Category Archives: Police and Fire
Bloomington Police investigating gunshots on Empire Street
Bloomington Police are asking the public’s help in identifying who shot a gun on East Empire Street earlier this afternoon. (Photo courtesy DavidsonScott/flickr)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON ̵...
Dec 23, 2017
McLean County Sheriff: 2 dead dogs discarded west of Bloomington
The McLean County Sheriff’s Office posted a witness photo of an SUV driving from the scene of where two dead dogs were reportedly dumped west of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy McLean County Sherif...
Dec 22, 2017
UPDATE: Logan County man accused of trying to shoot man in Normal, but handgun didn’t fire
Walter Sweeney, 31, of Latham, is being held on $500,000 bail on charges including attempted aggravated discharge of a firearm. (McLean County Jail photo)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A...
Dec 21, 2017
Bloomington teen gets two years in prison for recklessly shooting boy in the face
Emerial Tutwiler was sentenced to two years in prison for his guilty plea to recklessly shooting a teenager in the face. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail).By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON –...
Dec 21, 2017
Man pulls gun trigger during confrontation, but nothing comes out – NPD investigating
Normal Police are investigating a confrontation where the suspect pulled a firearm on a victim and pulled the trigger, but the gun didn’t fire. (Photo courtesy DavidsonScott/flickr)By Patrick Ba...
Dec 21, 2017
BPD, NPD K9 units arrest wanted Indiana man
BPD and NPD K9 units assisted U.S. Marshals in arresting Lamario Delgado-Gonzalez on Sunday. (Photo courtesy Flickr/DavidsonScott15)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – Members of the Bloomington Polic...
Dec 18, 2017
Bloomington police arrest two on cocaine charges
Bloomington Police made the arrests on Wednesday.(WJBC file photo)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington police arrested two city residents on cocaine-related charges after a Wednesday search...
Dec 15, 2017
Alleged crack cocaine dealer held on $250,000 bond after BPD investigation
Ray Davis faces a dozen felony charges related to the alleged sale of crack cocaine. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington Police Vice Unit investigat...
Dec 13, 2017
BPD’s Heffner: Officers to be wearing body cams by spring 2018
Bloomington Police Chief Brendan Heffner presented to the city council his three-year strategic plan . He expects officers to wear body cameras by the spring of 2018.(File photo by WJBC’s Howard...
Dec 12, 2017
Bloomington Police investigating weekend home invasion
The Bloomington Police Department is seeking tips from the public to help solve a home invasion that occurred around midnight on Sunday. (WJBC file photo)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON- Bloomington Po...
Dec 04, 2017
