Category Archives: Police and Fire

Bloomington man identified in fatal stabbing
Cullen Hedrick of Bloomington died Saturday afternoon after he was stabbed in the chest. (Photo courtesy DavidsonScott/flickr)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man has been identified ...
Syndicated Author Dec 03, 2017

Teen arrested for armed robbery
Bloomington Police arrested the youth in connection with the robbery on Washington St. (WJBC file photo)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police have arrested a teenage boy for an arm...
Syndicated Author Nov 29, 2017

Pontiac fire chiefs puts on light display for holidays
Pontiac Fire Chief Scott Runyon has his home light for the holidays. (Photo by Cynthia Grau/WJEZ)By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsPONTIAC – Every year, Pontiac Fire Chief Scott Runyon celebrates the hol...
Syndicated Author Nov 29, 2017

Bloomington Police probe 4th shots fired incident in one week
Bloomington police are investigating four reports of gunfire in the last six days. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington Police)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police said they found shell...
Syndicated Author Nov 28, 2017

Authorities investigate fatal Dwight fire
Investigators seek to find the cause of a fire that left a 53-year-old man dead last weekend. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Dwight Fire Protection District)By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ & Howard PackowitzDWIGHT...
Syndicated Author Nov 20, 2017

Child porn case in Normal leads to an arrest
Normal Police allege Theodore Nystrom had numerous pictures and videos of child pornography on his computer. (Normal Police Department photo) By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – Normal Police have ...
Syndicated Author Nov 15, 2017

Council turns down VenuWorks offer to manage BCPA
Bloomington aldermen unanimously rejected a proposal for downtown sports arena managers to also run the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Chaunceydavis81)By Howa...
Syndicated Author Nov 14, 2017

Man robbed at gunpoint outside Bloomington K of C hall
Bloomington Police are investigating an armed robbery at the Knights of Columbus early Thursday morning. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington Police)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police...
Syndicated Author Nov 09, 2017

Springfield man identified as victim of fatal SUV crash near Bloomington
Authorities say John Brillhart, 45, of Springfield was driving at a high rate of speed when his SUV went off I-55, a mile south of Veterans Parkway, late Monday night.(Photo courtesy Flickr/DavidsonSc...
Syndicated Author Nov 07, 2017

Paroled killer charged with selling cocaine in Bloomington
Prosecutors charged Shaun Chaszar with selling cocaine to a Bloomington Police informant last month. He was released from prison less than a year ago after serving time for raping and killing a homele...
Syndicated Author Nov 03, 2017