Champaign Police Invite Residents to Final Coffee with a Cop of 2025!
The Champaign Police Department will host another great opportunity in 2025 to connect over a cup of coffee on Thursday, December 18. The event will be held at McDonald’s, 501 N Mattis Ave, in Champaign. Coffee with a Cop events provide opportunities for open dialogue between members of the community and the Champaign Police Department […]
Champaign Police Encourage Safety Ahead of Holidays, New Years Travel
This holiday season, the Champaign Police Department is working to help ensure that drivers slow down, drive sober, and arrive safely at their destinations. This effort is being undertaken through a partnership with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police, and more than 200 local law enforcement agencies. Drivers can expect high-visibility enforcement […]
Champaign Police Encourage Drivers to Slow Down, Buckle Up for Thanksgiving Travel
Officers to Focus on Impaired and Unbuckled Drivers During Holiday Campaign The Champaign Police Department is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police, and more than 200 local law enforcement agencies to focus on impaired and unbuckled drivers. Drivers can expect high-visibility enforcement throughout Illinois from November 21 through December 2, […]
Champaign Police Investigating Two Overnight Shooting Incidents
Champaign Police are investigating two shooting incidents, including one homicide and one shooting with injuries, that occurred in the overnight hours of November 16 and 17, 2025. These incidents are being investigated separately, as Investigators have no indication at this time that they are related. Homicide Investigation – 3700 Block of Colleen Drive Champaign Police […]
Champaign Police Host Parkland Career Class for Tour, Talk
On Thursday, October 2, Champaign Police hosted a group of students from the Parkland College Criminal Justice class for a tour. The students were guided through the facility by CPD personnel and learned about the duties and job requirements to serve as a police officer in Champaign. This class is part of the Early College […]
Coffee with a Cop Brings Community, Police Together
On Tuesday, September 23, personnel with the Champaign Police Department hosted another opportunity for Coffee with a Cop at Parlor Doughnut. Coffee with a Cop is a nationally recognized program designed to bring police officers and community members together over a cup of coffee to discuss resident concerns, ask questions, and learn more about the […]
Champaign Police Release Results from Labor Day Traffic Campaign
The Champaign Police Department conducted a traffic campaign to reduce impaired driving from August 15 to September 2, reminding motorists that sharing the road starts with safe choices. The enforcement effort was conducted by Champaign Police in partnership with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police, and more than 200 local law enforcement […]
Champaign Police Seek Community Assistance in Homicide Investigation
Champaign Man Dead After Shooting Along Railroad Line Near Intersection of Maple and Prairie Streets Champaign Police were dispatched at 6:12 a.m. to the railroad tracks near Maple Street and Prairie Street for a report of a man deceased near the tracks. On-scene, officers located a 45-year-old male victim from Champaign with a mortal gunshot […]
Two Arrested in Overnight Shooting Homicide – 2500 Block of W. Springfield Ave
Champaign Police were dispatched to the 2500 block of W. Springfield Avenue at 3:04 a.m. on August 24, 2025, following multiple reports of a shooting with injuries. On-scene, officers found a 35-year-old male victim from Urbana unconscious and not breathing with multiple life-threatening gunshot wounds. Officers immediately initiated lifesaving measures until the victim could be […]
Champaign Police Investigating Fatal Crash at Bloomington & Mattis
Champaign Police were dispatched to the intersection of Bloomington Road and Mattis Avenue at 7:30 p.m. on August 16, 2025, following multiple reports of a single-vehicle crash with injuries. On-scene, officers found a 37-year-old man from Mahomet who had left the roadway on his motorcycle, striking a light pole. The motorcyclist had suffered multiple potentially […]