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A man from Arizona was charged Sept. 16 with sexual molestation of a young girl a few years ago. The charges allege that Robert T. Jones had sex with a girl younger than 13 between January 1998 and December 2005. When the charges were filed, Jones was in Arizona and was arrested there. He was...
Read MoreA man was mugged Tuesday morning while walking near Crescent Driver and John Street. The assailant took some of the victim's cash and fled.
Read MoreChampaign Police Chief R.T. Finney discussed his force’s new problem-solving strategy in front of the Champaign City Council Tuesday. The details of the strategy include dividing the city into separate districts and appointing lieutenants to be in charge of solving problems in each district. Finney said the strategy was implemented a year ago to address...
Read MoreCarbondale is inching its way up to become the number one crime district in terms of the FBI Uniform Crime Index. Although that dubious honor does not bode well for Carbondale, it is a good sign for Champaign-Urbana, which currently occupies the number one spot.
Read MoreA man who killed a couple in a drunken driving accident received 11 years in prison Aug. 21. David Black's van hit the back of the motorcycle that Bill and Julie Orndorff of the Broadlands were riding.
Read MoreA man who was arrested for a hit-and-run that killed a Batavia man and his dog July 29 was charged with aggravated drunken driving and reckless homicide last week.
Read MoreTwo men were arrested Monday for allegedly using a handgun to hit a woman on the head in a McDonald’s at 501 N. Mattis Ave. Kevin Hemingway and Charlie Vogel of Urbana are being held in custody for the attack. Police believe that one of the men hit the woman, who was an employee leaving...
Read MoreIn the aftermath of campus shootings at Virginia Tech in 2007 and Northern Illinois in 2008, colleges in Illinois and Michigan are retooling their safety procedures to improve the university’s response to crime. In Michigan, public universities are installing high-resolution surveillance cameras, while colleges in Illinois are implementing measures that facilitate communication between students and...
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