URBANA, Illinois – University of Illinois Police this week arrested a man believed to be involved in two residential burglaries just off campus and a theft on campus. James A. Algee, 56, no address provided, was arrested Monday following investigations into those three cases that occurred in October. Thorough investigation, including security camera video and […]

URBANA, Illinois – University of Illinois Police on Thursday arrested a man who stabbed a store clerk during an Oct. 26 retail theft attempt off campus. At the time, the incident prompted a campuswide Illini-Alert notification sent to all students, faculty and staff. Police initially were called at 3:53 a.m. Oct. 26 by a store […]

URBANA, Illinois – University of Illinois Police arrested a 24-year-old man suspected of stealing multiple packages from the doorsteps and mail areas of campus-area apartments. Meanwhile, police are asking campus community members to take steps to secure their deliveries and reduce the incidence of package theft. On Friday, police were called by a maintenance worker […]

URBANA, Illinois – A 22-year-old Urbana man was arrested Wednesday afternoon for firing a gun last week in Campustown. No one was injured in the Oct. 9 shots fired incident in the 600 block of South Second Street, Champaign, but the incident prompted an Illini-Alert emergency notification that was sent to all students, faculty and […]

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois – University of Illinois Police recovered an illegal gun and arrested a 25-year-old man for weapon and drug offenses late Monday night near campus. A University Police officer initially stopped a vehicle at 11:07 p.m. Monday near Green and Wright streets, Champaign, because it had a headlight out. Upon approaching the vehicle, an […]

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois – University of Illinois Police recovered three illegally-possessed guns in two separate cases this week. Three people were arrested for weapons offenses while a fourth person was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Both incidents involved University Police officers coming into close contact with armed people. In all cases, both the officers […]

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois – One adult and two juveniles were arrested Friday evening after police identified them as the offenders in an Aug. 22 incident that prompted public safety officials to send a campuswide alert. At approximately 11:45 p.m. on Aug. 22, a man reported he was walking near the intersection of Springfield Avenue and Wright […]

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois – University of Illinois Police on Wednesday night arrested a man for aggravated assault and unlawful possession of ammunition after someone reported that they were threatened with a gun. The “gun” turned out to be a pellet gun loaded with real firearm ammunition. It would not have been capable of firing live rounds, […]

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Illinois – Burglaries tend to increase in the campus area during the summer while students are away from their apartments and vehicles – but those cases are getting solved and some of the property returned to their owners through good investigative work and collaboration with neighboring police departments. Since June 1, more than 30 […]

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois – University of Illinois Police on Thursday night arrested two people who are alleged to have used a pellet gun to shoot several people in the campus area over the course of at least two nights. A third person who is under 18 years old was identified and issued a no-trespassing notice for […]