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

INCIDENT:     Off Campus Property Armed Robbery  
OCCURRED:     September 11, 2010 at 12:00-12:50 a.m.  
LOCATION:     Third Street and Clark Street, Champaign    

BRIEF DETAILS:  
  
On 09-11-10 at approximately 1:30 am, the Champaign Police Department 
responded to the area of Third Street and Clark Street reference an armed 
robbery that had occurred at that location.  The victim stated while he 
was walking near the intersection of Third Street and Clark Street, he 
was approached by a person who asked him a question that he could not 
hear.  When the victim walked closer to the subject to understand the 
question, the subject punched him in the face.  The victim fought with 
the offender who punched him in the face.  Four other offenders who were 
apparently in the area also battered the victim.  While fighting with the 
offenders, the victim advised that one of the offenders pulled a small 
black handgun from his pocket and ordered him to surrender his money.  
The offenders then made the victim get on the ground where they kicked 
and punched him several times.  The offenders then fled the area and were 
not located.  The victim was not injured in the incident.
  
OFFENDER DESCRIPTIONS:  

The victim described all the offenders as black males, approximately 6 
feet tall with average to skinny builds.  The victim advised each 
offender was wearing a different colored hooded sweatshirt.  The offender 
who displayed the handgun was described as wearing an orange hooded 
sweatshirt.  

POLICE RESPONSE:

The University of Illinois Police Department is committed to taking all 
appropriate measures to eliminate these acts of violence that have been 
occurring in the campus district.  We have been deploying additional 
officers on overtime to increase our patrol presence in the campus 
district.  Thanks to a continued commitment from the Chancellor?s Office, 
we have recently installed 100 security cameras throughout campus which 
will enable us to better identify and apprehend offenders.  We have also 
been working collaboratively with the Champaign Police Department and 
their assigned campus details in order to provide a unified approach to 
aggressively address these acts of violence.

SAFETY INFORMATION:

Members of the campus community are strongly encouraged to follow these 
safety tips to decrease their potential for becoming a victim:
- Stay alert - call the police immediately to report suspicious activity.
- Trust your instincts - if it doesn?t feel right, call for help.
- Avoid walking alone at night.  Travel in groups when possible and 
always walk in well-lit, heavily traveled areas. 
- Turn down your electronic devices. Excessive volume or use of 
electronic devices (iPods, PDAs, cell phones, etc.) can distract you from 
a potential safety hazard.
- Drink responsibly - remember your ability to respond is diminished by 
over-consumption of alcohol.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Anyone with information about these incidents 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/   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 


Barbara R. O'Connor, J.D.
Executive Director of Public Safety
Chief of Police
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 
http://www.publicsafety.illinois.edu

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

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