Monroe County

Bloomington police pursue stolen semi tow truck, subdue driver with non-lethal rounds

Published: Apr 9th, 2017 - 11:19pm (EDT)

Updated: Apr 12th, 2017 - 12:58pm (EDT)

A police pursuit of a stolen flat bad semi ended in a crash on the north side of Bloomington Sunday night. Police shot the driver with bean bag rounds when he resisted.Read more

Crime News

Guns, drugs, cash seized in Monroe County investigation

Published: Dec 3rd, 2018 - 9:15pm (EST)

Updated: Dec 4th, 2018 - 4:57am (EST)

The sheriff's department says they seized 18 guns, 3 bundles of money and various drugs while executing a search warrant early Sunday morning.Read more

Local News

Police: McDonald's manager arrested for taking picture of child in store's restroom

Published: Nov 16th, 2018 - 3:58pm (EST)

Updated: Nov 19th, 2018 - 12:44am (EST)

Police arrested a McDonald's store manager Friday after police say he took pictures of a 10-year-old boy in the store's restroom.Read more

Political News

Monroe County polls stay open until 7 p.m. after ballot shortage

Published: Nov 6th, 2018 - 5:13pm (EST)

Updated: Jan 7th, 2019 - 3:31pm (EST)

Monroe County polls stayed open an extra hour because of ballot shortages at up to half of their voting sites Tuesday.Read more

Crime News

Traffic stop for tossing lit cigarette leads to arrests on warrant, drug charges

Published: Nov 1st, 2018 - 10:00pm (EDT)

Updated: Nov 2nd, 2018 - 12:31pm (EDT)

A state trooper found syringes and methamphetamine in a car driving in Monroe County - all because of a lit cigarette. Read more

Crime News

First-ever child porn suspect on FBI list pleads guilty

Published: Oct 16th, 2018 - 8:41pm (EDT)

Updated: Oct 18th, 2018 - 8:21am (EDT)

The first-ever child pornography suspect named to the FBI's Most Wanted list cashed out his life savings and was fleeing law enforcement on a bus traveling across...Read more