Galesburg
CRIME & SAFETY
Fireworks shoot at Galesburg firefighters while fighting garage fire
Firefighters in Galesburg had to deal with a large amount of fireworks shooting at them while fighting a garage fire Saturday afternoon. The Galesburg Fire Department said that at 2:59 p.m., they responded to the 900 block of Bateman Street in response to a structure fire at a home in the area. When they arrived, they found smoke and fire coming from the detached garage on the property and quickly dispatched multiple hose lines to fight the blaze.
Knox County Sheriff’s Office arrest Macomb on drug charges
Galesburg, Ill.- The Knox County, Illinois Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a Macomb man on drug charges. According to a news release, on Wednesday, June 26th, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Unit, assisted by the Knoxville Police Department, conducted a drug investigation and intercepted multiple packages of narcotics heading to a residence in Macomb.
Police and Fire Chiefs: Watch out for legal (and illegal) fireworks
You know all those fireworks you likely traveled to Indiana or Missouri to buy, so that you can shoot them off for the Fourth of July? You bought them there because you know they’re not legal in Illinois. In fact, Galesburg Fire Chief Randy Hovind tells WGIL the list...
Chief Switzer Reminds If It Goes Boom, it is Illegal in Illinois
As the 4th of July holiday nears, Monmouth Police Chief Joe Switzer reminds residents that fireworks in Illinois are illegal:. “The bottle rockets, the firecrackers, and any of the bigger ordinance that you shoot up in the sky and is an actual firework, all of that stuff is illegal in the state of Illinois. The only things that are legal in Illinois are the low end things that most people don’t find fun, the sparklers, the little snake things, the little smoke devices, those are legal in the state of Illinois. One of the big things with fireworks are injuries that occur mostly around July 4th. 44 percent of burn injuries that go into the emergency rooms around the 4th of July are caused by fireworks and one third of those injuries are of kids between the ages of 10 and 14 years old.”
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