In crimes reported recently to area police:
CHAMPAIGN
– University of Illinois Speech and Hearing Clinic, 901 S. Sixth St.: Cash taken out of a safe Monday.
– 2000 block of Wiggins Street: Mailbox knocked off post Wednesday.
– Home Depot, 820 W. Bloomington Road: Cell phone stolen Tuesday.
– 600 block of South Prairie Street: 20-inch plasma television stolen Feb. 12.
– 1000 block of Waters Edge Drive: Vehicle window broken Monday; global positioning system stolen.
ST. JOSEPH
– 600 block of East Warren Street: 2004 Pontiac Grand Am stolen between late Tuesday or early Wednesday was recovered early Thursday on Meadows Street in St. Joseph.
– 300 block of Burks Court: Two cars entered late Tuesday or early Wednesday; change and MP3 player taken from one; change taken from another.
URBANA
– 100 block of South Poplar Street: Vehicle hit with paint ball Tuesday evening.
– 1400 block of Ogelthorpe Avenue: Vehicle in unlocked garage rummaged Tuesday but nothing apparently stolen.
– 600 block of Glover Street: Storage unit entered between Feb. 7 and Wednesday; jewelry stolen.
– 1200 block of East Harding Drive: Checks stolen from locked apartment between Sunday and Wednesday.
– Urbana Middle School, 1201 S. Vine St.: Purse containing credit cards, identification, toiletries stolen during after care program Wednesday.
– Urbana Middle School, 1201 S. Vine St.: Student brought crushed aspirin and vitamin C to school Wednesday to pass off as illegal drugs.
– 800 block of West Green Street: Intruder seen kneeling on the victim’s enclosed porch Wednesday; fled when confronted by resident.
– 2400 block of Prairie Green Drive: Driver’s license, Social Security card, credit card and black purse stolen from vehicle Wednesday.
– 600 block of Glover Avenue: Earrings reported stolen Feb. 7.
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