Police Department Posts

Urbana City Council to Attend Police Exercise

Date: 
January 9, 2012 - 5:30pm

The Urbana City Council will be attending a police simulation exercise at the ILEAS Training Center, 1701 E. Main Street, Urbana on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 5:30 p.m.

This is not a meeting or fact-finding session and does not require a public audience.

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

Date: 
October 29, 2011 - 10:00am - 2:00pm

In recognition of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 29, two local Walgreens stores will collect expired and unwanted over-the-counter and prescription medications.  Other medical waste such as sharpes contai

Crime and Calls for Police Service Decline in Southeast Urbana Neighborhood

URBANA – Crime and calls for police service declined significantly last month in a southeast Urbana neighborhood that has been the focus of city attention.

Due to a spike in criminal activity, the city instituted stepped up police patrols in late April in an area bounded by Philo Road on the east, Mumford Drive on the south, Cottage Grove Avenue on the west and Colorado Avenue on the north. The area includes a number of apartment buildings, including one at 2017 S. Philo Road that was the site of a Feb. 14 murder.

Remembering 9/11: Ten Years Later

Date: 
September 18, 2011

On Sunday, September 11th, 2011 members of several local law enforcement agencies gathered at the Champaign County Courthouse to remember those who had fallen during the attacks of 9/11.

Cops Corner

Urbana Police Department's Officer Dan Bailey offers Urbana residents safety tips in this video series produced by Urbana Public Television.