EPI’s latest jobs analysis shows that millions of people not counted as officially unemployed are either “involuntary part-time” workers who want to work full-time but can’t find the hours, or they are “marginally attached,” meaning that even though they want to work, they did not actively seek work in the past month.
There were 1.3 million marginally attached workers at the start of the recession in December 2007, but that number has since swelled by close to 1 million, underscoring how prolonged economic downturns can make it progressively harder to find work.
“When we see such a dramatic increase in such a short period of time, we know that it’s not caused by a major shift in attitudes toward working, but instead by the fact that many jobless workers have simply realized they have little chance of finding meaningful work in such a weak labor market,” says EPI economist Heidi Shierholz.
At the start of the recession there were 1.7 unemployed workers for every job opening; the most recent data show 5.4 unemployed workers competing for each available job.
Source: Economic Policy Institute
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Who are the Jena 6?
The Jena Six are a group of six black teenagers convicted in the beating of Justin Barker, a white student at Jena High School in Jena, Louisiana, United States, on December 4, 2006. Barker was injured in the assault by the members of the Jena Six, and received treatment for his injuries at an emergency room. While the case was pending, it was often cited as an example of racial injustice in the United States, due to a belief that the defendants had initially been charged with too-serious offenses and had been treated unfairly.
A number of events took place in and around Jena in the months preceding the Barker assault, which have been linked to an alleged escalation of racial tensions. These events included the hanging of nooses from a tree in the high school courtyard, two violent confrontations between white and black youths, and the destruction by fire of the main building of Jena High School. The incidents were often linked in the extensive news coverage regarding the Jena Six.
Six individuals (Robert Bailey, then aged 17; Mychal Bell, then 16; Carwin Jones, then 18; Bryant Purvis, then 17; Jesse Ray Beard, then 14; and Theo Shaw, then 17) were arrested in the assault on Barker. One, Mychal Bell, was initially convicted as an adult of aggravated battery and conspiracy to commit aggravated battery. His convictions were overturned on the ground that he should have been tried as a juvenile. Prior to a retrial in juvenile court, he pled guilty to a reduced charge of simple battery. The other five defendants later pled no contest, and were convicted of the same offense.
The Jena Six case sparked protests by those viewing the arrests and subsequent charges, initially attempted second-degree murder (though later reduced), as excessive and racially discriminatory. The protesters asserted that white Jena youths involved in other incidents were treated leniently. On September 20, 2007, between 15,000 and 20,000 protesters marched on Jena in what was described as the "largest civil rights demonstration in years".[2][3] Related protests were held in other US cities on the same day.[4] Subsequent reactions included songs alluding to the Jena Six, a considerable number of editorials and opinion columns, and Congressional hearings.
Background to the assault - Noose hanging
Jena High SchoolAt Jena High School, about 10% of students are black and more than 80% are white, reflecting the population of the town of Jena, which has about 3,000 people. Some early reporting indicated that students of different races seldom sat together, although this has been disputed. According to early reports, black students typically sat on bleachers near the auditorium, while white students sat under a large tree in the center of the school courtyard, referred to as the "white tree" or "prep tree". According to some of the school's teachers and administrators, the tree in question was not a "white tree" and students of all races had sat under it at one time or another.
A school assembly was held on August 31, 2006. A black male freshman asked the principal whether he could sit under the tree. According to Donald Washington, United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, the principal stated that the question was posed in a "jocular fashion". The principal told the students they could "sit wherever they wanted". According to some reports, the freshman and his friends then sat under the tree.
The following morning, nooses were discovered hanging from the tree. Reports differ as to whether there were two or three nooses. A black teacher described seeing both white and black students "playing with [the nooses], pulling on them, jump-swinging from them, and putting their heads through them" that same day. Craig Franklin, assistant editor of The Jena Times, stated that the nooses were actually a prank by three students aimed at white members of the school rodeo team, and that the school's investigating committee had concluded that "the three young teens had no knowledge that nooses symbolize the terrible legacy of the lynchings of countless blacks in American history." The names of those who hung the nooses have not been publicly disclosed.
From Wikipedia.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Can the Obamas desegregate the Vinyard?
The rumors that the Obamas will be vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard this summer have been spreading since April. Locals are famously ho-hum about these kinds of things, but even they admit that this could be an unusually crowded August on the island, with three sets of Democratic Party royalty descending at once.
The Clintons are expected to return to Edgartown, where they have often stayed at the home of Richard Friedman, a Boston real-estate developer. Caroline Kennedy will be at her mother’s former estate in Aquinnah. And while the Obamas’ plans are still unannounced, most people expect the First Family to settle on Oak Bluffs, at the northeast end of Martha’s Vineyard.
A few Vineyarders say they know whose home it’ll be. “The rumor is that it’s Wayne Budd,” says one, referring to the prominent Boston lawyer who was associate U.S. attorney general under the first President Bush. “He has a very large house with guesthouses that would be perfect for the Secret Service and his staff.” Budd has denied this, and a wealthy friend of the Obamas who claims to have been provided a photo of the chosen house says that the Oak Bluffs rumor is wrong. “The picture I received looks like it could be West Chop,” this friend says, referring to a neighborhood across the harbor. “But West Chop is totally white—so totally white that it would be a surprise.”
Even if the Obamas do choose West Chop, they’ll surely spend considerable time in Oak Bluffs, a town known for attracting most of the upper-class black professionals who stay on the island. As liberal as it is, the Vineyard is about as racially integrated as a college dining hall—blacks and whites get along fine, but they generally don’t socialize. “There’s not a lot of overlap between black and white,” says radio executive Skip Finley, who started vacationing in Oak Bluffs in 1954 and has been living there full-time for the past decade. “I don’t think anybody’s insulted by it. I’m certainly not.” It’s an arrangement that springs largely from the self-segregating impulse among black Vineyarders, who have come to the island to connect with each other. “We have people here who are black and upscale and racist,” Finley continues. “They don’t want to be around white folks, and they don’t have to.” By choosing to vacation in and around Oak Bluffs, the Obamas would be throwing a spotlight on one of the most demographically unusual towns in America.
... here.
In 1912, a former slave named Charles Shearer opened the first summer inn in Oak Bluffs that catered specifically to black patrons. Only a few dozen blacks visited the island at the time, but over the years Oak Bluffs has become the summer meeting place for scores of what could be called the Only Ones—black professional and social elites who travel in worlds where they’re often the only black person in the room. The Only Ones typically break into fields or companies that admit few blacks, move into neighborhoods where few blacks live, and send their kids to mostly white schools. They are not running from their own—they’re chasing after the best they can get. They aren’t assimilationist; they’re ascensionist.
