Urbana police report someone posed as law enforcement to take a woman's money
The Thursday evening case on Burlison Drive is listed as deceptive practices; police have not said how the contact was made or how much was taken.
URBANA - An unknown person falsely presented themselves as law enforcement to take money from a woman Thursday evening, according to an Urbana Police Department criminal activity release.
The release lists the incident at about 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in the 2000 block of Burlison Drive. It describes the victim as a 29-year-old woman and lists the offense as deceptive practices, general deception. No arrest is listed.
The release does not say whether the contact was by phone or in person, or how much money was taken.
Source: Urbana Police Department, Press Release - Criminal Activity, Oct. 30, 2026 (PDF), case 2026-00024180.