The Police Department at Eastern Illinois University is required to create, maintain, and make available an easily understood daily crime log. The daily crime log must include the nature, date, time, general location of each crime that occurs within the institution’s Clery Geography, and the disposition of the complaint, if known. The University Police Department must make the entries available within two business days of the report of the information, unless the disclosure is prohibited by law or would jeopardize the confidentiality of the victim. The University Police Department may withhold this information if there is clear and convincing evidence that releasing it would jeopardize an ongoing criminal investigation or safety of the individual, cause the suspect to flee or evade detection, or result in the destruction of evidence. However, UPD must disclose any withheld information once the adverse effect is no longer likely to occur. The University Police Department is required to make the crime log for the most recent 60-day period open to the public inspection during normal business hours and any portion of the log older than sixty days available within two business days of a request for public inspection.
For additional Daily Crime Log Information contact the University Police Department by email police@eiu.edu or phone 217-581-3213.
| Date | Offense(s) | Clery Geography | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-14 | Criminal Sexual Abuse | Residential Hall | On February 12, 2026, at approximately 4:36 p.m., a complainant/victim reported an incident of fondling that occurred on November 14, 2025, at an unknown time inside a residential hall. The case remains under investigation. |
| 2026-02-13 | Burglary of Motor Vehicle | Campus | On February 13, 2026, at approximately 6:40 p.m., a complainant reported that a 6-foot black bag containing two flags and a wooden training gun was missing from a friend’s vehicle. The complainant stated she had stored the items in the vehicle prior to another individual using it during the night and early morning hours. The vehicle had been parked at multiple locations, in the city of Charleston and EIU. The complainant is unsure when or where the items were taken. The incident is inactive. |
| 2026-02-15 | Criminal Damage | Campus | On February 15, 2026, at approximately 4:13 p.m., a complainant/victim reported that her vehicle had been vandalized while parked in the lot behind Alpha Sigma Alpha. She stated the vehicle was undamaged at approximately 12:31 p.m., but by approximately 4:10 p.m., she discovered someone had keyed the vehicle, leaving a heart-shaped marking. There are no suspects at this time. Case is inactive. No video surveillance available. |
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600 Lincoln Ave.
Charleston, IL 61920
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Police Records & Administration: 217-581-3213
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