Senator Edward Brooke, Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Ethel Waters, Paul Robeson, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. all made visits to Oak Bluffs. The novelist Dorothy West moved to the island in the forties, working for the Vineyard Gazette first as a file clerk and then, for decades, as a columnist who wrote about the prominent blacks visiting the island. Today’s summer vacationers come from the worlds of academia (like Harvard professors Skip Gates, Charles Ogletree, and Lani Guinier), media (NPR correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault, former ABC News anchor Carole Simpson), film (directors Spike Lee and Reggie Hudlin), and politics (Valerie Jarrett, who hosted the Obamas in 2007). “If you’re upper-middle class and black, this is your spot,” Finley says. “You’re going to find a way to spend a little bit of quality time here on this island.” In Oak Bluffs, the Only Ones become one of many. “I went to a garden party last weekend,” Simpson says, “and you would not believe the occupations of the people I met there. It’s like all the African-American East Coast professionals have chosen this place to socialize with each other.”
Not all blacks stay in Oak Bluffs; Vernon Jordan lives about fifteen miles away, in Chilmark. And the social scene in Oak Bluffs doesn’t exclude white islanders. Craig Hockmeyer, who owns a bicycle shop in nearby Vineyard Haven, says he spent many nights at Lola’s, which was, until its recent closing, a central part of the Vineyard black universe. “A bald white honky like me could go in there and feel totally comfortable and dance the night away with all the rich black folks, not a problem at all.” Still, Vineyard whites understand that blacks in Oak Bluffs take their socializing seriously. “I think the African-American summer community is more active in terms of the social network,” says Ron Mechur, a local real-estate appraiser. “They do more things, host more affairs, and support one another as friends. The white community doesn’t do as much, and they’re not as connected.”
Read the entire article here...
The Clintons are expected to return to Edgartown, where they have often stayed at the home of Richard Friedman, a Boston real-estate developer. Caroline Kennedy will be at her mother’s former estate in Aquinnah. And while the Obamas’ plans are still unannounced, most people expect the First Family to settle on Oak Bluffs, at the northeast end of Martha’s Vineyard.
A few Vineyarders say they know whose home it’ll be. “The rumor is that it’s Wayne Budd,” says one, referring to the prominent Boston lawyer who was associate U.S. attorney general under the first President Bush. “He has a very large house with guesthouses that would be perfect for the Secret Service and his staff.” Budd has denied this, and a wealthy friend of the Obamas who claims to have been provided a photo of the chosen house says that the Oak Bluffs rumor is wrong. “The picture I received looks like it could be West Chop,” this friend says, referring to a neighborhood across the harbor. “But West Chop is totally white—so totally white that it would be a surprise.”
Even if the Obamas do choose West Chop, they’ll surely spend considerable time in Oak Bluffs, a town known for attracting most of the upper-class black professionals who stay on the island. As liberal as it is, the Vineyard is about as racially integrated as a college dining hall—blacks and whites get along fine, but they generally don’t socialize. “There’s not a lot of overlap between black and white,” says radio executive Skip Finley, who started vacationing in Oak Bluffs in 1954 and has been living there full-time for the past decade. “I don’t think anybody’s insulted by it. I’m certainly not.” It’s an arrangement that springs largely from the self-segregating impulse among black Vineyarders, who have come to the island to connect with each other. “We have people here who are black and upscale and racist,” Finley continues. “They don’t want to be around white folks, and they don’t have to.” By choosing to vacation in and around Oak Bluffs, the Obamas would be throwing a spotlight on one of the most demographically unusual towns in America.
... here.
In 1912, a former slave named Charles Shearer opened the first summer inn in Oak Bluffs that catered specifically to black patrons. Only a few dozen blacks visited the island at the time, but over the years Oak Bluffs has become the summer meeting place for scores of what could be called the Only Ones—black professional and social elites who travel in worlds where they’re often the only black person in the room. The Only Ones typically break into fields or companies that admit few blacks, move into neighborhoods where few blacks live, and send their kids to mostly white schools. They are not running from their own—they’re chasing after the best they can get. They aren’t assimilationist; they’re ascensionist.
Senator Edward Brooke, Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Ethel Waters, Paul Robeson, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. all made visits to Oak Bluffs. The novelist Dorothy West moved to the island in the forties, working for the Vineyard Gazette first as a file clerk and then, for decades, as a columnist who wrote about the prominent blacks visiting the island. Today’s summer vacationers come from the worlds of academia (like Harvard professors Skip Gates, Charles Ogletree, and Lani Guinier), media (NPR correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault, former ABC News anchor Carole Simpson), film (directors Spike Lee and Reggie Hudlin), and politics (Valerie Jarrett, who hosted the Obamas in 2007). “If you’re upper-middle class and black, this is your spot,” Finley says. “You’re going to find a way to spend a little bit of quality time here on this island.” In Oak Bluffs, the Only Ones become one of many. “I went to a garden party last weekend,” Simpson says, “and you would not believe the occupations of the people I met there. It’s like all the African-American East Coast professionals have chosen this place to socialize with each other.”
Not all blacks stay in Oak Bluffs; Vernon Jordan lives about fifteen miles away, in Chilmark. And the social scene in Oak Bluffs doesn’t exclude white islanders. Craig Hockmeyer, who owns a bicycle shop in nearby Vineyard Haven, says he spent many nights at Lola’s, which was, until its recent closing, a central part of the Vineyard black universe. “A bald white honky like me could go in there and feel totally comfortable and dance the night away with all the rich black folks, not a problem at all.” Still, Vineyard whites understand that blacks in Oak Bluffs take their socializing seriously. “I think the African-American summer community is more active in terms of the social network,” says Ron Mechur, a local real-estate appraiser. “They do more things, host more affairs, and support one another as friends. The white community doesn’t do as much, and they’re not as connected.”
Read the entire article here...
Thursday, June 18, 2009
US cities may have to be bulldozed in order to survive
Could this be in Peoria's future? If so, there are a few buildings in my neighborhood I would love to see razed:
The government looking at expanding a pioneering scheme in Flint, one of the poorest US cities, which involves razing entire districts and returning the land to nature.
Local politicians believe the city must contract by as much as 40 per cent, concentrating the dwindling population and local services into a more viable area.The radical experiment is the brainchild of Dan Kildee, treasurer of Genesee County, which includes Flint.
Having outlined his strategy to Barack Obama during the election campaign, Mr Kildee has now been approached by the US government and a group of charities who want him to apply what he has learnt to the rest of the country.
Mr Kildee said he will concentrate on 50 cities, identified in a recent study by the Brookings Institution, an influential Washington think-tank, as potentially needing to shrink substantially to cope with their declining fortunes.
Most are former industrial cities in the "rust belt" of America's Mid-West and North East. They include Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Memphis.
In Detroit, shattered by the woes of the US car industry, there are already plans to split it into a collection of small urban centres separated from each other by countryside.
"The real question is not whether these cities shrink – we're all shrinking – but whether we let it happen in a destructive or sustainable way," said Mr Kildee. "Decline is a fact of life in Flint. Resisting it is like resisting gravity."
Karina Pallagst, director of the Shrinking Cities in a Global Perspective programme at the University of California, Berkeley, said there was "both a cultural and political taboo" about admitting decline in America.
