Category: Police Department Press Releases

Champaign Police Investigating Two Overnight Shooting Incidents

Champaign Police are investigating two shootings with injuries from the early hours of July 20, 2024. These incidents are being investigated separately, as Investigators have no indication that they are related. Shooting with Injuries – Near Main Street & Fremont Street At 1:19 a.m. on July 20, 2024, Champaign Police were on an assigned detail […]


Champaign Police Launch Drone Program to Promote Public Safety

Unmanned Aerial Systems to take flight at CPD CHAMPAIGN – The Champaign Police Department is launching a new program designed to promote community safety by offering a bird’s eye view of large community events and in-progress situations. Through the launch of an Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Program – commonly referred to as a Drone Program […]


Champaign Police Remind Drivers to Drive Smart, Reduce Speed for Safer Travel

The Champaign Police Department announced today it is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police, and more than 200 local law enforcement agencies to step up enforcement efforts across Illinois in an effort to reduce speeding. Throughout the month of July, motorists can expect increased patrols looking for speeding, as well […]


Shooting Investigation – 600 Block of E. University Avenue

Champaign Police were dispatched at 2:58 a.m. on July 5, 2024, to an area hospital after two people arrived by personal transport with apparent gunshot wounds. Officers learned that a 41-year-old male victim from Champaign had suffered a potentially life-threatening injury to the abdomen and a 28-year-old female victim from Champaign had suffered a graze. […]


Shooting Investigation – 700 Block of S. Mattis

Champaign Police were dispatched at 12:34 a.m. on June 27, 2024, to the 700 Block of Mattis Avenue for a report of a Shooting with Injuries. On arrival, officers located a 25-year-old male victim from Champaign with potentially life-threatening injuries from gunshot wounds to the upper leg. Officers and personnel from the Champaign Fire Department […]


Shooting Investigation: 900 Block of W. Bloomington Road

Champaign Police were dispatched at 11:28 p.m. on June 5, 2024, to a hotel in the 900 block of W. Bloomington Road for a report of a shooting with injuries. Upon arrival, officers located a 34-year-old male victim from Tolono with a potentially life-threatening gunshot wound to the chest. The man was conscious and alert […]


Shooting Investigation – 100 Block of S. Mattis

Champaign Police were dispatched at 1:43 a.m. on June 1, 2024, to the 100 block of S. Mattis Avenue for a report of a shooting with injuries. Upon arrival, officers located a 30-year-old male victim from Champaign with multiple potentially life-threatening gunshot wounds. Officers and personnel from the Champaign Fire Department immediately rendered medical aid […]