Category Archives: Police and Fire
BPD probing shots fired incident
Anyone with information is asked to contact BPD Detective Brad Melton at 309-434-2537 or BMelton@cityblm.org. If you wish to remain anonymous, call McLean County Crime Stoppers at 309-828-1111. (Faceb...
Jun 15, 2020
Bloomington Police asking for help in solving armed robbery case
There were no injuries during the incident. (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Police)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a...
Jun 15, 2020
Laundry room fire at Epiphany Farms in Bloomington
Bloomington fire crews were called around 8 a.m. Monday to Epiphany Farms in downtown Bloomington. (Facebook/City of Bloomington – Fire) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A fire Monday morni...
Jun 15, 2020
Northeast Normal car crash victim identified
The fatal car crash happened around 4:50 p.m. on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC) By Neil DoyleNORMAL – The victim of a fatal car crash early Wednesday night in northeast Normal has been...
Jun 11, 2020
Day two: Harrison murder trial
The prosecution called Harrison a drug dealer that did business out of his mother’s apartment.(PHOTO:HOI-ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON– Christopher Harrison’s attorne...
Jun 10, 2020
Oven malfunction at Tobin’s Pizza injures two employees
Tobin’s, located at 1513 North Main Street, decided to close the restaurant Tuesday due to the oven malfunction. (Facebook/Tobin’s Pizza, Inc.) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A smal...
Jun 09, 2020
Police release video of man smashing BPD squad car
Police are looking for this person. (Photo Bloomington Police Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a person who smash...
Jun 09, 2020
Coroner: Man dies after accident in Gridley
The incident remains under investigation by the McLean County Coroner’s Office and Illinois State Police.(Facebook/Illinois Department of Transportation) By Neil DoyleGRIDLEY – A pede...
Jun 09, 2020
Hate crime charge filed against man who allegedly threw smoke canister into crowd
Andrew M. Menssen, 31, turned himself in to the McLean County Detention Facility June 3. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC) By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – A second person has been charged with a hate crime ...
Jun 05, 2020
Man dies in fatal car crash near LeRoy
The crash remains under investigation by the coroner’s office and McLean County Sheriff’s Office. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleLEROY – A car crash Thursday morning near LeRoy ...
Jun 04, 2020