"Places like Flint have hit rock bottom. They're at the point where it's better to start knocking a lot of buildings down," she said.
Flint, sixty miles north of Detroit, was the original home of General Motors. The car giant once employed 79,000 local people but that figure has shrunk to around 8,000. Unemployment is now approaching 20 per cent and the total population has almost halved to 110,000.
The exodus – particularly of young people – coupled with the consequent collapse in property prices, has left street after street in sections of the city almost entirely abandoned.
here...In the city centre, the once grand Durant Hotel – named after William Durant, GM's founder – is a symbol of the city's decline, said Mr Kildee. The large building has been empty since 1973, roughly when Flint's decline began.
Regarded as a model city in the motor industry's boom years, Flint may once again be emulated, though for very different reasons.
But Mr Kildee, who has lived there nearly all his life, said he had first to overcome a deeply ingrained American cultural mindset that "big is good" and that cities should sprawl – Flint covers 34 square miles.
He said: "The obsession with growth is sadly a very American thing. Across the US, there's an assumption that all development is good, that if communities are growing they are successful. If they're shrinking, they're failing."
But some Flint dustcarts are collecting just one rubbish bag a week, roads are decaying, police are very understaffed and there were simply too few people to pay for services, he said.If the city didn't downsize it will eventually go bankrupt, he added.
Flint's recovery efforts have been helped by a new state law passed a few years ago which allowed local governments to buy up empty properties very cheaply.
They could then knock them down or sell them on to owners who will occupy them. The city wants to specialise in health and education services, both areas which cannot easily be relocated abroad.
The local authority has restored the city's attractive but formerly deserted centre but has pulled down 1,100 abandoned homes in outlying areas.
Mr Kildee estimated another 3,000 needed to be demolished, although the city boundaries will remain the same. Already, some streets peter out into woods or meadows, no trace remaining of the homes that once stood there. Choosing which areas to knock down will be delicate but many of them were already obvious, he said.
The city is buying up houses in more affluent areas to offer people in neighbourhoods it wants to demolish. Nobody will be forced to move, said Mr Kildee. "Much of the land will be given back to nature. People will enjoy living near a forest or meadow," he said.
Mr Kildee acknowledged that some fellow Americans considered his solution "defeatist" but he insisted it was "no more defeatist than pruning an overgrown tree so it can bear fruit again".
Building in photo: Western Avenue at West Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.; Peoria, Illinois
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Family Feud Leads To Shootout Leaving 5 People Shot
Nothing to see here folks, California is a concealed carry state and everybody appears to have their papers in order... Could violence like this be coming to Peoria? Family fueds are popping off in neighborhoods all over town. Everyday PPD are answering calls for people fighting in their yards.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Long term effects of the Accelerated Reader Program
From a report entitled "Does Accelerated Reader Work?"
None of the studies included long term follow-up data telling us if children continue to read after the incentive system is no longer in place. This is crucial in light of McLoyd's finding (McLoyd, 1979) that the use of rewards inhibits subsequent reading.
McLoyd (1979) asked second and third graders to read from "high interest" books under three conditions: a "high reward," "low reward" and "no reward" condition. In the high reward condition, children were promised a reward that they rated the most highly out of six presented.
In the low reward condition, children were promised a reward that they rated the least highly out of six presented (Accelerated Reader can be considered a high reward system, because children can exchange points for a wide variety of prizes).
It was explained to the children that the reward would be granted if they read up to a marker in the text (indicating 250 words), and that the experimenter was interested in their opinion of the book. Rewards were not mentioned to the children in the no-reward condition; rather, they were simply asked to read up to the indicated place in the text and to then give their opinion of the book. The reading sessions lasted for ten minutes. (McLoyd also included a group reading from "low interest" books; I consider here, however, only the high interest group, children reading a book that they rated the most interesting out of six books presented to them. This group is of the most interest to us, because it reflects what is or should be the case in sustained silent reading and in most reading management programs.)
Both rewarded groups read only what they had to in order to get the reward, barely going beyond the 250 word maker. The no-reward readers went well beyond this point; they were engaged in reading about twice as much than the two rewarded groups, and read more than twice as much.
Robbins and Thompson (1991) did a separate study of seven low-achieving readers who participated in their incentive program. For at least four of the seven low-achievers, the incentive program had no lasting effect. One low-achiever, Walter, continued reading after the program ended (p. 67), but Timmy, "didn't do much reading ... once the summer reading program ended" (p. 65). Octavious earned all his points in the first few weeks, then his reading "slowed considerably" (p. 71). Sann "found little time for reading and library visits ... as the summer ended" (p. 73)." The incentive program clearly had no impact on Jason, who remained a reluctant reader (p. 69). Robbins and Thompson's analysis thus suggests that rewards do not "jump start" reading interest.
There is, thus, suggestive evidence that the use of incentives does not have positive long-term effects on reading frequency and enthusiasm. The studies reviewed here were short-term and the focus was on the impact of AR on reading achievement. If the amount of actual reading children do is the cause of their reading achievement, one could argue that long-term reading frequency is the crucial issue. Studies must ask whether AR contributes to a reluctant reader becoming an enthusiastic reader long after the program ends.
Conclusion
The results presented here strongly suggest that of the four aspects of AR, access to books, time devoted to reading, tests, and rewards, only the first two are supported by research. There is considerable evidence that providing access to books results in more reading and better reading and considerable evidence that providing time to read results in better reading. There is suggestive evidence that incentives do not promote additional reading in the long term. The AR research literature does nothing to change these conclusions.
Read the full report here...
None of the studies included long term follow-up data telling us if children continue to read after the incentive system is no longer in place. This is crucial in light of McLoyd's finding (McLoyd, 1979) that the use of rewards inhibits subsequent reading.
McLoyd (1979) asked second and third graders to read from "high interest" books under three conditions: a "high reward," "low reward" and "no reward" condition. In the high reward condition, children were promised a reward that they rated the most highly out of six presented.
In the low reward condition, children were promised a reward that they rated the least highly out of six presented (Accelerated Reader can be considered a high reward system, because children can exchange points for a wide variety of prizes).
It was explained to the children that the reward would be granted if they read up to a marker in the text (indicating 250 words), and that the experimenter was interested in their opinion of the book. Rewards were not mentioned to the children in the no-reward condition; rather, they were simply asked to read up to the indicated place in the text and to then give their opinion of the book. The reading sessions lasted for ten minutes. (McLoyd also included a group reading from "low interest" books; I consider here, however, only the high interest group, children reading a book that they rated the most interesting out of six books presented to them. This group is of the most interest to us, because it reflects what is or should be the case in sustained silent reading and in most reading management programs.)
Both rewarded groups read only what they had to in order to get the reward, barely going beyond the 250 word maker. The no-reward readers went well beyond this point; they were engaged in reading about twice as much than the two rewarded groups, and read more than twice as much.
