Category Archives: Police and Fire
UPDATE: Logan County man accused of trying to shoot man in Normal, but handgun didn’t fire
Walter Sweeney, 31, of Latham, is being held on $500,000 bail on charges including attempted aggravated discharge of a firearm. (McLean County Jail photo) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON –...
Dec 21, 2017
Bloomington teen gets two years in prison for recklessly shooting boy in the face
Emerial Tutwiler was sentenced to two years in prison for his guilty plea to recklessly shooting a teenager in the face. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail). By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON ...
Dec 21, 2017
Man pulls gun trigger during confrontation, but nothing comes out – NPD investigating
Normal Police are investigating a confrontation where the suspect pulled a firearm on a victim and pulled the trigger, but the gun didn’t fire. (Photo courtesy DavidsonScott/flickr)By Patrick Ba...
Dec 21, 2017
BPD, NPD K9 units arrest wanted Indiana man
BPD and NPD K9 units assisted U.S. Marshals in arresting Lamario Delgado-Gonzalez on Sunday. (Photo courtesy Flickr/DavidsonScott15) By Patrick Baron BLOOMINGTON – Members of the Bloomington Pol...
Dec 18, 2017
Bloomington police arrest two on cocaine charges
Bloomington Police made the arrests on Wednesday.(WJBC file photo) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington police arrested two city residents on cocaine-related charges after a Wednesday sear...
Dec 15, 2017
Alleged crack cocaine dealer held on $250,000 bond after BPD investigation
Ray Davis faces a dozen felony charges related to the alleged sale of crack cocaine. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington Police Vice Unit investig...
Dec 13, 2017
BPD Chief ready to work with civilian police board
Bloomington Police Chief Brendan Heffner told the city council Monday night he’s eager to work with the recently created civilian police panel. (WJBC file photo) By Howard Packowitz BLOOM...
Dec 12, 2017
BPD’s Heffner: Officers to be wearing body cams by spring 2018
Bloomington Police Chief Brendan Heffner presented to the city council his three-year strategic plan . He expects officers to wear body cameras by the spring of 2018.(File photo by WJBC’s Howard...
Dec 12, 2017
Normal Council takes ‘whipping’ for raising property taxes to fund pensions
The Normal Town Council unanimously agreed to raise property taxes to pay for the rising cost of police and fire pensions. (Photo courtesy Flickr/401K2012) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL – No...
Dec 04, 2017
Prosecutors: Man acted in self-defense against machete-swinging attacker
Cullen Hedrick, who died from a stab wound Saturday afternoon, was allegedly swinging a machete at an unidentified man when he was stabbed in the chest. (Photo courtesy Facebook/City of Bloomington &#...
Dec 04, 2017
