remind the Public of Important Vehicle Safety Tips in Response to Recent Vehicular Hijackings
In response to recent local Vehicular Hijackings, often referred to as a carjacking – a crime cities nationwide are reporting to have increased since the pandemic began – Champaign Police are reminding the community of important precautions to help prevent these crimes from occurring. A person commits Vehicular Hijacking when he or she knowingly takes […]
Police Make Three Gun Arrests
On May 5, 2021, at approximately 5:15 p.m., members of the Champaign Country Street Crimes Task Force conducted a vehicle stop for a traffic violation in the 1600 block of North Market Street. The vehicle pulled into a parking lot and the front seat passenger fled on foot. Following a police foot pursuit, the passenger, […]
Local Law Enforcement Agencies Discontinue Prescription Drug Collection Box Program
The Champaign, Urbana and University of Illinois Police Departments have discontinued their prescription drug collection box program. The prescription drug boxes located in the lobby of each respective department have been removed and prescription medication for disposal will no longer be accepted by the agencies. The departments elected to discontinue the prescription drug box program […]