Robbins and Thompson (1991) did a separate study of seven low-achieving readers who participated in their incentive program. For at least four of the seven low-achievers, the incentive program had no lasting effect. One low-achiever, Walter, continued reading after the program ended (p. 67), but Timmy, "didn't do much reading ... once the summer reading program ended" (p. 65). Octavious earned all his points in the first few weeks, then his reading "slowed considerably" (p. 71). Sann "found little time for reading and library visits ... as the summer ended" (p. 73)." The incentive program clearly had no impact on Jason, who remained a reluctant reader (p. 69). Robbins and Thompson's analysis thus suggests that rewards do not "jump start" reading interest.
There is, thus, suggestive evidence that the use of incentives does not have positive long-term effects on reading frequency and enthusiasm. The studies reviewed here were short-term and the focus was on the impact of AR on reading achievement. If the amount of actual reading children do is the cause of their reading achievement, one could argue that long-term reading frequency is the crucial issue. Studies must ask whether AR contributes to a reluctant reader becoming an enthusiastic reader long after the program ends.
Conclusion
The results presented here strongly suggest that of the four aspects of AR, access to books, time devoted to reading, tests, and rewards, only the first two are supported by research. There is considerable evidence that providing access to books results in more reading and better reading and considerable evidence that providing time to read results in better reading. There is suggestive evidence that incentives do not promote additional reading in the long term. The AR research literature does nothing to change these conclusions.
Read the full report here...
Monday, May 25, 2009
Does it mean we are safe if it's not in the news?
As has been determined, by those of us who watch local main stream media, crimes in certain parts of Peoria some times go unreported. Along those lines, although I did not get it from any news report, if I heard correctly, Nick N Willey's in the Metro Center was robbed the other day...
62 days ago:
It was Tuesday, March 23, 2009, a much ballyhooed press conference; Peoria Police have announced that they have arrested four people suspected in the string of armed robberies that have plagued Peoria; the now infamous "... we are safer" comment as shown in the graphic above was made.
Here are the crime related items that were reported on by local mainstream media from March 24 , 2009 through today, Memorial Day, May 25, 2009. Are we safer?
62 days ago:
It was Tuesday, March 23, 2009, a much ballyhooed press conference; Peoria Police have announced that they have arrested four people suspected in the string of armed robberies that have plagued Peoria; the now infamous "... we are safer" comment as shown in the graphic above was made.
Here are the crime related items that were reported on by local mainstream media from March 24 , 2009 through today, Memorial Day, May 25, 2009. Are we safer?
Police Looking For Burglars
Monday, May 25, 2009 @04:07am CST
WMBD/WYZZ – Peoria police are looking into several overnight burglaries that happened on Monday. The first happened in the 7300 block of Knoxville Avenue.Police found the door of Specialty Healthcare propped open just before 1:00 a.m. It isn't clear what, if anything, was stolen.Officers are also looking for suspects after a house was burglarized in the 1000 block of State Street in Peoria county.
Man in Critical Condition After Being Shot by Officer
Monday, May 25, 2009 @04:07am CST
WMBD/WYZZ – Peoria police are looking into several overnight burglaries that happened on Monday. The first happened in the 7300 block of Knoxville Avenue.Police found the door of Specialty Healthcare propped open just before 1:00 a.m. It isn't clear what, if anything, was stolen.Officers are also looking for suspects after a house was burglarized in the 1000 block of State Street in Peoria county.
Man in Critical Condition After Being Shot by Officer
Monday, May 25, 2009 @04:02am CST
WMBD/WYZZ – Police responded around on 1:00 a.m. to the 900 block of Greenlawn Street where they found a man struggling with a woman. The man fled on foot when police arrived, he was pursued by an officer. During the chase, the man pointed a handgun at the police officer, who fired a single shot into the man's stomach.
Pair accused of punching man, shoving women
Posted May 24, 2009 @ 11:24 PM
Two Peorians were arrested Sunday morning after allegedly punching a man in the face and shoving two women as they were walking to their car in the Commerce Bank parking deck.
South Peoria man runs from men with guns
Posted May 23, 2009 @ 10:24 PM
A South Peoria man escaped an armed-robbery attempt Friday night. The man had just arrived at his home in the 1500 block of South Livingston Street about 10:55 p.m. when he saw two men walking toward him.
Man robbed at gunpoint while walking in East Bluff
Posted May 23, 2009 @ 10:22 PM
A man was robbed at gunpoint Saturday morning while walking in the East Bluff.
Two men held up at gunpoint in South Peoria
Posted May 23, 2009 @ 10:21 PM
A Peoria man and his friend were held up at gunpoint early Saturday in South Peoria.
Theft of compact discs, pork loins thwarted
Posted May 20, 2009 @ 08:32 PM
After stealing a bag filled with compact discs and four pork loins Saturday during separate burglaries, a thief abandoned his booty and fled when confronted.
Police: Woman strikes officer escorting her from burning home
Posted May 20, 2009 @ 03:26 PM
A house fire Tuesday night on Prospect Road left one resident jailed for allegedly striking police officers, and the State Fire Marshal's Office investigating a possible arson.
Woman shot in head expected to survive
Posted May 20, 2009 @ 03:13 PM
The Peoria woman who was shot in the head during an apparent domestic dispute early Tuesday morning was in considerably better condition by Wednesday, according to Peoria police.
WMBD/WYZZ – Police responded around on 1:00 a.m. to the 900 block of Greenlawn Street where they found a man struggling with a woman. The man fled on foot when police arrived, he was pursued by an officer. During the chase, the man pointed a handgun at the police officer, who fired a single shot into the man's stomach.
Pair accused of punching man, shoving women
Posted May 24, 2009 @ 11:24 PM
Two Peorians were arrested Sunday morning after allegedly punching a man in the face and shoving two women as they were walking to their car in the Commerce Bank parking deck.
South Peoria man runs from men with guns
Posted May 23, 2009 @ 10:24 PM
A South Peoria man escaped an armed-robbery attempt Friday night. The man had just arrived at his home in the 1500 block of South Livingston Street about 10:55 p.m. when he saw two men walking toward him.
Man robbed at gunpoint while walking in East Bluff
Posted May 23, 2009 @ 10:22 PM
A man was robbed at gunpoint Saturday morning while walking in the East Bluff.
Two men held up at gunpoint in South Peoria
Posted May 23, 2009 @ 10:21 PM
A Peoria man and his friend were held up at gunpoint early Saturday in South Peoria.
Theft of compact discs, pork loins thwarted
Posted May 20, 2009 @ 08:32 PM
After stealing a bag filled with compact discs and four pork loins Saturday during separate burglaries, a thief abandoned his booty and fled when confronted.
Police: Woman strikes officer escorting her from burning home
Posted May 20, 2009 @ 03:26 PM
A house fire Tuesday night on Prospect Road left one resident jailed for allegedly striking police officers, and the State Fire Marshal's Office investigating a possible arson.
