Category Archives: Police and Fire
Fire damages home, kills a pet in Normal
Normal firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire Sunday in the Savannah Green Subdivision that damaged a home and killed a pet who was inside. (Pixabay) By Howard PackowitzNORMAL –...
Oct 27, 2019
Normal Police ID’s Uber driver suspected of weekend rape attempt
Normal Police are investigating an Illinois State University student’s claim that an Uber driver tried to rape her early Saturday morning. (File photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard Pa...
Oct 27, 2019
Task force majority favors regulated marijuana sales in Bloomington
Cannabis task force members Deb Carter (left) and Julie Emig (right) favor regulated marijuana sales in Bloomington. The task force met Thursday night in city council chambers. (Photo by Howard Packow...
Oct 18, 2019
Man wanted in Kane County arrested in Normal
Normal Police Chief Rick Bleichner said Morris was arrested without incident. (WJBC file photo) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL – Normal Police have arrested a man wanted for allegedly violati...
Oct 17, 2019
Man arrested after fleeing, ramming BPD squad car
David Hughes, 26, of New York state. (Photo Bloomington Police Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Police have released the name of a man who fled from officers Wednesday in Downtown ...
Oct 17, 2019
Police probing hold up, theft in Bloomington
Police said at this time they have not determined if the incidents are related. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Police are asking for the public’s help in a pair of cr...
Oct 15, 2019
BPD: Two arrested on drug charges after search warrant
Calvin Purdle (left) and Blanche Swift (right) were taken into custody Thursday. (Photos Bloomington Police Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Police have arrested a Bloomington man ...
Oct 15, 2019
Long prison sentence awaits local woman convicted of armed robbery
Bloomington Police arrested Mary and Calvin Harris for an armed robbery last December outside Casey’s General Store on Fox Creek Road. (Bloomington Police Department photos) By Howard Packo...
Oct 14, 2019
Task force recommends consolidating pension systems
The Governor says he wants to consolidate municipal police and fire pension funds (Photo courtesy: Pixabay) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD– Economies of scale. Pooling resources. Eliminating re...
Oct 11, 2019
Two local men arrested for weapons, vehicle burglary
Both men are being held in the McLean County jail. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Police have arrested two local men for gun possession and vehicle burglaries in Normal.Kajuan Hops...
Oct 10, 2019
