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CRIME & SAFETY
82-year-old Danville man killed after hit by car
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — An 82-year-old Danville man is dead after he was hit by a car on Sunday. At 3:43 a.m., the Danville Police Department (DPD) responded to a report of a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic crash in the 100 block of N. Gilbert St. Upon arrival, officers located an 82-year-old Danville man who had been struck by a vehicle and was unresponsive.
Pedestrian Struck and Killed Outside Days Hotel During Early Sunday Morning Hours; Driver Facing Charges
DANVILLE — A pedestrian was killed on Illinois Route 1, Gilbert Street, on Sunday near the Days Hotel, according to the Illinois State Police. The preliminary investigation indicates ISP Troop 7 units responded to a fatal traffic crash involving a pedestrian at approximately 4:11 a.m. Sunday, July 21 at the Days Hotel, 77 N. Gilbert St., Danville.
PHOTOS: Firefighters quickly extinguish flaming minivan in Vermilion Co.
CATLIN, Ill. (WCIA) — No one was hurt after a minivan burst into flames in Catlin Monday evening. Officials with the Catlin Fire Protection District posted about the incident on their Facebook page. They said firefighters were dispatched to Webster and McKinley Streets at 6:37 p.m. for a vehicle on fire. When they arrived, the […]
Body Pulled from Vermilion River Identified as 12-Year-Old Christopher D. London of Danville
The Vermilion County Coroner’s Office has identified the body pulled from the Vermilion River around 12:20 PM this past Friday (July 19th) as 12-year-old Christopher D. London of Danville. London had disappeared while swimming in the river around 8 PM on Monday, July 15th. The two companions he was with contacted police right afterwards, and multiple parties were involved in a search throughout last week. London’s body was found about 1/4 mile downstream from where he had first disappeared near Commercial Street.
Tilton felon given jail time for sawed-off shotgun possession
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — A Tilton man was sentenced to eight years in state prison for unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. On April 29, 2023, Tilton Police conducted a traffic stop on a car in which Dillon Cagle, then 27 years old, was a front-seat passenger. During the stop, officers noticed a […]
Man sentenced to 25 years in prison for shoving girlfriend off hotel balcony in South City
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - An Illinois man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for shoving his girlfriend off a hotel balcony in South City in 2021. Cameron Creamer, 32, of Danville, Illinois was sentenced Monday. He pleaded guilty to charges of first-degree domestic assault and first-degree kidnapping.
THC, stolen property, and a firearm found during traffic stop in Wisconsin, three men arrested
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in Wisconsin say three men were arrested in the early morning hours on July 17 after a firearm, THC, and stolen property were found following a traffic stop. According to a release from the Pleasant Prairie Police Department, officers pulled over a vehicle...
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