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Decatur Police are investigating an early Monday morning shooting that left two people injured. Officers were called to 16th and Lawrence around 1 a.m. for reports of shots fired. When they arrived, they found a vehicle hit by gunfire and a man in a nearby yard who had also been shot. Police say that man was taken to...

The Decatur Police are asking for your help in solving this week's Crime of the Week. On Friday, September 4, at about 11:30pm, Decatur Police Officers responded to a burglary in progress at a business located at 701 West Eldorado Street. Before police arrived, a white male suspect broke through the front plexiglass do...

Decatur police arrested one man after several fights broke out following Friday night's MacArthur varsity football game. Decatur Public Schools says the fights happened during and after the game. Officers with the Decatur Police Department and deputies from the Macon County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene to he...

The DeWitt County Coroner has identified the woman killed in last Thursday's two-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 10 as 68-year-old Ruth A. Cowser of DeLand. Cowser was pronounced dead at the scene around 10:15 p.m. August 20th. Officials say she died from blunt force trauma. The crash happened at Route 10 East and Plow...

Two teenagers are in custody following a Sunday evening shooting at Johns Hill Park in Decatur that left one person hospitalized. Decatur Police Chief Brad Allen says officers responded after reports of gunfire at the park. One victim was taken to the hospital and is listed in serious but stable condition. According to...

A Decatur man is facing additional charges after police say he assaulted hospital staff while awaiting booking. Decatur Police say 23-year-old Michael Fiorito was arrested August 20th on residential arson charges. Officers took him to Decatur Memorial Hospital for treatment before jail intake. Police say the next day, ...

The Decatur Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in solving this week's Crime of the Week. Detectives are investigating a series of burglaries at Alltown Bus Service, located at 1610 North Brant Court. Beginning around August 15th, approximately 30 buses were reportedly burglarized. Security video s...

A Decatur man is facing multiple charges after police say a hidden camera was discovered inside a women's restroom at a local restaurant. According to investigators, employees contacted police on August 2nd after finding suspicious devices in the restroom. Police say the devices were located under a sink and behind a m...

The Decatur Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in solving this week's Crime of the Week. Detectives are currently investigating a shots-fired incident that occurred at approximately 2:54 pm at 1760 South Fairview Ave. Officers responded to the area after receiving a report of shots fired. Upon ar...

Illinois, like the rest of the country, has been impacted by road rage incidents in recent years. These incidents have led to crashes, confrontations, and even expressway shootings. To reduce the risk to motorists, the Illinois State Police (ISP) is dedicating resources to deter aggressive and dangerous driving in area...