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Champaign Police, Crime Stoppers investigating battery outside Target store
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign Police Department and Champaign County Crime Stoppers are asking for help in solving an aggravated battery that happened in April. Officials said that on April 7, a woman was attacked outside Champaign’s Target on Prospect Avenue. The victim was waiting for a bus when three people walked by — […]
Person jumped and beaten by 5 attackers in Champaign
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - University of Illinois Police are issuing a Campus Safety Notice after a person was beaten by five attackers early Sunday morning. UIPD said the aggravated assault happened at 6:30 a.m. in the 600 block of East Green Street in Champaign. A vehicle approached a person walking...
Pedestrian survives being hit by train in Arthur
ARTHUR, Ill. (WCIA) — A female pedestrian is lucky to be alive after being struck by a train in Arthur on Saturday night. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said it happened at 10:10 p.m. The victim’s right leg was hurt in the incident. She was transported to a nearby hospital, where officials expect her to […]
Aggravated assault reported on Green Street
A Campus Safety Notice from Police Chief Matt Ballinger with UIPD on Sunday morning informed University students of an aggravated assault that occurred around 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 26 in the 600 block of East Green Street, Champaign. The notice describes a vehicle approaching the victim, a pedestrian walking...
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