Category Archives: Police and Fire
Pekin mom killed in car crash, son in car seat survives
Authorities are investigating a car crash that killed a young Pekin woman. Her son, restrained in a car seat, survived. (Photo courtesy Flickr/DavidsonScott15)By Howard PackowitzPEORIA – A...
Oct 12, 2017
Bloomington Police report string of car burglaries
Bloomington Police report eight car burglaries in an area near Streid Drive this week. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are reminding drivers to l...
Oct 12, 2017
State Police make $1 million heroin bust in I-70 traffic stop
Illinois State Police said they discovered almost $1 million worth of heroin after stopping a Dodge Caravan for speeding near Vandalia. (Photo courtesy Arvell Dorsey Jr./Flickr) By Howard P...
Oct 10, 2017
Normal releases hydrant flushing schedule
Normal will begin hydrant flushing Oct. 15 (Photo courtesy Pixabay)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – Normal is planning its annual hydrant flushing next week.Fire hydrant flushing is performed to remove any...
Oct 10, 2017
Bloomington police investigating weekend shooting
Police reported a juvenile had been shot near the intersection of Lee Street and Emerson Street in Bloomington. (Photo by WJBC/Patrick Baron)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington police are ...
Oct 07, 2017
Police look for gunman in Bloomington stick-up
Bloomington Police are investigating an armed robbery that happened outside the Hucks gas station on Hershey Road. (WJBC file photo) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Polic...
Oct 05, 2017
Police in Normal probe shots fired at house; man wounded
Police in Normal are investigating gunfire that struck a house Tuesday night in the 300 block of Vernon Avenue. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By Eric StockNORMAL – Police in Normal are investigating...
Oct 04, 2017 Photo courtesy: Normal Police
Several Woodford County schools close due to reported threat of shooting
Metamora High School was closed on Tuesday as authorities investigate a possible threat of a shooting. (Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By Eric StockMETAMORA – Multiple schools in Woodford County have ca...
Oct 03, 2017
Illinois State Police communicating with law enforcement in Nevada following mass shooting
Illinois State Police have been in contact with authorities in Las Vegas following Sunday’s mass shooting. (Photo courtesy Facebook/IllinoisStatePolice)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRIN...
Oct 03, 2017
Teen injured in west side hit-and-run
Bloomington Police say an officer found a seventeen year old teen on the roadway after he had been struck by a vehicle. (Photo by DavidsonScott/flickr)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A hit-and-...
Oct 02, 2017
