Category Archives: Police and Fire
Family escapes unharmed from burning Bloomington home
Fire damaged this home on West Graham St. A family of five escaped unharmed. (Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington firefighters battled a house fire ...
Dec 28, 2018
BPD sees link between two Wednesday night stick-ups, Twin-City businesses hit by seven robberies in 12 days
Bloomington Police are investigating two armed robberies reported about eight minutes apart on the city’s southeast side. (Facebook/Bloomington Police) By Howard PackowitzInvestigators see ...
Dec 27, 2018
Judge denies defense motion to drop child abuse charges against local pastor
Matthew Everly’s lawyer would not say if his client, a former pastor at Eastview Christian Church, will testify in his own defense on child abuse charges. (McLean County Jail) By Howard Pac...
Dec 26, 2018
Triple murder suspect wants judge, not a jury, to decide case
Triple murder suspect Sydney Mays of Bloomington decided Wednesday he wants a judge instead of a jury to decide his case. (Bloomington Police Department) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A ...
Dec 26, 2018
UPDATED: “Armed and Dangerous” suspect still on the loose
Bloomington Police are still on the lookout for burglary suspect Floyd Brown, who allegedly ran from police after crashing the car he was driving into multiple vehicles Sunday night at Veterans Parkwa...
Dec 25, 2018
Dollar General hit again in Twin-Cities armed robbery spree
Normal Police are investigating the Twin-Cities fifth armed robbery in nine days. (WJBC file photo) By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – A business on Normal’s west side has been the target of...
Dec 23, 2018
Woodford County Police arrest suspect in mini-storage burglary spree
Britt Craig, 34, of East Peoria is accused of multiple burglaries to mini-storage units in Woodford County and other locations. (Woodford County Sheriff’s Police photo) By Howard PackowitzE...
Dec 21, 2018
Police issue alert after Wednesday night ‘smash and grab’ burglary spree
Bloomington and Normal Police are investigating a rash of smash and grab vehicle burglaries that happened Wednesday night outside fitness and day care centers. (File photo) By Howard PackowitzBLO...
Dec 19, 2018
Kenney man killed in fiery Macon County crash
A single-vehicle accident in Macon County Friday night killed William Shane Peterson of Kenney. (DavidsonScott/flickr) By Howard PackowitzMAROA – A single-vehicle crash in rural Maroa Frida...
Dec 17, 2018
BPD: two in custody after armed robbery at Casey’s
Bloomington Police have taken 29-year old Mary Harris and 31-year old Calvin Harris into custody after an armed robbery Sunday at a Casey’s General Store on Fox Creek Road. (Photo Bloomington Po...
Dec 17, 2018
