Police report
August 26, 2008
Champaign
- An unknown suspect burglarized the YMCA on the 1000 block of Wright Street on Saturday afternoon.
According to a police report, a safe was burglarized.
No arrests had been made at the time of the report.
- A 27-year-old man reported theft at the 200 block of White Street on Thursday afternoon.
According to a police report, an unknown suspect took a tire off a vehicle and replaced it with a “doughnut spare” tire that did not belong to the car’s owner.
No arrests had been made at the time of the report.
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Urbana
- A 44-year-old man reported theft at the 100 block of Water Street on Saturday afternoon.
According to a police report, the victim was walking in a public place when an unknown offender knocked him unconscious and took his wallet. The victim regained consciousness and was able to return to his apartment before seeking medical treatment.
No arrests had been made at the time of the report.
- An Urbana man reported criminal damage to property on the 2000 block of Washington Avenue on Sunday morning.
According to a police report, while the victim was away overnight, an unknown offender damaged two front windows of his residence with what appeared to be a gun.
No arrests had been made at the time of the report.
- A 25-year-old man reported burglary from a motor vehicle on the 800 block of Kerr Avenue on Sunday afternoon.
According to a police report, an unknown offender gained access to the victim’s car without using force and stole a cell phone and money. No arrests had been made at the time of the report.
University
- A 19-year-old woman reported harassment on the 200 block of Peabody Drive between Thursday afternoon and Friday afternoon.
According to a police report, the woman received 300 obscene text messages on her cell phone.
No arrests had been made at the time of the report.
- Police confiscated a pipe for smoking narcotics at the 1100 block of Dorner Drive on Sunday night.
According to a police report, the pipe was taken after an officer on patrol saw three individuals smoking apparent marijuana near a retention pond.
No arrests had been made at the time of the report.
- An Urbana man reported a prowler on the 2000 block of South Orchard Street early Monday morning.
According to a police report, the man saw an unknown male looking in his bedroom window. The suspect was described as a black male with very short hair, possibly bald, with whiskers on his chin. He was wearing a white sleeveless T-shirt. Police were unable to locate the suspect, although a police canine traced him to the Arboretum on Lincoln Avenue.
No arrests had been made at the time of the report.
- A 19-year-old man was arrested near the intersection of Springfield Avenue and First Street Saturday evening on a Piatt County warrant.
According to a police report, the man was cited for possession of drug equipment and delivery of cannabis 20 grams and under. The police found a pipe, a scale and two bags containing 9.9 grams of suspected cannabis in his clothing.
- A 19-year-old man was arrested on the 600 block of East Armory Avenue early Saturday morning on a charge of illegal consumption by a minor.
According to a police report, an officer found the man lying on a retaining wall. Although initially unresponsive, the man was taken to jail after being evaluated by Carle Arrow Ambulance personnel.
- Several patrons reported theft at the Activities and Recreation Center, 201 E. Peabody Drive, on Friday afternoon.
According to a police report, one victim reported a wallet containing a Starbucks gift card, a debit card and IDs stolen. Another victim reported a wallet containing $50, an i-card and a driver’s license stolen. A third victim reported a Samsung cell phone, i-card and dorm key stolen from an orange drawstring bag.
No arrests had been made at the time of the report.
- Police responded to a call on the 1200 block of Euclid early Saturday morning about a suspected drug odor.
According to a police report, officers confiscated a homemade “huffer tube,” a pipe, a scale and a CD case containing 60 small plastic bags. They also seized a bag containing 22 grams of apparent cannabis found in a desk drawer.
No arrests had been made at the time of the report.
