Category Archives: Police and Fire
ISP: Car drove over median in I-55 crash near Towanda
Illinois State Police said Monday the victims’ conditions are not known.(DavidsonScott/flickr) By Neil DoyleTOWANDA – A two-car crash Sunday evening on I-55, just north of the Towanda...
Aug 12, 2019
ICE agents arrest Bloomington hit-and-run suspect
Jose Rodriguez, 27, is now in the custody of federal ICE agents. (Bloomington Police Department photo) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Federal authorities are a step closer to deporting an...
Aug 12, 2019
Four hurt in I-55 crash near Towanda
A two-car crash early Sunday evening on I-55 near Towanda sent four people to area hospitals. (Photo from Flickr/DavidsonScott15) By Howard PackowitzTOWANDA – The Normal Fire Department rep...
Aug 12, 2019
NPD Chief: Investigators receive “additional information” in sex abuse case against Unit 5 teacher
Jonathon Hovey faces multiple counts of predatory criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse for alleged sex acts against a pair of his first-grade student at Glenn Elementary School...
Aug 07, 2019
NPD: Two men arrested for stolen guns, cannabis
Normal police said the two men were arrested, while the driver and two juveniles in the U-Haul were released at the scene. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Normal police arrested two...
Aug 02, 2019
Normal Fire Department celebrates 50 years serving full-time
Members of the Normal Fire Department class of 1969 at a celebration held Thursday at the Hudson Town Hall. (Neil Doyle/WJBC) By Neil DoyleHUDSON – It was 50 years ago when the Town of Norm...
Aug 01, 2019
BPD: Delivery driver robbed at gunpoint
Bloomington police are investigating the armed robbery and said the victim was hit in the head with a gun. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington police are probing an arm...
Jul 30, 2019
Smoky kitchen fire damages apartment building in Normal
Normal Fire Department Engineer/Paramedic Jim Street administers oxygen to one of two cats removed from the Morgan Street apartment using special masks designed for animals. (Normal Fire Department ph...
Jul 29, 2019
Accomplice in 2017 Funks Grove murder pleads guilty to reduced charge
Christine Roush (left) is serving 40-years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering her mother at Funks Grove in July 2017. Co-defendant Matthew Isbell (right) pleaded guilty Monday July 29,...
Jul 29, 2019
UPDATE: NPD investigating robbery, shots fired incident
In the armed robbery incident police are looking for two black males in their early 20’s.(WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Normal Police are continuing to investigate an armed r...
Jul 29, 2019
