Category Archives: Police and Fire
BPD: Delivery driver robbed at gunpoint
Bloomington police are investigating the armed robbery and said the victim was hit in the head with a gun. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington police are probing an ...
Jul 30, 2019
Smoky kitchen fire damages apartment building in Normal
Normal Fire Department Engineer/Paramedic Jim Street administers oxygen to one of two cats removed from the Morgan Street apartment using special masks designed for animals. (Normal Fire Department ph...
Jul 29, 2019
Accomplice in 2017 Funks Grove murder pleads guilty to reduced charge
Christine Roush (left) is serving 40-years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering her mother at Funks Grove in July 2017. Co-defendant Matthew Isbell (right) pleaded guilty Monday July 29...
Jul 29, 2019
UPDATE: NPD investigating robbery, shots fired incident
In the armed robbery incident police are looking for two black males in their early 20’s.(WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Normal Police are continuing to investigate an armed r...
Jul 29, 2019
Lawsuit filed in fatal van-motorcycle crash
Corey Cottrell, 39, of Normal was killed June 22 when a hit and run driver struck his motorcycle in Bloomington. (Corey Cottrell Facebook page) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A wrongfu...
Jul 26, 2019
Bloomington Police Chief hopeful describes “travesty” in search process
Illinois State Police Lt. Col. David Byrd addressed the Bloomington City Council on Monday July 22, 2019. (Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A process that...
Jul 25, 2019
BPD searching for missing juvenile
Amya Haas, 16, of Bloomington was reported missing Tuesday. (Photo Bloomington Police Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington police are asking for the public’s help to ...
Jul 24, 2019
LeRoy police probing possible abduction attempt
LeRoy police are describing the suspect as an older white man with a long white beard down to his stomach. (DavidsonScott/flickr) By Neil DoyleLEROY – LeRoy police are investigating a possi...
Jul 23, 2019
Bloomington woman accused of stabbing mother 15 times
Bloomington Police say the victim’s injuries are not apparently life-threatening. (Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington woman is accused of stabbing her moth...
Jul 20, 2019
NPD: Woman attacked while jogging on trail
Normal police said the victim suffered minor injuries. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle NORMAL – Normal police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect wanted for alleg...
Jul 16, 2019
