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Savoy man sentenced for viral hit-and-run outside U of I bar
SAVOY, Ill. (WCIA) — A man from Savoy has been sentenced to both jail time and probation for a hit-and-run incident outside a University of Illinois bar that went viral two years ago. Brendan Trumann, 21 of Savoy, was sentenced on Thursday to one month of jail time and a concurrent 30 months of probation. […]
UPDATE: Missing man with dementia found in Champaign
Update at 11:15 a.m. URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Urbana Police have announced that Jimmy Joy was located unharmed Thursday morning. Officials said Joy was found in Champaign at Second and Church Streets around 10:45 a.m. He has since been reunited with his family. The Urbana Police Department thanked the community and its partners for their […]
Urbana PD asks for help from the public to find shooter
URBANA, Ill. (WAND) — Champaign County Crime Stoppers has asked for help from the public after a shooting killed one man, and injured another. On Aug. 17, Urbana Police found two men who had been shot in the 1500 block of Hunter Street around 1:30 a.m. One man had a graze on his hand, but 32-year-old William Booker was shot in the leg and torso. He was taken to the hospital, but died from his injuries.
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