U. of I. Police Chief accepts new position

URBANA, Illinois – Executive Director and Chief of Police Alice Cary announced today that she has accepted a position with the Silverthorne (Colorado) Police Department as its new Chief of Police. Her last day at the Division of Public Safety will be in late September. A national search for the next Executive Director of Public […]

Officers graduate academy, one earns top honor

URBANA, Illinois — The University of Illinois Police Department is congratulating two of its newest officers on their graduation from police academy Thursday, one of whom earned the academy’s top honor. Officers Gabriel Donnelly and Candance Williams completed the 16-week basic law enforcement course this summer and will now enter field training at UIPD. They […]

U. of I. Police making plans to maintain safety in new year

URBANA, Illinois – After a busy year of new initiatives during the 2022-23 school year, the University of Illinois Police Department is looking to maintain positive momentum toward keeping the campus area safe into the new fall semester. University Police expanded their technological tools during the last year by making greater use of automated license-plate […]

Clery Compliance Coordinator earns expert certification

URBANA, Illinois – The Division of Public Safety is congratulating Kate Kaput for receiving Clery Compliance Officer certification through the National Association of Clery Compliance Officers and Professionals (NACCOP). Kaput is the Clery Compliance Coordinator in the Division of Public Safety, and the certification adds to her credentials as an expert in compiling crime statistics […]

National Night Out to bring community together

URBANA, Illinois — The Division of Public Safety has assembled a variety of public safety agencies, community groups and other service organizations for National Night Out. The event will take place Aug. 1, from 5-8 p.m., on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign south quad. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign to promote police-community […]

UIPD selected as Illinois CIT Department of the Year

EAST PEORIA, Illinois – The University of Illinois Police Department has been recognized as the top department in the state for responding to mental health-related emergencies. At its annual Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) conference in June, the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) presented U. of I. Police Chief Alice Cary with the […]

Window project features awareness message for June

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois — The Division of Public Safety’s secondary office on Green Street is featuring a Gun Violence Awareness Month message for April. Team ENOUGH Illini, a Registered Student Organization, completed the design and installation. The Division of Public Safety partners with campus organizations to feature public safety-related messages on the front of its office […]

Window project features awareness message for April

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois — The Division of Public Safety’s secondary office on Green Street is featuring a Sexual Assault Awareness Month message for April. The Women’s Resources Center completed the design and installation. The Division of Public Safety partners with campus organizations to feature public safety-related messages on the front of its office at 505 E. […]

PAL program preaches positivity with young people

URBANA, Illinois — Shaniece Cooper’s weekly class at Urbana Middle School doesn’t teach math or history. It teaches positivity and community. “We have a curriculum, but we’re at the point where they tell us what they want to learn,” she said. Cooper is the Juvenile Engagement Coordinator at the University of Illinois Police Department, and […]