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.
State troopers save driver from fiery crash in East Peoria
State troopers save driver from fiery crash in East Peoria.
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...
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...
4 people displaced, 2 pets dead after house fire
PEORIA (25News Now) - Four adults are displaced and two pets are dead after a house fire in Peoria Saturday afternoon. Around 4 p.m., Peoria firefighters responded to a reported structure fire at 1823 S. Arago Street. Once crews got there, they found heavy smoke and flames from the first floor of the two-and-a-half-story home. Fire damage was contained to the first floor.
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...
Person rescued after vehicle goes into Peoria ravine
PEORIA (25News Now) - One person is hospitalized with serious injures after the vehicle they were end went down 20 feet into a ravine Wednesday night. It happened around 7:45 PM Wednesday night on North Gale Avenue. When firefighters arrived, they found the vehicle in a ravine, with the only...
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.
2 taken to hospital after vehicle driven inside Peoria building
PEORIA (25News Now) - The driver of a vehicle and a business employee were taken to a hospital after a vehicle was driven completely inside a building in the 4600 block of North University Street in Peoria. Fire Department Battalion Chief Ryan Calhoun says the Direct Travel employee was pinned...
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