Woman shot in head expected to survive
Posted May 20, 2009 @ 03:13 PM
The Peoria woman who was shot in the head during an apparent domestic dispute early Tuesday morning was in considerably better condition by Wednesday, according to Peoria police.
... here...
13-year-old indicted in South Side Bank robbery
Posted May 19, 2009 @ 10:10 PM
A 13-year-old boy was indicted Tuesday by a Peoria County grand jury for allegedly robbing a South Side Bank branch last month at gunpoint.
Teen robbery suspect has another case moved to adult court
Posted May 19, 2009 @ 01:37 PM
A teen already charged as an adult for armed robbery now has more legal woes, as a juvenile court judge Tuesday ordered he be tried as an adult for allegedly attacking a counselor at the county’s juvenile detention center.
Police: Peoria woman shot in head in domestic fight
Posted May 19, 2009 @ 12:15 PM
A South Peoria woman was shot in the head during an apparent domestic fight early Tuesday in which a man was shot in the arm.
Property damaged by South Peoria gunfire
Posted May 18, 2009 @ 11:06 PM
Shots fired Sunday morning in South Peoria damaged two people's property.
Gunplay near Shop Rite leaves cars full of bullets
Posted May 18, 2009 @ 06:08 PM
Gunplay involving five men left the shoppers' cars with bullet holes shortly after 3 p.m. in the Shop Rite parking lot, 1823 W. Lincoln Ave.
Teen parents plead guilty to abusing infant son
Posted May 18, 2009 @ 01:14 PM
Two teenage parents pleaded guilty Monday to abusing their 5-month-old son, causing several rib fractures, fractures to the infant's leg and bruising.
Peorian indicted in double shooting
Posted May 17, 2009 @ 10:48 PM
A South Peoria man faces up to 30 years in prison for allegedly shooting two people in late March.
JS columnist arrested after alleged bar altercation
Posted May 17, 2009 @ 09:38 PM
Phil Luciano, Journal Star columnist and WMBD-AM radio personality, was arrested Saturday morning for allegedly striking two people at a West Peoria tavern.
Gunmen steal electronics, shoes from Peoria house
Posted May 16, 2009 @ 10:49 PM
Gunmen wearing white shirts over their faces broke into a South Peoria home early Saturday and demanded money from the resident's girlfriend. But apparently, they only made off with electronics and shoes.
Peoria police recover handgun after street fight
Posted May 16, 2009 @ 10:48 PM
Police recovered a handgun from a large street fight Thursday night but made no arrests.
Shipment of cigarettes stolen from gas station
Posted May 16, 2009 @ 10:48 PM
A burglar made off with more than $1,300 worth of cigarettes early Saturday from a North Peoria gasoline station.
Teen could get 21 years in robbery
Posted May 15, 2009 @ 09:58 PM
A 14-year-old North Valley boy faces at least 21 years in prison for his part in the armed robbery of the Downtown 66 gas station last fall.
Four people arrested in alcohol-sale stings
Posted May 14, 2009 @ 08:29 PM
Four employees were arrested Wednesday night for allegedly selling alcohol to minors during alcohol countermeasure enforcement by Illinois State Police throughout the area.
$25,900 in equipment stolen from repair shop
Posted May 14, 2009 @ 12:03 AM
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of tools and equipment were stolen from a car repair garage late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
Fast Break store on Galena Road robbed
Posted May 13, 2009 @ 09:33 PM
The Fast Break convenience store at 9327 N. Galena Road was robbed late Tuesday night.
Online tool maps city crime
Posted May 13, 2009 @ 04:03 PM
One of the latest innovations in law enforcement will enable Web users to check out crime trends in Peoria County.
Easily deterred gunman takes no for an answer
Posted May 13, 2009 @ 01:56 PM
A not-so-persistent robber was turned away from an attempted holdup Tuesday night. According to Peoria police, a male believed to be in his teens entered JJ's Fish and Chicken, 841 W. Main St., about 9:15 p.m.
Two Peorians face charges in shooting and carjacking
Posted May 12, 2009 @ 08:26 PM
Two people implicated in a shooting and carjacking last month were indicted Tuesday by a Peoria County grand jury.
Teen pleads guilty to firing shots during altercation
Posted May 12, 2009 @ 07:32 PM
A 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty Monday to charges he fired several shots at another boy during an apparent gang fight earlier this month.
No one injured in North Peoria apartment fire
Posted May 11, 2009 @ 06:39 PM
Fire did an estimated $550,000 in damage to a North Peoria apartment building Sunday night.
West Peoria man hit in head with gun outside bar
Posted May 11, 2009 @ 06:37 PM
A 23-year-old West Peoria man told a Peoria County sheriff's deputy he was struck in the head with a gun during an attempted armed robbery Friday night at Cams, 2510 W. Farmington Road.
Arson, robbery cases occupy grand jury
Posted May 10, 2009 @ 11:27 PM
A South Peoria man faces up to 30 years in prison after being indicted recently by a Peoria County grand jury for allegedly setting fire to his girlfriend's house.
12 apartments evacuated after North Peoria blaze
Posted May 10, 2009 @ 10:36 PM
Residents of 12 apartment units were evacuated late Sunday after a fire at a North Peoria apartment complex. No one was hurt.
Woman robbed in parking lot of Peoria apartment building
Posted May 09, 2009 @ 11:43 PM
A woman was robbed in the parking lot of her apartment building Friday. The victim told police she was getting out of her car to enter the building in the 4700 block of Knoxville Avenue at about 11:50 p.m. when a man approached her.
Peoria woman hit in head, robbed at residence
Posted May 09, 2009 @ 11:41 PM
A woman was robbed early Saturday at her residence in the 1600 block of Indiana Avenue.
Teen admits to planning to rob pizza delivery driver
Posted May 09, 2009 @ 12:20 AM
A Peoria teenager admitted Friday to conspiring with another teen to rob a pizza delivery driver but will avoid prison time as part of a plea agreement.
Pair rob Katie McButts bar and patrons Friday
Posted May 08, 2009 @ 08:02 PM
One shot was fired at the ceiling of a bar during a robbery early Friday morning.
Peoria already fully familiar with arson
Posted May 08, 2009 @ 07:51 PM
… Peoria firefighters are concerned about a rash of intentionally set fires.
Printing machine among damage at local business
Posted May 06, 2009 @ 08:03 AM
A fabric-printing machine belonging to a North Valley business sustained about $25,000 in damages between 6 p.m. Monday and 7:40 a.m. Tuesday.
South Peorian indicted in robbery-shooting
Posted May 05, 2009 @ 08:51 PM
A Peoria County grand jury on Tuesday indicted a South Peoria man on charges he shot a relative while trying to rob him last month.
Prosecutor drops shooting charges as 'charade'
Posted May 05, 2009 @ 08:48 PM
Saying she wanted to "end the charade," a Peoria County prosecutor dismissed charges against a man accused of shooting at his girlfriend after the victim refused to testify Tuesday.
