Category Archives: Police and Fire
Illinois State Police communicating with law enforcement in Nevada following mass shooting
Illinois State Police have been in contact with authorities in Las Vegas following Sunday’s mass shooting. (Photo courtesy Facebook/IllinoisStatePolice) By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network SPR...
Oct 03, 2017
Teen injured in west side hit-and-run
Bloomington Police say an officer found a seventeen year old teen on the roadway after he had been struck by a vehicle. (Photo by DavidsonScott/flickr) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A hit-an...
Oct 02, 2017
Bloomington Fire Department takes on Hilltop Mobile Home Park fire
Bloomington fire crews responded to a fire at the Hilltop Mobile Home Park this morning. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington Fire Department) By Patrick Baron BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington firefigh...
Sep 30, 2017 (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington Fire/File)
LeRoy man convicted of attempted sexual assault, burglary
Thomas Price was convicted of burglary and attempted sexual assault after a one-day bench trial. (Photo courtesy LeRoy Police) By Greg Halbleib LEROY – A McLean County judge has found a LeRoy ma...
Sep 28, 2017
Bloomington police investigating attempted carjacking
The victim in Sunday’s reported attempted carjacking was not injured. (WJBC file photo) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington police are investigating an attempted carjacking on Veter...
Sep 25, 2017
Man arrested in Bloomington on Missouri murder warrant
Deacon Zelch was booked at the McLean County Jail on Monday. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service arrested a man in Bloomington o...
Sep 25, 2017
Pekin teen’s remains identified months after being found
The body of a teen who ran away from home almost a year ago has been identified. (Photo by DavidsonScott/flickr) By WMBD-TV TAZEWELL – The remains of a boy who ran away from his home in Pekin la...
Sep 23, 2017
Bloomington man arrest suspected gunman
Herman D. Adair, 22, of Bloomington was arrested Thursday on weapons charges. (Photo by Bloomington Police Department) By Sean Copeland BLOOMINGTON- Bloomington Police arrested a man they belie...
Sep 22, 2017
Bloomington man kills his children and himself
A Bloomington man took the life of his children and set fire to his house before taking his own life. (Photo by Sam Wood/WJBC) By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police say a man killed his...
Sep 20, 2017
Suspect in fatal hit-and-run tied to November home invasion in Normal
Bloomington Police arrested Jakeb Collins, 22, for a hit-and-run crash that left one woman dead. He’s now tied to an unrelated home invasion and armed robbery last November in Normal (Pho...
Sep 20, 2017
