URBANA, IL (Chambana Today) – Urbana Police Officers responded to a call involving an armed subject following a road rage incident.
The happened on May 24, on North Cunningham Avenue and the victim reported being threatened with a firearm by the offender. During the investigation, Urbana Police collaborated with the University of Illinois Police Department to use their automated license plate reader system. It allowed them to quickly identify a vehicle connected to the incident. The plate reader information was shared with the surrounding agencies, leading the Rantoul Police Department to locate the vehicle in the 200 block of West Frost Street in Rantoul.
The Urbana officers met up with the Rantoul Police and identified the driver as a 25-year-old male from Urbana. Urbana detectives then obtained a search warrant and led to the recovery of a firearm. The offender, was arrested for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Aggravated Assault.