Two indicted for alleged 'gas money' holdup
Posted May 05, 2009 @ 08:26 PM
Two area men were indicted Tuesday for allegedly holding up a man in Peoria's North Valley last month for "gas money."
Bond set at $300,000 for alleged teen bank robber
Posted May 05, 2009 @ 08:25 PM
Bond was set at $300,000 Tuesday for a 13-year-old boy to be tried as an adult for allegedly robbing a South Side Bank branch last month at gunpoint.
Robbery case could be transferred to adult court
Posted May 05, 2009 @ 08:14 PM
Prosecutors have filed a motion to transfer to adult court the case of a 15-year-old boy accused of robbing a hardware store last month.
Robbers get $1,500 from man hit with rifle butt
Posted May 05, 2009 @ 08:21 AM
Two men armed with rifles broke into a residence in the 900 block of West Howett Street at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday and took a reported $1,500 in cash from one of the occupants.
Sheriff's deputies agree to new contract
Posted May 04, 2009 @ 10:02 PM
Peoria County sheriff's deputies have a tentative four-year agreement that will give them pay increases each year.
Judge rules 13-year-old is an adult
Posted May 04, 2009 @ 08:18 PM
Calling the actions of a 13-year-old boy accused of robbing a South Side bank branch last month "very aggressive" and "menacing," a Peoria County judge ruled Monday the teen should be tried as an adult.
Candles left burning may have started trailer fire
Posted May 04, 2009 @ 07:00 PM
Candles left burning overnight may have been the cause of a fire early Monday at Kingspark Estates in Peoria County.
South Peoria man hit with rifle in home invasion
Posted May 04, 2009 @ 09:08 AM
A South Peoria man received a cut to his forehead from the butt of a rifle after two men stormed his home, police said.
Nobody injured in birthday-party gunfire
Posted May 03, 2009 @ 10:47 PM
No one was injured when at least two gunshots were fired at a group of people that had gathered for a birthday party.
Drug task force arrest leads to indictment
Posted May 03, 2009 @ 07:31 PM
A Peoria County grand jury indicted a North Peoria man on drug dealing charges that could send him to prison for up to 15 years.
Hit-and-run victim in critical condition
Posted May 02, 2009 @ 03:00 PM
The victim of an apparent hit-and-run was reported in critical condition Friday night at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center.
Peoria man, girlfriend face child porn charge
Posted May 01, 2009 @ 10:10 PM
A South Peoria man appeared in Peoria's federal court on Friday accused of making sexually explicit videos with an 8-year-old child.
Inside: (1)
Peoria man pleads guilty to sending illicit photos
Posted May 01, 2009 @ 09:46 PM
A Peoria man faces up to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty Friday to sending obscene material to a Washington police officer who was posing as a 13-year-old girl.
District 150 bus monitor arrested
Posted May 01, 2009 @ 09:15 AM
District 150 campus police arrested a bus monitor Thursday morning for allegedly placing masking tape over the mouth of one student and on the neck of another last week.
13-year-old indicted in South Side Bank robbery
Posted May 19, 2009 @ 10:10 PM
A 13-year-old boy was indicted Tuesday by a Peoria County grand jury for allegedly robbing a South Side Bank branch last month at gunpoint.
Teen robbery suspect has another case moved to adult court
Posted May 19, 2009 @ 01:37 PM
A teen already charged as an adult for armed robbery now has more legal woes, as a juvenile court judge Tuesday ordered he be tried as an adult for allegedly attacking a counselor at the county’s juvenile detention center.
Police: Peoria woman shot in head in domestic fight
Posted May 19, 2009 @ 12:15 PM
A South Peoria woman was shot in the head during an apparent domestic fight early Tuesday in which a man was shot in the arm.
Property damaged by South Peoria gunfire
Posted May 18, 2009 @ 11:06 PM
Shots fired Sunday morning in South Peoria damaged two people's property.
Gunplay near Shop Rite leaves cars full of bullets
Posted May 18, 2009 @ 06:08 PM
Gunplay involving five men left the shoppers' cars with bullet holes shortly after 3 p.m. in the Shop Rite parking lot, 1823 W. Lincoln Ave.
Teen parents plead guilty to abusing infant son
Posted May 18, 2009 @ 01:14 PM
Two teenage parents pleaded guilty Monday to abusing their 5-month-old son, causing several rib fractures, fractures to the infant's leg and bruising.
Peorian indicted in double shooting
Posted May 17, 2009 @ 10:48 PM
A South Peoria man faces up to 30 years in prison for allegedly shooting two people in late March.
JS columnist arrested after alleged bar altercation
Posted May 17, 2009 @ 09:38 PM
Phil Luciano, Journal Star columnist and WMBD-AM radio personality, was arrested Saturday morning for allegedly striking two people at a West Peoria tavern.
Gunmen steal electronics, shoes from Peoria house
Posted May 16, 2009 @ 10:49 PM
Gunmen wearing white shirts over their faces broke into a South Peoria home early Saturday and demanded money from the resident's girlfriend. But apparently, they only made off with electronics and shoes.
Peoria police recover handgun after street fight
Posted May 16, 2009 @ 10:48 PM
Police recovered a handgun from a large street fight Thursday night but made no arrests.
Shipment of cigarettes stolen from gas station
Posted May 16, 2009 @ 10:48 PM
A burglar made off with more than $1,300 worth of cigarettes early Saturday from a North Peoria gasoline station.
Teen could get 21 years in robbery
Posted May 15, 2009 @ 09:58 PM
A 14-year-old North Valley boy faces at least 21 years in prison for his part in the armed robbery of the Downtown 66 gas station last fall.
Four people arrested in alcohol-sale stings
Posted May 14, 2009 @ 08:29 PM
Four employees were arrested Wednesday night for allegedly selling alcohol to minors during alcohol countermeasure enforcement by Illinois State Police throughout the area.
$25,900 in equipment stolen from repair shop
Posted May 14, 2009 @ 12:03 AM
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of tools and equipment were stolen from a car repair garage late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
Fast Break store on Galena Road robbed
Posted May 13, 2009 @ 09:33 PM
The Fast Break convenience store at 9327 N. Galena Road was robbed late Tuesday night.
Online tool maps city crime
Posted May 13, 2009 @ 04:03 PM
One of the latest innovations in law enforcement will enable Web users to check out crime trends in Peoria County.
Easily deterred gunman takes no for an answer
Posted May 13, 2009 @ 01:56 PM
A not-so-persistent robber was turned away from an attempted holdup Tuesday night. According to Peoria police, a male believed to be in his teens entered JJ's Fish and Chicken, 841 W. Main St., about 9:15 p.m.
Two Peorians face charges in shooting and carjacking
Posted May 12, 2009 @ 08:26 PM
Two people implicated in a shooting and carjacking last month were indicted Tuesday by a Peoria County grand jury.
