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The elimination of cash bail as a means to detain people before trial has brought change to McLean County, including heavier workloads and lower jail populations, as officials navigate the implications of a massive rewrite of the state’s pretrial process.
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Mount Pisgah, at 801 W. Market St., is one of Bloomington-Normal’s largest predominantly Black churches. The church shifted to online services on Sunday.
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Authorities have arrested a 15-year-old boy for a shooting overnight on Feb. 8. A 17-year-old boy received multiple gunshot wounds to his leg in the 1000 block of West Market Street.
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Bloomington Police sergeant Ty Carlton was fired in January after an internal investigation found text messages exchanged between the veteran officer and Cassandra and Jadelyn Lacey, of Bloomington. The couple, both nurses, were being investigated for stealing fentanyl from a doctor’s office where Carlton’s wife Wendy worked.
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Bloomington Police officers were dispatched to a shots-fired report in the 1000 block of West Market Street around 3:43 p.m. Thursday, where they found a 17-year-old gunshot victim.
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In a progress report compiled by DCFS for fiscal year 2023, the agency noted that “unprecedented staff turnover impacts the accuracy, comprehensiveness, and consistency of ongoing assessments of risk and safety.”
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Kameron Major, 26, of Bloomington was indicted on reckless homicide and other charges following a Sept. 24 crash that left another man dead at the scene.
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Vehicle thefts continue to increase in Illinois, and Bloomington-Normal is no exception. Bloomington Police spokesperson Bryce Janssen said car thefts rose 25% this year in the city.
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Bloomington police say they were called to the 600 block of East Locust Street around 2 p.m. Friday for a report of a person hit by a vehicle.
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Bloomington Police responded to a reported stabbing early Tuesday evening.