Category Archives: Police and Fire
ISP: One person dead after crash on I-74
Due to the crash, traffic was rerouted onto exit 102 into Morton.(Facebook/Illinois State Police) By Neil Doyle MORTON – Illinois State Police have confirmed that one person is dead after...
Feb 26, 2020
New policy has Illinois sheriffs hot under the collar
State Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst (R-Kankakee) says the new policy is a bad one (PHOTO:Dave Dahl)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD– Statehouse Republicans and the Illinois Sheriffs' Association are mad about p...
Feb 26, 2020
BPD investigating theft, use of stolen credit cards
Bloomington Police say the first person of interest is a black man in his late 20’s to early 30’s, with a medium build and facial hair. (Photo Bloomington Police Department) By Neil...
Feb 21, 2020
BPD probing two commercial burglaries
BPD said the suspect is a tall black man, 25 to 30 years of age, with a full beard. (Photo Bloomington Police Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are asking for the pu...
Feb 20, 2020
Overnight stabbing leaves one hospitalized in Bloomington
Anyone with information is asked to contact BPD. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police confirm one man is in the hospital with a stab wound.Police s...
Feb 18, 2020
Peoria County Coroner: Man dies from hypothermia in Walmart parking lot
The case remains under investigation by the Peoria Police Department. (Facebook/Peoria County Coroner’s Office) By Neil Doyle PEORIA – Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identi...
Feb 14, 2020
UPDATED: Man captured early Saturday morning
Thomas Benge. (Photo McLean County Sheriff’s Office)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A man who escaped from McLean County Sheriff Police Friday afternoon has been captured.In a Facebook post, th...
Feb 08, 2020
Man escapes custody in downtown Bloomington
Thomas Benge. (Photo McLean County Sheriff’s Office)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Local authorities are looking for a man who escaped custody Friday afternoon.The McLean County Sheriff’...
Feb 07, 2020
Bloomington man facing felony count after punching officer at Law and Justice Center
McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage said the incident happened on January 27th. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man is facing a class 3 felony after allegedly p...
Feb 05, 2020
Lawsuit filed against town of Normal, police officers surrounding stolen money
The lawsuit also states NPD officers “conspired and acted together to cover up their misconduct.” (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – The town of ...
Jan 27, 2020
