URBANA, ILL. (AP) -- Police in Champaign and Urbana are urging caution after four attacks on women were reported in the last week on or near the University of Illinois campus.Police say they want residents to report crimes quickly and take precautions so they don't become a target.
The crimes reported include a sexual assault on a woman walking alone, a home invasion and attempted sexual assault on a woman inside her apartment, an attack on a woman in the Music Building and an attack on a woman as she tried to enter her apartment.
University police Lt. Roy Acree says officials are looking to see if the crimes are connected.
Police are asking residents not to walk alone at night, walk in well-lit areas and to be aware of their surroundings.
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