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

The University of Illinois Police Department is investigating a report of 
a criminal sexual abuse that occurred Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 
approximately 12:00 pm in the 900 block of South Fifth Street, Champaign.

The victim was walking northbound on the west sidewalk of Fifth Street 
when she observed an individual walking towards her.  When this 
individual was near her, he grabbed her by the arm and pulled her through 
some nearby bushes where he grabbed her chest over her clothing.

An unknown male witnessed the incident and yelled something at the 
offender, causing the offender to run away.  University Police are 
requesting that the person who witnessed this incident and yelled at the 
offender, contact Detectives to provide information in their efforts to 
identify and apprehend this offender.

The offender was described as a male with a darker complexion skin tone, 
approximately five feet and nine inches tall with a medium build, 
black fluffy hair, large smile, wearing a white/cream polo shirt which 
was too tight, khaki shorts, white crew socks and black shoes.

A composite sketch of the offender for this crime was created and can be 
viewed at www.publicsafety.illinois.edu.  Please click on "criminal 
sexual abuse" to view the composite sketch of the offender. 

The victim was not injured in the incident.

Anyone with information about this incident 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 

Information regarding our commitment to continually enhance campus safety 
can be found at http://publicsafety.illinois.edu/enhance.html 

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
This mailing approved by:
The Office of the Chief of Police

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