Items tagged: Champaign Police Department SWAT Team

Police to Hold SWAT Training July 12 at Franklin Middle School

The Champaign Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team and School Resource Officers will be holding training exercises at Franklin Middle School during the afternoon of July 12. Citizens can expect to see an increased police presence in the area. Nearby residents and businesses are advised that training devices may on occasion produce noise […]


Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation

For Immediate Release August 4, 2015 In the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 4, 2015, the Rantoul Police Department received information regarding a person who was a suspect in an armed robbery at the Rantoul Hardee’s Restaurant on Sunday, August 2, at approximately 10:40 PM. Security camera photos of the armed robbery were distributed […]