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Students' couch car leads to head-turning traffic stop for University of Illinois Police

  • Apr 29, 2026
  • Apr 29, 2026 Updated Apr 29, 2026
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Students' couch car leads to head-turning traffic stop for University of Illinois Police

Students' couch car leads to head-turning traffic stop for University of Illinois Police

Traffic stops are a routine occurrence for most police officers, but stopping a moving couch on the road wasn't on the University of Illinois Police's 2026 BINGO card. 

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