Illinois police crack down on unsafe driving this weekend

The Illinois State Police will be having two roadside checkpoints in order to crackdown on unsafe driving such as driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license and transporting alcoholic beverages. The police are taking a zero tolerance approach on drunk driving. Safety check points were designed to prevent people from driving drunk. Forty percent...

DUI Defense

June 8th, 2010

DUI charges dropped against cop

DUI charges have been dropped against a cop that was involved in an accident that killed two people. The charges were dropped due to lack of evidence. The police officer was initially charged with a misdemeanor DUI that turned into a felony after the accident was fatal. The case would be determined on the fact...

Criminal Defense

June 4th, 2010

Urbana man indicted on nine counts

An Urbana man faces nine counts of various crimes. According to court reports, a Champaign County grand jury indicted the man on two counts of domestic violence, one count of disrupting public services, and one count of assault on a police officer, along with a number of other counts. The man apparently was arrested after...

Criminal Defense

May 27th, 2010

17-year-old charged with burglary

According to Champaign police, a 17-year-old man was arrested Thursday last week and charged in Champaign County Circuit Court with residential burglary and criminal trespass to residence. The incident occurred at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, when a woman who knew the man heard a crash from the back of her home in the 300 block of...

Criminal Defense

May 18th, 2010

Speeding accident leaves none injured

According to police, an 18-year-old woman driver of an SUV was uninjured in a single-vehicle accident that occurred on Mattis Avenue. The accident occurred just after 8 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Mattis and West Union Street. Police determined that the driver had been speeding recklessly, which caused her vehicle to roll over as...

Criminal Defense

May 13th, 2010

Urbana couple indicted for stealing from youth sports group

A Champaign County Grand Jury indicted an Urbana couple today on felony charges of stealing from a local youth sports organization. The husband was indicted on one count of unauthorized use of property, one count of receiving stolen property, and one count of greand theft. The wife was indicted on one charge of receiving stolen...

Theft and Fraud

May 5th, 2010

Suspected mugger caught using Facebook

A 21-year-old man accused of robbing a University of Illinois student 2 months ago appeared before a Champaign County Judge Tuesday in answer to charges filed a week ago in connection with the mugging. The man is accused of stealing the student’s cell phone as well as cash. According to the student, this happened in...

Criminal Defense

April 28th, 2010

Urbana man sentenced to seven years for unsuccessful shoplifting

Champaign County Judge Tom Difanis sentenced an Urbana man to seven years in prison for attempting to shoplift from a Meijer store on 2401 N. Prospect Ave. December 17, 2009. The prosecution alleged that the Urbana man was in the store for close to an hour before entering the woman’s bathroom with merchandise he had...

Criminal Defense

April 20th, 2010

Man charged for alleged attack on parking officer

A 50-year-old Champaign man has been charged with three counts of aggravated battery for allegedly attacking a 40-year-old Champaign parking enforcement officer last Thursday. The parking officer was attempting to put a boot on the 50-year-old man’s car because records showed a large number of unpaid parking tickets. While he was doing this the 50-year-old...

Criminal Defense

April 13th, 2010

Savoy man linked to burglary by DNA evidence

DNA evidence has been used to link a suspect to the Dec. 28 burglary of the Beta Sigma Psi fraternity, 706 W. Ohio St., Urbana. According to Assistant State’s Attorney Chris Kanis, a fraternity member who lives locally reported the burglary after finding a broken window leading to the house’s common area. An Xbox console...

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