Normal Police Department
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NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal Police Department is investigating an armed robbery with a knife at 315 West Beaufort St. near Uptown. The robbery occurred at approximately 7 p.m. on Sunday evening at the 707 Liquor Mart across from the Watterson Tower dormitories. The suspect is described as a black male, who fled the scene […]
Photo courtesy from Normal Police Department NORMAL, Ill.–After 11 years the Normal Police Chief announced plans to retire at the end of April 2022. Rick Bleichner has served as the chief of police since 2011. “I have given this great consideration and the time is right,” said Bleichner. “The organization has six new recruits preparing to […]
Photo Courtesy from Illinois State University Police Department NORMAL, Ill.–At approximately 11:00 a.m. Illinois State University notified students, staff and faculty about a man with a weapon on Main and Locust. There were further updates from ISU Emergency Alert explaining that the person with a weapon was not in regards to an active shooting situation. […]
Photo courtesy to Young America Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- Everyone that lives at Lodge signed a lease to live there before the COVID-19 pandemic began. Residents’ leases began at the beginning of the summer and end next May. Lodge resident and petition organizer Anna Adams pays $765 of rent for her apartment and access to […]
Photo courtesy to Normal PD Facebook NORMAL, Ill.- A body in the woods in North Normal has been identified as 52-year-old man Alexander Goldman. McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder identified the body after an autopsy performed on Aug. 18, 2020. However, cause of death and toxicology testing are pending but there is no preliminary evidence […]
Photo courtesy to Normal Police Department Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- Today, Aug. 17, 2020, at around 12:30 p.m. officers from Normal Police Department responded to a wooded area in North Normal, near Greenbrair Drive and Hershey Road for a report of a possible body in the area. Upon arrival, officers located the body of an […]
Photo courtesy the NAACP Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- Local black community advocacy groups are reacting to a long history of violence. The Bloomington-Normal chapter of NAACP is elated after over 1,000 people gathered on Sunday, May 31. The NAACP Vice-President Carla Campbell-Jackson said, “Our event was extremely successful and was without incident. We are pleased […]
NORMAL – Two vehicles were involved in a car accident on the intersection of Dale and Kingsley St. South bound on Kingsley, a red truck hit the rear corner panel of a white Tesla while making a lane change. The car rolled onto its side causing the Kingsley and Dale St. intersection to be blocked. […]
NORMAL – A Semi-Truck was involved in a minor accident with a Normal Police squad car Monday afternoon in Normal. A semi turned Northbound onto University Street from College Avenue and clipped the front end of a squad car facing Southbound stopped at a red light. As of 4:30 p.m. on Monday, the truck along […]