Armed robbery last night near the UIUC Undergraduate Library
Quote from a UIUC Division of Public Safety Crime Alert:
"The University of Illinois Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that occurred on December 18, 2009 at approximately 11:05 pm near 1402 W. Gregory Drive in Urbana by the Undergraduate Library.
The victim was walking westbound on Gregory Drive near the Undergraduate Library when a person walked up behind him and told him he had a gun. The offender, who had a low voice, told the victim to keep walking and to empty his pockets. The victim complied with the offender’s request, emptying his pockets as they continued to walk westbound on Gregory Drive. After the victim emptied his pockets, the offender told him to start running which he did without further incident."
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Full text here: http://illinois.edu/lb/article/2668/33156
In the last week, the UIUC Division of Public Safety has reported five robberies near campus.
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C-U has issues, but it is worthy too notice what is going on around us on a constant basis not reported in the N-G.
Decatur man dies from injuries in beating; five young boys charged
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By TONY REID | tony.reid@lee.net | Posted: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 10:35 am
DECATUR—A Decatur man allegedly beaten by a group of teenagers in the street died from his wounds last weekend, according to the Macon County Coroner’s Office.
Jerry Newingham, 61, had been on life support at Decatur Memorial Hospital after he was beaten savagely in a 10 p.m. attack Aug. 24 in the 500 block of West Sawyer Street.
Macon County Coroner Michael Day said Newingham had been pronounced dead at 4:59 p.m. Saturday.
Five boys, none older than 16, have already been arrested and are facing charges of attempted murder before Newingham’s death.
Deputy Police Chief Todd Walker said Friday that Newingham’s assault was related to another vicious attack later the same night.
Walker said that three teenage boys who had watched their five friends beat Newingham had later gone with them to Garfield Park. Once there, those three battered and robbed a 46-year-old man while the other five watched. That victim, who has not been named, could be paralyzed for the rest of his life, according to Walker. The three teenagers who attacked him have also been arrested for investigation of attempted murder, aggravated battery and robbery.
Decatur police, who cracked both cases by canvassing neighborhoods and talking with residents, said they have not been able to come up with a motive for the assault that led to Newingham’s death.
Day said an autopsy on Newingham conducted Sunday revealed that his cause of death was a massive brain hemorrhage “consistent with injury during an assault.“
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General Admission? Are we supposed to camp out the night before the game to get decent seats?