Category Archives: Police and Fire
Bloomington man arrested for alleged cocaine manufacturing, delivery
24-year-old Theotis Hilliard Jr. was arrested Tuesday after he reportedly manufactured and sold cocaine. (Bloomington Police Department) By Patrick Baron BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man has been...
Jul 10, 2018
Immigration advocates frustrated by lack of council action as police chief tries to build trust
About 40 people braved the heat and humidity at a Keep Families Together Campaign rally outside Bloomington City Hall. A short time later, a group of about 10 American flag carrying advocates gathered...
Jul 10, 2018
Immigrant advocates see Bloomington ordinance as not so welcoming
The Keep Families Together Campaign announced Friday night it it’s opposed to the resolution on immigrants to be considered Monday night by Bloomington aldermen. (File photo by Howard Packowitz/...
Jul 07, 2018
Bloomington aldermen to vote on raises for union firefighters, police dispatchers
Bloomington aldermen will decide Monday night whether to ratify a three year union contract with firefighters that will cost the city an extra $2 million.(Facebook/Bloomington Fire Department photo) &...
Jul 06, 2018
NPD: Local man exposed himself to females on Constitution Trail, other Normal locations
Normal Police arrested Bobby Williams, 26, of Normal on Friday for allegedly exposing himself to females on the Constitution Trail and other locations in Normal. (Normal Police Department photo...
Jul 06, 2018
BPD chief would decide whether to aid ICE agents on immigration issues
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner has called a special meeting for 5:30 p.m. Monday to vote on the controversial immigration issue. (File photo by Patrick Baron/WJBC) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON &...
Jul 06, 2018
UPDATED: Bloomington triple murder suspect no stranger to legal system
Sydney Mays Jr. is also known as Mitch and Syd, and is considered armed and dangerous. (Bloomington Police Department) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man was relea...
Jul 03, 2018
Suspect identified in Bloomington triple homicide
Sydney Mays Jr. is also known as Mitch and Syd, and is considered armed and dangerous. (Bloomington Police Department) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington investigators have identified a ...
Jul 03, 2018
Man wounded in West Jefferson Street shooting
Bloomington Police are investigating a shooting that wounded a man on West Jefferson Street early Tuesday morning. Police said the man has non-life threatening injuries. (WJBC file photo) By Ho...
Jul 03, 2018
BPD’s Wheeler speaks out on officers’ stress, pain of grieving families
Recently appointed Bloomington Police Chief Clay Wheeler is leading a department investigating a pair of shootings in June that killed five people and wounded three others, including a four-year old b...
Jun 29, 2018
