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: PUBLIC SAFETY BULLETIN

ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING OFFENDER FOR PERSONAL INJURY HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT

Sunday, October 30, 2011

The University of Illinois Police Department is requesting assistance 
from the University Community to locate and apprehend an offender who 
struck two females with a vehicle while they were in the crosswalk at the 
intersection of Fourth and Springfield in Champaign.  

On October 30, 2011 at approximately 2:17 a.m., the Champaign Police 
Department responded to the intersection of Fourth and Springfield for a 
hit and run accident involving two females who were struck in the 
crosswalk by a white vehicle.  The vehicle was described as a white 4-
door passenger car that left the scene westbound on Springfield Avenue 
from the accident.  The two pedestrians were transported to Carle 
Hospital with serious injuries and are still hospitalized.

From the preliminary investigation, the two females were walking 
northbound with a group of pedestrians in the west crosswalk of the 
intersection of Fourth and Springfield when the westbound white 4-door 
passenger car struck them.  Witnesses described the vehicle as slowing 
after striking them, and then running over them as the vehicle continued 
to flee the scene of the accident.

This investigation is continuing and the Champaign Police Department is 
working directly with the University of Illinois Police Department to 
apprehend this offender.  Both police agencies are currently analyzing 
security camera footage in the campus district to identify the offender 
and the vehicle involved in the hit and run accident.  

Anyone with information can contact the Champaign Police Department at 
217-351-4545 or the University of Illinois Police Department at 217-333-
1216.  Citizens can also anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 
(8477).  An anonymous web tip can be given at www.373tips.com or you can 
text keyword CCTIP plus the tip information to: 274637 (CRIMES).  Crime 
Stoppers will pay a reward up to $1000 for information leading to the 
arrest of the driver of this vehicle.

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 
and/or if this subject is observed.

-Trust your instincts - if it does not 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 potential 
safety hazard.

- If you choose to consume alcohol, please drink moderately - remember 
your ability to respond is diminished by over-consumption of alcohol.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

The University of Illinois, Champaign and Urbana Police Departments are 
collaborating to provide CrimeReports, a national crime mapping service, 
with up-to-date crime information.  This map includes Clery crimes 
(homicide, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, arson 
and motor vehicle theft), as well as other crimes that are of concern to 
community members.

You can access the campus district crime map and sign up for daily, 
weekly, or monthly email alerts at www.CrimeReports.com.  Access to the 
crime map is available 24 hours a day through the website or through a 
CrimeReports iPhone application, available for free download in the Apple 
iTunes store.

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://www.publicsafety.illinois.edu/universitypolice/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


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The Office of the Chief of Police

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