CRIME & SAFETY
23 arrested after multiple directed patrols in the Peoria area Thursday
WEST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Police officers, troopers and deputies were out in force Thursday night in Peoria County, conducting dozens of traffic stops. Deputies from the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office were joined by the Peoria Police Department and the Illinois State Police on the “directed patrols” — police jargon for concentrating officers in certain areas to focus on certain types of crime.
Peoria woman given 100 years for killing her 8-year-old son
PEORIA (25News Now) - A Peoria woman was sentenced Thursday to 100 years in prison for what authorities described as one of the worst cases of child abuse they’ve seen. In December, Stephanie Jones, 37, pleaded guilty to first degree murder for the death of eight-year-old Navin Jones. A...
27 firefighters on the scene of a Peoria arson
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Peoria Fire officials said two homes are set to be demolished following an arson. Just before 2:30 a.m. on April 25, the Peoria Fire Department was called to a one-and-a-half-story house near the Proctor Recreation Center on W. Smith Street. When they arrived, the house...
Family says house shook after van crash in South Peoria Friday evening
PEORIA (25News Now) - A van crashed into a South Peoria home early Friday evening, and according to family members inside, the driver ran off. However, Illinois State Police troopers on the scene would not confirm they are looking for a suspect following the crash in the 1700 block of West Butler Street about 6:45 p.m.
Vespa: Stephanie Jones is ‘a bald-faced liar’ and hands down a 100-year prison sentence
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — For starving her son to death, for beating him and then blaming others for it, the mother of Navin Jones will likely spend the rest of her life in prison after a judge handed down a 100-year prison term. Stephanie Jones, 37, said nothing when...
Missouri Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Meth Distribution in Central Illinois
A Missouri man from Chillicothe, Scott Young, 37, was handed a 60-month prison sentence on April 25th for pushing meth in the Land of Lincoln. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of Illinois, Young was busted distributing the narcotic on two separate occasions back in 2019.
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