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

On March 20, 2010, the University of Illinois Police Department took a 
report of an aggravated battery, theft and mob action that occurred at 
approximately 2:00 am near the 400 block of East Green Street in 
Champaign.

The victim was walking near the entrance of the Pizza Hut parking lot 
located at 411 East Green Street in Champaign when he was rushed by 3 
or 4 white males standing next to a green Pontiac Grand Am that was 
parked in the lot.  The victim was struck in the back of his head and 
face by the offenders.  The victim attempted to call the police but one 
of the offenders knocked the phone out of his hands.  One of the 
offenders then kicked the victim in his head which apparently rendered 
him unconscious.  Eventually, two witnesses arrived on scene to provide 
assistance to the victim which caused the offenders to flee from the 
scene.

The victim sustained facial injuries in the incident and sought medical 
assistance at a local hospital.

We are asking anyone who may have been in the vicinity of Fourth Street 
and Green Street during this time and/or who may have observed the green 
Pontiac Grand Am involved in this incident to contact the University of 
Illinois Police Department at 

In light of the most recent crimes occurring within the campus district, 
the University of Illinois, Champaign and Urbana Police Departments are 
coordinating efforts for specialized patrols in the campus district to 
locate and apprehend these offenders. 

Anyone with information about these incidents should call the University 
of Illinois Police Department at 217-333- 1216.  Information also can be 
shared anonymously through Crimestoppers by calling 217-373-TIPS or 
online at:  http://www.champaigncountycrimestoppers.com/   Crimes in 
progress, reporting of suspicious individuals or any event requiring a 
police response should be reported to our regional dispatch center by 
calling 9-1-1.

Crime prevention information can be found on the University of Illinois 
Division of Public Safety website at 
http://www.publicsafety.illinois.edu/universitypolice/campussafety.html

Updates to crime alerts can also be found at 
http://www.publicsafety.illinois.edu 

The University of Illinois Police Department does not use race as an 
identifier in our Crime Alerts unless the descriptors are unique enough 
to aid the community in identifying the offender.  To be more specific, 
we do not use race as an identifier unless the description is 
sufficiently detailed that it would aid in the investigation and 
apprehension of the offender(s).  



Barbara O'Connor, J.D.
Executive Director of Public Safety
Chief of Police
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
This mailing approved by:
The Office of the Chief of Police

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