WIU Office of Public Safety Report 09/15 to 09/18/2023

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The crime log incidents posted may not match the crime statistics as reported in the Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report per the federal Clery Act, as the crime log is compiled using the Illinois Crimes Code and the crime statistics are required by law to be compiled using the Federal Uniformed Crime Reporting definitions.

According to federal law, an institution may withhold any of the required fields of entry, e.g. the nature, date, time, location and/or disposition, if any of the following conditions apply. Disclosure is prohibited: by law; would jeopardize the confidentiality of the victim; would jeopardize an ongoing criminal investigation or the safety of an individual; would cause a suspect to flee or evade detection; or would result in the destruction of evidence.

On Sept. 15 at 10:39 p.m. OPS and the Macomb Fire Department responded to a fire alarm in Thompson Hall. No smoke or fire were found and no injuries were reported.

On Sept. 16 at 2:38 p.m. Hope Seys, 19, of 633 Olson Hall, was issued a notice to appear Oct. 17 for consumption of alcohol by a minor in Q-Lot.

On Sept. 17 at 7:20 a.m. Autumn Blackburn, 21, of 617 N. Johnson St., was arrested in Washington Hall for domestic battery and a Warren County warrant for failure to appear in court. She was transported to the McDonough County Jail at 7:50 a.m. where she was lodged pending bond.

On Sept. 17 at 11:54 a.m. a student reported the theft of a wallet, with $100 cash, and keys from a Thompson Hall bathroom between 2 a.m. Sept. 16 and 10:45 a.m. Sept. 17. The incident is under investigation.

On Sept. 18

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