To: All Faculty & All Academic Professionals & All Civil Service Staff &
           All Undergrad Students & All Grad Students <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "Chief of Police Barbara O'Connor" <dpscomments@illinois.edu>

Reply-To: dps-mail@illinois.edu
 Subject: CRIME-ALERT

Date:		August 16, 2009
To: 		All Faculty, Staff, Students
From: 		Barbara O'Connor, Executive Director of Public Safety
Subject:	Campus Crime Alert

I write to inform you of an incident which poses a continuing risk to 
students and employees of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The Champaign Police and Fire Departments are investigating multiple 
reports of arson that occurred on August 16, 2009.  A series of fires 
were reported between 5:09 am and 5:32 am.  The first fire was reported 
at 202 E. Green with subsequent reports occurring at 108 East Green, 300 
East Healey, 400 East Healey, and 503 East Stoughton.  

The incidents were reported by a University of Illinois Police Officer, a 
Champaign Police Officer and a citizen who observed the fires at the 
aforementioned locations. The incidents located at 202 East Green and 108 
East Green were brush fires where the brush had been piled next to the 
buildings.  The incidents at 300 East Healey and 400 East Healey were 
dumpster fires.  The incident at 503 E. Stoughton was a roof fire.  All 
fires reported occurred between 5:09 am and 5:32 am on August 16th, 
2009.  Fortunately, there were no reported injuries as a result of these 
fires.  At this time, there is no suspect information. 

The University of Illinois and Champaign Police Departments are 
increasing patrols as a result of this incident to identify and arrest 
the suspect(s). 

Anyone with information about this incident should call the Champaign 
Police Department at 217-351-4545.  Information also can be shared 
anonymously through Crimestoppers by calling 217-373-TIPS or online at: 
http://www.champaigncountycrimestoppers.com/ 

Police encourage the campus community to report suspicious behavior and 
take actions to remove the opportunity for a crime to occur. The 
following tips are provided to increase your safety.
 
-Do not allow the opportunity for a crime to occur - avoid placing 
yourself in environments where criminals will have the opportunity to 
commit a personal crime.

 -Learn the locations of emergency phones on campus.

 -Carry a cell phone, whistle or a personal alarm to alert people that 
you need help.

 -Stay alert at all times and call the police immediately to report 
suspicious activity.

 -Put ICE (In Case of Emergency) in your cell phone, along with a name 
and telephone number of a loved one, to enable emergency services 
personnel to contact your family in the event of an emergency.

 -Excessive volume or use of electronic devices (iPods, PDAs, cell 
phones, etc.) distracts you from being alert to potential safety issues. 
Unplug yourself and tune in to your immediate environment.

 Finally, if you have not yet done so, please register your contact 
information with Illini-Alert, at emergency.illinois.edu to receive 
messages about critical safety issues on campus.

Barbara R. O'Connor, J.D.
Executive Director of Public Safety
Chief of Police
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign



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