Category Archives: Police and Fire
BPD: Shots fired into several apartments
Multiple shots were fired early Friday morning into several apartments, according to Bloomington Police. (Facebook/Bloomington Police) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are r...
Jan 25, 2019
Central Illinois militia members plead guilty to Minnesota mosque bombing
This Islamic center in Bloomington, Minnesota became the target of a Ford County-based militia group for a 2017 bombing. (DAF Center Facebook page) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA &#...
Jan 25, 2019
Armed robbery late Sunday at Downs gas station
The McLean County Sheriff’s office said the suspect fled in a late 90s or early 2000s white Ford Explorer. (Photo McLean County Sheriff’s office Facebook Page) By Neil DoyleDOWNS R...
Jan 23, 2019
Kansas woman dead after rollover crash on I-155
The 62-year-old woman was thrown from the vehicle when it rolled several times int he median of I-155. (Facebook/Illinois Department of Transportation) By Greg Halbleib LINCOLN – State police re...
Jan 22, 2019
‘Business Bandit’ sought in local robberies
Bloomington Police say the “Business Bandit” is a black male, 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8 inches tall, with a medium build. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police Department) By Howard Packowi...
Jan 16, 2019
Child pornography charges include victims from central Illinois
Barnwell, a registered sex offender, will remain on supervised release for the rest of his life once his prison term is completed (PHOTO:Pixabay) By Katherine Murphy PEORIA– A Texas man h...
Jan 16, 2019
Police search for armed robbery suspect after weekend heist
Bloomington Police say the suspect entered the store an demanded money from an employee while wielding a knife. (PHOTO: Bloomington Police Department) By Katherine Murphy The suspect in an arme...
Jan 14, 2019
Key details kept under wraps in Dover murder case
Formal charges, including first degree murder, armed robbery, home invasion, and residential burglary were filed Tuesday against the two Decatur men accused of killing Egerton Dover of Bloomington. (P...
Jan 08, 2019
BPD: Shots fired early Saturday near downtown
Bloomington Police responded to the 700 block of East Market Street Saturday morning to a report of shots fired. (Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police rep...
Jan 05, 2019
BPD: Man armed with a knife robs south side Walgreens
Police are looking for a suspect who robbed a Bloomington Walgreens at knifepoint Thursday night. (file photo) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A cashier at a Bloomington Walgreens was repo...
Jan 03, 2019
