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Investigation brings previous summer arrest into question New report reveals Champaign police misconduct, officers to be disciplined complaint was not properly investigated. The city of Champaign has According to the report, found policy violations with shortly after handcuffi ng the a controversial arrest from arrested man, the backup offi last summer, which involved cer used profane language an officer pepper-spraying and and pushed the individual’s allegedly choking a college- head down onto the hood of age African American man the car. The primary officer, in the backseat of a police when addressing the man in cruiser. custody, did not explain why City offi cials released a he was under detention. The report Wednesday on the report stresses it is important department’s internal inves- for an officer to use appropritigation of the man’s June 5 ate dialogue and courtesy in arrest . These fi ndings come order to potentially sway volafter two separate external untary compliance, regardless investigations were conducted of resistance. by the Illinois State Police and The department is now the FBI, both of which the city looking to make changes to found insuffi cient. The FBI the way it processes citizen report found no complaints, violation of any s a id p ol ic e federal crimiChief Anthony nal civil rights Cobb in a press legislation, release. It will also create an according to a e a rly wa r npress release from the Chaming system to paign Police address multiDepartment. ple complaints The invesfi led against a particular offi t i g a t i o n cer. The departresults were ment said it announced will regularalmost three ly review promonths after fessional stanthe city of Champaign votdards cases. STEVE CARTER, ed against hirC h a mp a i g n Champaign City Manager ing an outside M ayor D on contractor to Gerard said investigate the June 5 arrest. Cobb and Carter presented the In February, an internal team investigation to him and to the of police began to reinvesti- city council in a closed sesgate the citizen complaint sion after the council’s Tuesabout the arrest. day meeting. For more than “This has been a long pro- an hour, Cobb and Carter discess, but the citizen and the cussed the squad car footofficers were entitled to a thor- age, the investigation fi ndough review of the incident,” ings and the aftermath of the said City Manager Steve Cart- investigation . er in a press release. “It was Gerard said the council was important that this investi- “entirely informed about the gation be fair and unbiased. investigation and its fi ndings.” This internal investigation is He said he is very proud of the the fi rst, truly comprehensive work done to address the longreview of the facts related to standing issue. He added that he trusts Cobb’s judgment this incident.” The investigation found that and believes he will make the officers violated courtesy and right decision about the offi handcuffi ng procedures and cers involved. that they removed the man “I’m going to trust him in inappropriately. It also found whatever decisions he takes that the incident’s citizen next in this issue,” Gerard said. BY RAFAEL GUERRERO STAFF WRITER
DARYL QUITALIG THE DAILY ILLINI
Team Case Race notches ahead of Team 'Merica during the finals of the Red Bull Chariot Races on Sixth St. in Champaign on Wednesday. Team Case Race finished as the victors, becoming the champions of the tournament for the second year in a row.
THREE-PEAT FOR CHARIOT FLEET BY JESSICA AHN STAFF WRITER
Hay bales and cheering students lined Sixth Street on Wednesday night where Red Bull hosted its third annual Red Bull Chariot Race. “It’s a nice break from the usual night right in the heart of campus town,” said Cole Goldenberg, senior in Aviation, who organized the event. “Anyone is invited to come participate
or watch.” Goldenberg said the event is held “just for fun.” About an hour before the event, people began to gather in the nearby streets and stores between John and Green streets. Throughout the bracket-style race, DJ Cosmo, who had set up a stage in front of T.I.S. College Bookstore, provided music. The competitors began on
John Street and raced down the length of Sixth Street. They steered around a bale of hay and raced back up to John Street to the starting line. Seven teams participated, and each team consisted of three members: two people who pulled the chariot and one person who sat in it. Each of the seven teams came
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Meet the teams 1st Place: Case Race
This team consisted of Brian Martens, Tim Kruckeberg and Dan Williams. Martens was the chariot rider, and he wore a bright green spandex body suit throughout the race. By the end of the competition, Martens’ spandex suit was torn due to him being repeatedly thrown off the chariot on the turn-around.
2nd Place: ‘Merica
Team ‘Merica consisted of Alpha Gamma Ro Fraternity brothers Clayton Maddox, Joseph Bloome and Colten Allen. Their theme was patriotic and the team members dressed in red, white and blue and their chariot was decorated with American flags. “America always wins, so watch out,” said Allen.
1st for online vote: People’s Champ
3rd Place: Pike Country
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Pike Country consisted of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity brothers Nick Backes, Brett Zentner, Leslie Poole and Karl Borgsmiller. Their theme was country, and to dress the part, the team members wore plaid tops with denim cut-offs. “‘Sorry.’ That’s all we have to say to the other teams,” Borgsmiller said.
Fraudulent charge investigation casts shadow over Penn Station’s reputation BY STEVEN VAZQUEZ STAFF WRITER
Students who have eaten at the local restaurant Penn Station East Coast Subs over the past couple weeks may be at risk of having their credit or debit card information stolen and fraudulently used for charges in other states. Craig Dunaway, president of Penn Station, confi rmed that they have found a problem with their payment systems. “We’re investigating to make sure that if there is a problem, that it’s isolated,” said Dunaway. “So that’s why we’ve contacted Visa and our credit card supplier, which happens to be Heartland (Payment Systems), and they’re in the middle of investigating it. We’ve had several conversations with them, and they continue to perform their due diligence.” Dunaway said this is something that Penn Station just recently discovered in the latter part of last week. Since the investigation is still ongoing, he said releasing any type of information to the media would put the investigation in jeopardy, so he could not disclose whether it was some type of breach. He stressed that Penn Station is doing everything possible to make sure the problem is resolved. Sandra Chu, security and privacy spokeswoman for Visa, also said she could not disclose any
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information regarding the investigation, as it would be a risk to make that information public. “Should U.S. consumers receive a notice from a fi nancial institution that their payment card has been involved in a potential data compromise, it is important to know they are protected against fraudulent purchases with Visa’s zero liability protection policy,” Chu said in an email. “When such incidents occur, Visa works with the breached entity and their fi nancial institution to provide card issuers with the compromised accounts so they can take steps to protect consumers through independent fraud monitoring.” Chu also stated in the email that situations like this are examples to businesses of how important it is to properly handle payment card transactions. The security and privacy of customers’ fi nancial information should always be protected. John Mignin, senior in Business, who said he goes to Penn Station every so often, experienced credit fraud a couple months ago. No matter the restaurant with the issue, he said when it comes to fi nancial information and fraudulent charges, he thinks any kind of security problem reflects poorly on a company. “I think they should at least warn customers about it until they figure out the problem,” Mignin said.
“This has been a long process, but the citizen and the officers were entitled to a thorough review of the incident.”
DJ Delayney hosted an online voting competition during the race in which spectators could tweet their vote for the team with the best costumes and chariot. The People’s Champ won the vote as crowd favorite. As the crowd favorite, People’s Champ won three cases of Red Bull.
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Nearing the semester’s summit
JOSHUA BECKMAN THE DAILY ILLINI
Michael Willard, senior in LAS, takes a drink from a fresh cup of iced tea while walking up the south staircase to the second floor of the Main Library on Wednesday. The day before Reading Day, some students are taking exams, some are relaxing and some are preparing and studying for exams in the near future. Willard was preparing for an exam in his American political theory course, an hour away.
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