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A draft intergovernmental agreement would add some McLean County Sheriff's deputies to the Bloomington Police tactical squad, resulting in incremental changes to the city's existing SWAT team.
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The McLean County sheriff said the population of the county jail will likely fall after the SAFE-T Act goes into effect in September.
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McLean County sheriff's deputies are investigating boat vandalism on Lake Bloomington. Sheriff Matt Lane says a group of people stole keys, took two boats out on the lake, and hit the seawall overnight on June 28.
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McLean County sheriff's police say a man who had eluded police for two months after being charged with murder is now in custody.
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There were no signs of impaired driving in an accident near Towanda two weeks ago that killed a 69-year-old bicyclist from Bloomington, authorities said Friday.
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The McLean County coroner and sheriff have identified the bicyclist who was killed Friday in Towanda, saying in a statement on Sunday that Craig E. Ryan, 69, of Bloomington, died from multiple blunt injuries.
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Desmond Sterling, 23, was formally charged with three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Kiejoun Watts, 20, of Bloomington.
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McLean County Sheriff Matt Lane told WGLT Thursday that a staff shortage has forced his department to house some mentally ill inmates in need of 24-hour supervision in the booking area.
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The McLean County Board is expected to vote Thursday on a new contract for the union that represents correctional officers at the jail – where staffing shortages recently caused some inmates to be sent out of the county.
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McLean County Sheriff Matt Lane said that he sent 50 inmates to LaSalle County on Tuesday and plans to send 10 more. Lane said it’s necessary because he’s down 24 correctional officers at the jail.