Teen pleads guilty to firing shots during altercation
Posted May 12, 2009 @ 07:32 PM
A 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty Monday to charges he fired several shots at another boy during an apparent gang fight earlier this month.
No one injured in North Peoria apartment fire
Posted May 11, 2009 @ 06:39 PM
Fire did an estimated $550,000 in damage to a North Peoria apartment building Sunday night.
West Peoria man hit in head with gun outside bar
Posted May 11, 2009 @ 06:37 PM
A 23-year-old West Peoria man told a Peoria County sheriff's deputy he was struck in the head with a gun during an attempted armed robbery Friday night at Cams, 2510 W. Farmington Road.
Arson, robbery cases occupy grand jury
Posted May 10, 2009 @ 11:27 PM
A South Peoria man faces up to 30 years in prison after being indicted recently by a Peoria County grand jury for allegedly setting fire to his girlfriend's house.
12 apartments evacuated after North Peoria blaze
Posted May 10, 2009 @ 10:36 PM
Residents of 12 apartment units were evacuated late Sunday after a fire at a North Peoria apartment complex. No one was hurt.
Woman robbed in parking lot of Peoria apartment building
Posted May 09, 2009 @ 11:43 PM
A woman was robbed in the parking lot of her apartment building Friday. The victim told police she was getting out of her car to enter the building in the 4700 block of Knoxville Avenue at about 11:50 p.m. when a man approached her.
Peoria woman hit in head, robbed at residence
Posted May 09, 2009 @ 11:41 PM
A woman was robbed early Saturday at her residence in the 1600 block of Indiana Avenue.
Teen admits to planning to rob pizza delivery driver
Posted May 09, 2009 @ 12:20 AM
A Peoria teenager admitted Friday to conspiring with another teen to rob a pizza delivery driver but will avoid prison time as part of a plea agreement.
Pair rob Katie McButts bar and patrons Friday
Posted May 08, 2009 @ 08:02 PM
One shot was fired at the ceiling of a bar during a robbery early Friday morning.
Peoria already fully familiar with arson
Posted May 08, 2009 @ 07:51 PM
… Peoria firefighters are concerned about a rash of intentionally set fires.
Printing machine among damage at local business
Posted May 06, 2009 @ 08:03 AM
A fabric-printing machine belonging to a North Valley business sustained about $25,000 in damages between 6 p.m. Monday and 7:40 a.m. Tuesday.
South Peorian indicted in robbery-shooting
Posted May 05, 2009 @ 08:51 PM
A Peoria County grand jury on Tuesday indicted a South Peoria man on charges he shot a relative while trying to rob him last month.
Prosecutor drops shooting charges as 'charade'
Posted May 05, 2009 @ 08:48 PM
Saying she wanted to "end the charade," a Peoria County prosecutor dismissed charges against a man accused of shooting at his girlfriend after the victim refused to testify Tuesday.
Two indicted for alleged 'gas money' holdup
Posted May 05, 2009 @ 08:26 PM
Two area men were indicted Tuesday for allegedly holding up a man in Peoria's North Valley last month for "gas money."
Bond set at $300,000 for alleged teen bank robber
Posted May 05, 2009 @ 08:25 PM
Bond was set at $300,000 Tuesday for a 13-year-old boy to be tried as an adult for allegedly robbing a South Side Bank branch last month at gunpoint.
Robbery case could be transferred to adult court
Posted May 05, 2009 @ 08:14 PM
Prosecutors have filed a motion to transfer to adult court the case of a 15-year-old boy accused of robbing a hardware store last month.
Robbers get $1,500 from man hit with rifle butt
Posted May 05, 2009 @ 08:21 AM
Two men armed with rifles broke into a residence in the 900 block of West Howett Street at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday and took a reported $1,500 in cash from one of the occupants.
Sheriff's deputies agree to new contract
Posted May 04, 2009 @ 10:02 PM
Peoria County sheriff's deputies have a tentative four-year agreement that will give them pay increases each year.
Judge rules 13-year-old is an adult
Posted May 04, 2009 @ 08:18 PM
Calling the actions of a 13-year-old boy accused of robbing a South Side bank branch last month "very aggressive" and "menacing," a Peoria County judge ruled Monday the teen should be tried as an adult.
Candles left burning may have started trailer fire
Posted May 04, 2009 @ 07:00 PM
Candles left burning overnight may have been the cause of a fire early Monday at Kingspark Estates in Peoria County.
South Peoria man hit with rifle in home invasion
Posted May 04, 2009 @ 09:08 AM
A South Peoria man received a cut to his forehead from the butt of a rifle after two men stormed his home, police said.
Nobody injured in birthday-party gunfire
Posted May 03, 2009 @ 10:47 PM
No one was injured when at least two gunshots were fired at a group of people that had gathered for a birthday party.
Drug task force arrest leads to indictment
Posted May 03, 2009 @ 07:31 PM
A Peoria County grand jury indicted a North Peoria man on drug dealing charges that could send him to prison for up to 15 years.
Hit-and-run victim in critical condition
Posted May 02, 2009 @ 03:00 PM
The victim of an apparent hit-and-run was reported in critical condition Friday night at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center.
Peoria man, girlfriend face child porn charge
Posted May 01, 2009 @ 10:10 PM
A South Peoria man appeared in Peoria's federal court on Friday accused of making sexually explicit videos with an 8-year-old child.
Inside: (1)
Peoria man pleads guilty to sending illicit photos
Posted May 01, 2009 @ 09:46 PM
A Peoria man faces up to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty Friday to sending obscene material to a Washington police officer who was posing as a 13-year-old girl.
District 150 bus monitor arrested
Posted May 01, 2009 @ 09:15 AM
District 150 campus police arrested a bus monitor Thursday morning for allegedly placing masking tape over the mouth of one student and on the neck of another last week.
23-year-old robbed of $500 in South Peoria
Posted Apr 30, 2009 @ 10:03 PM
A wallet containing $500 in cash was taken during a robbery Tuesday night in South Peoria.
Apartment fire leaves six people without homes
Posted Apr 30, 2009 @ 09:06 PM
Six people are without a home after a fire late Wednesday night in South Peoria.
Two more South Peoria fires likely arson cases
Posted Apr 29, 2009 @ 09:32 PM
Arson cases continue to pile up after two more fires that appear to have been intentionally set in South Peoria.
One business out of 15 caught selling to minor
Posted Apr 29, 2009 @ 09:23 PM
Alcohol countermeasure enforcement checks of 15 businesses in Marshall and Stark counties yielded one citation Tuesday night.
15-year-old captured after Ace Hardware robbery
Posted Apr 29, 2009 @ 08:38 PM
Police said they quickly captured a 15-year-old male after the Ace Hardware store at 120 W. McClure Ave. was robbed apparently at gunpoint on Wednesday morning.
Man accused of selling $155,000 in employer's tools, parts on eBay
Posted Apr 28, 2009 @ 09:46 PM
A Canton man faces up to 30 years in prison for allegedly taking tools and parts from his employer and selling them on eBay.
