Campus Police Report for January 2020
Summary by Andrew Greenway, 2/11/20
Reported Incidents
- January 7, 2020
- An ICC officer filed a report regarding damage to a windscreen on the backstop at the softball field on the East Peoria Campus. It had had torn loose from its support during an earlier windstorm.
- January 13, 2020
- ICC officers at the Peoria Campus received a report of two small children left alone in a vehicle in the Cedar parking lot.
- The officers located the car and found the mother, who was inside the building. The case was referred to DCFS for investigation.
- January 22, 2020
- An ICC employee using a college truck to clear snow from a parking lot on the Peoria Campus struck a pole while backing up.
- This caused damage to the rear bumper of the truck. There were no injuries in the incident.
- January 26, 2020
- ICC officers responded to a call of a fight in an apartment at Campus Housing. An investigation revealed that during an argument a male had pushed and choked a female. The male had then punched out an apartment window while leaving.
- Officers located the male and arrested him on charges of Aggravated Battery and Criminal Damage to Property. He was transported to Tazewell County Jail.
- January 27, 2020
- A student at the Peoria Campus reported receiving harassing phone calls from an acquaintance. She felt she is being stalked and stated she was going to get an Order of Protection against the suspect.
- Officers advised her to contact ICC police if the suspect came on campus or if she needed any other assistance.
Summary
During the month of January, 5 incidents were reported to or by ICC’s campus police. Most of these incidents occurred later during the month after school returned to session.
3 incidents occurred on the Peoria Campus, while Campus Housing and the East Peoria campus only had a single incident respectively.
Of the reported incidents, 3 involved a form of property damage although 2 of which were minor and/or accidental. However, there were also 3 incidents in which students or affected persons were felt emotionally or physically threatened.
In all cases, officers actively worked with other authoritative bodies to ensure these incidents were properly recorded.
A single arrest was made against a male of unknown connection to Illinois Central College for a violent incident on the grounds of Campus Housing. He appears to have been formally charged with criminal offenses.
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