UIPD joins with NAACP of Champaign County to adopt shared principles
URBANA, Ill. – The University of Illinois Police Department and the NAACP Champaign County Branch will exhibit a set of shared principles designed to build trust between police and communities of color. The ceremony will take place on Aug. 15 at 2 p.m. at the University of Illinois Police Department, 1110 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana. The University of Illinois Police Department in 2018 adopted the shared principles developed by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police and the NAACP State Conference. Now, UIPD and the Champaign County NAACP will hold a joint ceremony to reinforce their importance. The shared principles [...]
UIPD officers undergo immersive active shooter training
URBANA, Ill. – Every University of Illinois Police officer will have trained in the national standard for active shooter response by the beginning of the 2019 school year. This week and next, everyone from the police chief and command staff to new recruits, detectives and crime prevention officers will undergo Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT), widely recognized as one of the best research-based trainings available to police. The University of Illinois Police Department has been planning since January 2019 to attend the training. “It is unfortunate that the reality of the country we live in forces us to [...]
UIPD releases 2019 Year In Review
URBANA, Ill. – The University of Illinois Police Department on Monday released its 2019 Year In Review, which details some of the biggest trends, initiatives, public safety issues and other items of interest throughout the previous school year. The report also includes statistics for the previous school year and information on how Illinois compares to similar institutions with regard to crime on campus. The 2018-2019 school year brought a new dual-trained K-9 unit to protect campus, a new opportunity for our officers to work with the FBI to prevent violence as part of its Eastern Illinois Safe Streets Task Force [...]
Public Notice: Juvenile records for years 2013-2015 expunged
Public notice is hereby given that the University of Illinois Police Department has completed the expungement of all eligible juvenile records created in 2013, 2014 and 2015, in accordance with Public Act 100-1162 of the state of Illinois. Why are we issuing this notice? In 2018, the state of Illinois approved Public Act 100-1162, which requires that law enforcement agencies automatically expunge all eligible juvenile records from the years 2013 through 2017. These expungements must be completed before Jan. 1, 2020. The law also requires that written notice be given to those individuals whose records have been expunged. The law [...]
New vehicle joins UIPD fleet
URBANA, Ill. – The University of Illinois Police Department has added a new vehicle to its fleet that will make it easier for officers to get around and stay visible during special events like football games and parades. The new Polaris Ranger utility task vehicle (UTV) is smaller and more nimble than a typical police squad car and will be able to go places that a full size sport utility vehicle cannot. The department has plans to use the vehicle at events with large crowds and on routine patrols in areas of campus not typically accessible to a vehicle. The [...]