Thieves move cookware to silence their entry
Posted Apr 28, 2009 @ 09:15 PM
Thieves avoided detection while breaking into a Central Peoria house overnight Sunday by removing cookware hanging next to an open window.
Man at center of brutality case faces new charges
Posted Apr 28, 2009 @ 08:10 PM
Already at the center of an investigation of alleged police brutality, Bryce R. Scott now faces legal troubles in federal court that could mean he'll spend the rest of his life in prison.
Arson investigate in case of South Peoria house fire
Posted Apr 28, 2009 @ 08:04 PM
A fire Monday night at a vacant South Peoria home is being investigated as arson.
Three businesses report weekend break-ins
Posted Apr 28, 2009 @ 07:56 PM
Police are investigating three break-ins at businesses where burglars netted money, a laptop computer and liquor.
Arson suspected at Monday night house fire
Posted Apr 28, 2009 @ 08:35 AM
A fire Monday night at a vacant South Peoria home is being investigated as arson.
Lawyer: Baby was denied basic care
Last update Apr 28, 2009 @ 07:32 PM
Two friends of James Sargent implored him for weeks to get help taking care of his infant son. Every time, the answer was the same. "He always said that he would," said James Burge of his friend. "But it just never happened."
Trio indicted in Family Dollar robbery
Posted Apr 26, 2009 @ 11:18 PM
Three people face charges after being indicted for allegedly participating in the holdup of the Family Dollar store on Harman Highway last month.
Fire at vacant house considered suspicious
Posted Apr 26, 2009 @ 11:16 PM
The cause of a Saturday night South Peoria house fire is considered suspicious and remains under investigation.
Peoria man stabbed twice in the back
Posted Apr 26, 2009 @ 11:13 PM
Peoria man was stabbed twice in the back early Sunday morning. The man was drinking with a woman somewhere in the 700 block of Western Avenue just after midnight when they got into an argument, according to police reports.
Man shot during argument in South Peoria
Posted Apr 25, 2009 @ 11:24 PM
A man was shot Friday night in South Peoria. About midnight, a group of people was arguing when shots were fired from an unknown direction.
South Peoria fire causes $25,000 in damage
Posted Apr 25, 2009 @ 11:23 PM
A South Peoria fire caused about $25,000 in damage Saturday night but injured nobody.
Second suspect in carjacking, shootout arrested
Posted Apr 25, 2009 @ 11:22 PM
The second suspect in a shooting and carjacking Wednesday night has been arrested.
Details of police shootout emerge
Posted Apr 24, 2009 @ 09:53 PM
It started out with a fistfight and wound up with a person shot and another person trading fire with the police.
Sports utility vehicle pulled over after gun play
Posted Apr 24, 2009 @ 08:35 PM
Three gunshots struck a Jeep Cherokee on Wednesday night as it was speeding away from the scene of a fight in South Peoria, but both occupants escaped injury.
Posted Apr 30, 2009 @ 10:03 PM
A wallet containing $500 in cash was taken during a robbery Tuesday night in South Peoria.
Apartment fire leaves six people without homes
Posted Apr 30, 2009 @ 09:06 PM
Six people are without a home after a fire late Wednesday night in South Peoria.
Two more South Peoria fires likely arson cases
Posted Apr 29, 2009 @ 09:32 PM
Arson cases continue to pile up after two more fires that appear to have been intentionally set in South Peoria.
One business out of 15 caught selling to minor
Posted Apr 29, 2009 @ 09:23 PM
Alcohol countermeasure enforcement checks of 15 businesses in Marshall and Stark counties yielded one citation Tuesday night.
15-year-old captured after Ace Hardware robbery
Posted Apr 29, 2009 @ 08:38 PM
Police said they quickly captured a 15-year-old male after the Ace Hardware store at 120 W. McClure Ave. was robbed apparently at gunpoint on Wednesday morning.
Man accused of selling $155,000 in employer's tools, parts on eBay
Posted Apr 28, 2009 @ 09:46 PM
A Canton man faces up to 30 years in prison for allegedly taking tools and parts from his employer and selling them on eBay.
Thieves move cookware to silence their entry
Posted Apr 28, 2009 @ 09:15 PM
Thieves avoided detection while breaking into a Central Peoria house overnight Sunday by removing cookware hanging next to an open window.
Man at center of brutality case faces new charges
Posted Apr 28, 2009 @ 08:10 PM
Already at the center of an investigation of alleged police brutality, Bryce R. Scott now faces legal troubles in federal court that could mean he'll spend the rest of his life in prison.
Arson investigate in case of South Peoria house fire
Posted Apr 28, 2009 @ 08:04 PM
A fire Monday night at a vacant South Peoria home is being investigated as arson.
Three businesses report weekend break-ins
Posted Apr 28, 2009 @ 07:56 PM
Police are investigating three break-ins at businesses where burglars netted money, a laptop computer and liquor.
Arson suspected at Monday night house fire
Posted Apr 28, 2009 @ 08:35 AM
A fire Monday night at a vacant South Peoria home is being investigated as arson.
Lawyer: Baby was denied basic care
Last update Apr 28, 2009 @ 07:32 PM
Two friends of James Sargent implored him for weeks to get help taking care of his infant son. Every time, the answer was the same. "He always said that he would," said James Burge of his friend. "But it just never happened."
Trio indicted in Family Dollar robbery
Posted Apr 26, 2009 @ 11:18 PM
Three people face charges after being indicted for allegedly participating in the holdup of the Family Dollar store on Harman Highway last month.
Fire at vacant house considered suspicious
Posted Apr 26, 2009 @ 11:16 PM
The cause of a Saturday night South Peoria house fire is considered suspicious and remains under investigation.
Peoria man stabbed twice in the back
Posted Apr 26, 2009 @ 11:13 PM
Peoria man was stabbed twice in the back early Sunday morning. The man was drinking with a woman somewhere in the 700 block of Western Avenue just after midnight when they got into an argument, according to police reports.
Man shot during argument in South Peoria
Posted Apr 25, 2009 @ 11:24 PM
A man was shot Friday night in South Peoria. About midnight, a group of people was arguing when shots were fired from an unknown direction.
South Peoria fire causes $25,000 in damage
Posted Apr 25, 2009 @ 11:23 PM
A South Peoria fire caused about $25,000 in damage Saturday night but injured nobody.
Second suspect in carjacking, shootout arrested
Posted Apr 25, 2009 @ 11:22 PM
The second suspect in a shooting and carjacking Wednesday night has been arrested.
Details of police shootout emerge
Posted Apr 24, 2009 @ 09:53 PM
It started out with a fistfight and wound up with a person shot and another person trading fire with the police.
Sports utility vehicle pulled over after gun play
Posted Apr 24, 2009 @ 08:35 PM
Three gunshots struck a Jeep Cherokee on Wednesday night as it was speeding away from the scene of a fight in South Peoria, but both occupants escaped injury.
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