Police Blotter
University:
A 20-year-old
Illinois State University student was arrested early Sunday morning
for drunk driving.
According to a University police report, police stopped the student
when his vehicle was identified as the same vehicle that fled after
an accident with a Mass Transit District bus. The student did not
pass field sobriety tests and was also charged with leaving the scene
of an accident and driving an uninsured vehicle.
A 47-year-old
male from Marshall, Ind. was arrested late Sunday evening after University
police discovered a hypodermic needle in his vehicle.
According to a University police report, police investigated a report
of suspicious activity from a student patrol officer. When police
arrived, the man was jumping up and down, flailing his arms, and talking
to himself. The University canine unit was called to the scene and
found the needle.
A 20-year-old
male University student was arrested for criminal damage to state
property and assault early Saturday morning.
According to a University police report, three students were walking
with a group when the suspect began to threaten them. Later, in their
first floor room of Garner Hall, the students noticed the man removing
their window screen. The students said they had never seen the man
before. The screen was valued at $50.
Urbana:
A 19-year-old
male was battered by two unknown assailants while walking home early
Sunday morning.
According to an Urbana police report, the two attackers were described
as 20-year-old males. The two men reportedly jumped out of a car and
assaulted the victim. They then fled the area as police arrived.
Theft
of a motor vehicle from a 37-year-old male was reported Saturday afternoon.
According to an Urbana police report, the victim was intoxicated and
left a party early Saturday morning. He left his 1997 Dodge truck
at the party. A door of the vehicle was left unlocked, with the keys
resting on the floor. When the victim returned in the afternoon, the
truck was gone. A suspect, who has not been arrested, had expressed
interest in the truck, according to the report.
Champaign:
Criminal
damage to property occurred at Bottenfield School at 1801 S. Prospect
Ave. on Sunday morning.
According to a Champaign police report, the school's alarm system
was activated when a window was smashed. The destroyed window was
valued at $150.
Adam Jadhav
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