Champaign Police Bolster Ranks, Address Unlawful Firearms in 2024
In 2024, the Champaign Police Department focused on hiring and officer training, along with continued proactive work to promote public safety in Champaign. Champaign Police hired 20 new personnel in 2024, including three civilians, 15 new hire officers, and two experienced officers. These hires include the largest and most diverse police academy class in the […]
Champaign’s First Responders Answer the Call
Even under the cloud of a global public health pandemic, Champaign’s first responders continued to work around the clock in 2020 to keep our community’s residents and visitors safe, but do you know how busy they are on a daily basis? In 2020, METCAD, the 9-1-1 dispatch center for Champaign County, answered approximately 214,908 calls, […]