Sam Lisec, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.
·4 min read
Jun. 20—CHAMPAIGN
* 500 block of Nathaniel Burch Drive: A juvenile was arrested around 5:26 p.m. on Saturday for possessing a stolen firearm.
* 800 block of Cobblefield Road: An unknown juvenile used an Orbeez gun to shoot a woman multiple times in the face and neck while she was mowing her lawn around 6:25 p.m. on Friday.
* 1200 block of North Prospect Avenue: A man reported that he was robbed by at least one armed individual around 8:27 p.m. on Friday.
* 1200 block of North Parkland Court: Officers arrested a man for driving under the influence after he fled from the scene of a traffic crash around 11:21 p.m. on Friday.
* Columbia Avenue and Hickory Street: Officers responded to a report of two men stealing bicycles. They arrested one man after he fled and was found to be possessing stolen property, burglary tools and a stolen vehicle around 8:42 a.m. on June 11.
* 700 block of South Neil Street: An unknown person shot at a man's vehicle around 12:50 a.m. on June 10.
* 1500 block of Thornton Drive: Police responded to a report of an armed individual and arrested a man around 2:48 p.m. on June 10 after officers found he was unlawfully possessing a firearm.
* 400 block of West University Avenue: A man was arrested for having used a credit card around 1:15 p.m. on June 9 that had been reported stolen from a person's vehicle.
* 400 block of West Eureka Street: Officers responded to a report of a man violating an order of protection and found that the suspect damaged all the windows of a woman's home around 10:30 p.m. on June 9.
* 1000 block of Baytowne Drive: A man reported to police around noon on June 9 that his garage had been burglarized.
Urbana
* 2100 block of East Vermont Avenue: A man cashed a $28,000 check to himself using a victim's business checking account around noon on June 13.
* 1300 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue: A man who was reportedly engaged in an illegal drug sale was transported to a hospital with severe injuries around 3:09 p.m. on June 13 after he got into an argument with an unknown offender who stole the man's money and dragged him down a gravel driveway.
* 1000 block of Silver Street: An unknown person entered an apartment by breaking a window. An apartment manager called to report the damage around 11:30 a.m. on June 12 as the resident was away.
* 300 block of South Race Street: It was reported to police around noon on June 12 that an unknown person damaged church property.
* 2700 block of East Stone Creek: A man was arrested around 7:26 p.m. on June 12 after he brandished a knife while approaching a person he followed off a city bus.
* 600 block of University Avenue: A woman told police around 1:38 p.m. on June 11 that she was battered by hospital staff before being forcibly removed from hospital property.
* 600 block of West Park Street: A man fled a hospital by pulling a false fire alarm around 7:40 a.m. on June 11 after he battered a person.
* 1000 block of Kerr Avenue: A man reportedly punched and bit a pregnant woman around 4:35 p.m. on June 10.
* 1000 block of Cunningham Avenue: An unknown person used a tire to damage the garage door of a local business around 12 p.m. on June 9.
* 800 block of Iowa Street: A man reported around 5 p.m. on June 9 that he had two wallets containing debit and credit cards stolen from his vehicle. The credit cards were then used for at least one purchase.
University of Illinois
* 400 block of East Green Street: An officer arrested a person for stealing multiple bottles of wine from a Campustown drugstore around 3:06 p.m. on Saturday.
* 700 block of South Mathews Avenue: An officer was sent to the university Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics building for a report of criminal damage around 6:10 a.m. on June 11.
* 10 block of Airport Road: TSA workers discovered a single 9mm round in a passenger's carry-on travel bag around 6:53 a.m. on June 11.
* 2100 block of South First Street: A reported road rage incident that occurred on the university campus escalated to an aggravated assault around 12:15 p.m. on June 10.
* 20 block of Chalmers Street: An officer observed a broken glass door while on a routine patrol around 5:14 p.m. on June 10.
* 20 block of East Green Street: An unknown suspect entered a person's unlocked vehicle and stole cash from inside it around 11 p.m. on June 9.
