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The University of Illinois Police Department is investigating a threat made in a note found at the Undergraduate Library.
A library patron found the note on Sunday (Oct. 5) at about 11:30 a.m in a men’s restroom.
The note stated that on Friday (Oct. 3), the note’s author had damaged a vehicle window at the Savoy 16 Theaters at 232 W. Burwash Ave., Savoy.The note threatened that on Halloween night (Oct. 31), the suspect intends to shoot a person on Green Street.
A multi-jurisdictional team has been established to assess and investigate the threat. Members of this investigative effort include the Champaign Police Department, the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office, the Champaign County State’s Attorney’s Office, the University of Illinois Police Department and the Urbana Police Department. The Federal Bureau of Investigation also is assisting.
The Champaign County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that it received a report at 2 a.m. on Saturday (Oct. 4) that the window of a vehicle parked at the Savoy 16 Theaters had been damaged sometime overnight.
Police are requesting the community’s assistance in locating the suspect who communicated this threat or who damaged the vehicle window.
Community members with information regarding this threat or the Savoy incident can contact the University of Illinois Police Department at 217-333-1216.
Citizens also may anonymously contact Crime Stoppers by calling 217-373-8477, by submitting anonymous tips online at www.373tips.com or by texting Tip397 plus the relevant information to 274637 (CRIMES).
