The University of Illinois Police Department, or UIPD, have requested assistance and released the description of an offender in an effort to apprehend a suspect in multiple thefts.
According to an email from the UIPD, Andra D. Brent has a long
history of entering University property and committing daytime thefts from
offices.
After being released from Illinois Department of Corrections on Sep. 15, Brent was
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was observed exiting a professors office in Turner Hall on Sep. 20.
An IDOC warrant of apprehension was generated and Brent was arrested on
this warrant on Sep. 24. After the arrest, the UPD issued Brent a Letter of No Trespass for all University property.
Brent was released from the Champaign County jail on September 24th after
the arrest warrant was served. Brent violated his parole requirements
after being released from IDOC by not reporting to his check-in location.
Brent is currently in violation status for failure to report to the
assigned location per his parole requirements, after being released from
the county jail.
UIPD has responded to reports of Brent in Turner Hall after his last
release and we believe we have camera record of his presence in the ACES
Library. Although Brent frequents buildings on the Urbana side of campus
he has been arrested in Champaign for similar crimes over the years. It
is unknown as to the location Brent is staying and he might be residing
close to the buildings he is frequently entering.
Please review this link to the UIPD website for a photograph of Andra
Brent, descriptions and mannerisms. If you observe Brent please call
police dispatch at 333-8911 and supply a clothing description, location
and last known direction of travel. It is likely that he will change
clothing while in the process of his criminal activities.
Brent is described as a black male, 5 feet, 11 inches in height, weighing 170 pounds and 47 years old.
He has been known to carry folders or papers as a prop and indicate he is looking someone or for work and have poor eye contact during conversation.
People are advised to contact the UIPD if they should observe Brent at 333-8911.For more information and photographs of Brent, visit here.
http://illinois.edu/lb/article/2668/55160
