Category Archives: Police and Fire
Normal Police searching for home invasion, sexual assault suspect
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Normal Police at 309-454-9535. (Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – Normal Police are investigating a home invasion and alleg...
Apr 29, 2024
Bloomington police welcome new K-9
Bane is a 19-month-old Belgian Malinois. He was born in the Czech Republic. (Facebook/City of Bloomington – Police)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Police Department welcomed a new ...
Apr 27, 2024
Vespa: Stephanie Jones is ‘a bald-faced liar’ and hands down a 100-year prison sentence
Stephanie Jones (far left) listened during a sentencing hearing this week. (Photo courtesy: WMBD-TV)By WMBD TV PEORIA - For starving her son to death, for beating him and then blaming others for it, t...
Apr 26, 2024
Normal Fire Dept. investigating fire at Rivian manufacturing plant in Normal
Rivan employees were allowed back into the building at 1 p.m. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake Haas NORMAL – A fire broke out inside the Rivian Automotive plant in Normal early Thursday morni...
Apr 25, 2024
Chicago man faces charges of vehicular hijacking in McLean County
Kendu Fisher-Edwards remains behind bars in the McLean County Jail. (Photo courtesy: NPD) By Blake Haas NORMAL – An Chicago man stands accused of stealing a vehicle in Normal last week. Authorit...
Apr 24, 2024
Pekin woman dead after being hit by a forklift inside the Goodfield Case IH plant
The accident remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)By Blake Haas WOODFORD COUNTY – A Pekin woman died in an accident at the Case IH factory in Goodfield.Authorities responded to t...
Apr 24, 2024
Normal Police 15% pay raise to be spread over four years
The four-year agreement retroactively went into effect April 1. (Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – Normal police officers and sergeants will see a pay increase over the next four years. ...
Apr 24, 2024
Former Clinton Chief of Police passes away
Former Clinton Police Chief Mike Reidy was 69. (Photo courtesy: Clinton Police/Facebook) By WJBC Staff CLINTON – A former longtime Chief of Police in DeWitt County passed away this week. Former ...
Apr 23, 2024
Murder investigation underway in McLean County after a man was found dead in a ditch
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the McLean County Sheriff’s office. (Photo courtesy: Flickr) By Blake Haas MCLEAN COUNTY – An investigation into a man found dead in a ditc...
Apr 18, 2024
Police probing pair of shots fired incidents in Normal
Anyone with information on these cases is asked to contact NPD at 309-454-9535. If you wish to provide information and remain anonymous, use the Tip411 service by texting NORMALPD to 847411, leave a s...
Apr 17, 2024
