Category Archives: Police and Fire
Two juveniles arrested in connection to cell phone store burglaries
Two juveniles are in custody in connection to cell phone store burglaries in Bloomington, Normal and Urbana. (WJBC) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Two juveniles are in custody with connection t...
Dec 12, 2018
Two dead as semi hits Normal West school bus head-on with JV athletes on board
Police and firefighters surround the Normal West school bus struck head-on by a wrong-way semi Wednesday night. Two people died, but female athletes on board did not suffer life-threatening inju...
Dec 06, 2018
UPDATED: 20-year old identified as West Jefferson Street murder victim
Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help to find who shot to death Egerton Dover, 20. Dover was pronounced dead at the scene about 4:45 a.m. at 816 W. Jefferson St. (File photo) ...
Dec 05, 2018
Man shot and killed on Bloomington’s west side
Bloomington Police responded to the 800 block of West Jefferson Street Wednesday morning to find one man shot and killed. (WJBC) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police say one person...
Dec 05, 2018
Fire in Normal displaces apartment residents
The fire located at 1249 West Hovey Avenue was contained to one unit and no injuries were sustained. (Normal Fire Department Facebook Page) By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Occupants of five apartment...
Nov 28, 2018
BPD: Shots fired outside west side Bloomington motel
Bloomington Police are investigating an early Saturday morning shooting outside the Econo Lodge on Brock Drive. No one was hurt..(WJBC file photo) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Bloomingt...
Nov 24, 2018
Weekend shooting injures one
Bloomington Police say a teenager was injured in weekend shooting.(WJBC file photo) By Katherine MurphyBLOOMINGTON– A weekend shooting left a teenager with a non-life threatening injury aft...
Nov 20, 2018
BPD rolls out proposal for Axon body cameras
The Bloomington Police Department would use Axon 2 body-worn cameras as seen in this example presented to alderman Monday night. (City of Bloomington/Youtube) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The...
Nov 19, 2018
Local man gets what amounts to life in prison for home invasion, robbery
A judge sentenced Alfred Walker, 41, of Bloomington, to 65 years in prison for a November 2016 home invasion and robbery. (McLean County Jail photo) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A man f...
Nov 16, 2018
Rantoul man pleads guilty to drug-induced Bloomington homicide
Troy McBride, 24, Rantoul is scheduled to be sentenced December 28 for his guilty plea to the drug-induced homicide of James Dingman, who died in Bloomington earlier this year. (Bloomington Police pho...
Nov 09, 2018
