If this video does not load, click here to play in YouTube. URBANA, Ill. – The University of Illinois Police Department is making the reporting of sensitive crimes a bit easier for victims with the use of a new “soft interview room.” A soft interview room differs from the traditional style of police interview room by […]
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Academy leaves participants with new understanding of police
URBANA, Ill. – The third class of participants in the University of Illinois Police Department’s Community Police Academy graduated Wednesday night with a new understanding of police operations, and officers gained a new understanding of the needs of community members. Participants of the academy spent four weeks learning about emergency dispatch, police patrol, crime scene […]
Chat with Chief Stone: SafeWalks
Chat with Chief Stone: SafeWalks The University of Illinois Police Department is here to keep you safe, and it provides a number of different services that can help you while you are on campus. This month, we’re speaking with Executive Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police Craig Stone about SafeWalks, which is a […]
Traffic advisory: Kirby Avenue closed Oct. 18
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Kirby Avenue near Memorial Stadium will be closed beginning at noon on Friday, Oct. 18. It will reopen after the Fighting Illini football game on Saturday. The closure of Kirby Avenue between First and Fourth streets is to accommodate television broadcast equipment setup for the football game on Saturday. Other game day […]
University Police Department investigating offensive graffiti
URBANA, Ill. – Executive Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police Craig Stone on Monday issued this statement following multiple reports of offensive graffiti in campus buildings during the past week: All of these incidents remain under investigation, and we can make a promise to our campus community members that those investigations will be […]
Campus traffic delays expected during triathlon Sunday
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Motorists should expect traffic delays Sunday morning as athletes participate in the Tri the Illini 2019 triathlon. The race will begin at 8 a.m. in the pool at the Activities and Recreation Center, 201 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign. From there, the athletes will bicycle from the ARC and head south on First […]
Report details campus safety statistics and policies
URBANA, Ill. – The University of Illinois Police Department this week published its Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, which includes statistics about crime and fire incidents and campus policies on safety-related activities. The report is available at police.illinois.edu/clery. Publishing the report is a requirement of the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Police and […]
Chat with Chief Stone: Community Police Academy
The University of Illinois Police Department is here to keep you safe, and it provides a number of different services that can help you while you are on campus. This month, we’re speaking with Executive Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police Craig Stone about the Community Police Academy, which is a free program […]
Public invited to ceremony for two promotion recipients
URBANA, Ill. — All are invited to attend a promotion and pinning ceremony on Friday, Sept. 6, for Rachael Ahart and Matt Ballinger, whose new ranks are a reflection of their hard work in keeping our community safe. The ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, at the University of Illinois […]
Three officers graduate from police academy
URBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois Police Department is welcoming three new police officers who graduated from the police academy Thursday. Officers Mohamed Alsaqri, Michael Mitrou and Christopher Williams graduated on Thursday from the University of Illinois Police Training Institute. On Monday, they will begin the field training process, during which they will be […]