• Officers received a report of stolen campus newspapers that occurred at an unknown time Friday.
The newspapers, which are distributed from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Fridays, were gone from almost all campus news racks and locations by 1 p.m. that same day.
Police officers reviewed campus security cameras and were able to identify three male students stealing the papers. The students said they threw the newspapers in trash and recycling bins because they were angry after reading the newspaper’s editorial, which mentioned their fraternity.
The males were charged with theft.
• Two female non-students were pulled over at the intersection of Main Street and University Street after almost hitting a car when turning left at 7:36 p.m. Saturday, April 23.
Officers reported the driver and passenger appeared to have glassy eyes, suggesting they were drinking. The female passenger in the back seat had tequila, and the car was not insured.
They were given three citations for disobeying a traffic control device, operating an uninsured vehicle and for the illegal transportation of alcohol.
• Officers observed disruptive, loud parties 5:50 p.m. Saturday, April 23, on the 1300 to the 1500 blocks of Fredonia Avenue.
Officers asked members of the parties to clean up and keep things under control.
All participants were cooperative and respectful.
• A male non-student fell and hit his head Saturday, April 23, on the 700 block of Armstrong Avenue.
The male reported at 5:08 p.m. that evening he was unaware of how he fell and did not know how long he was lying on the ground.
The student was transported to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center by ambulance.
• A male non-student on the 1200 W. Main Street was transported to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center by ambulance for being highly intoxicated at 7:10 p.m. Monday, April 25.
The male was of age.
