Category Archives: Decatur Radio

19-year-old arrested for breaking into a car was armed
A 19-year-old from Decatur was arrested after a woman called police about a man attempting to get into her parked vehicle. Just before midnight on Tuesday, the woman heard her car door open while she ...
Jan 16, 2020 Ecin Krispie / CC

Car collides with train on Brush College
A car was struck by a train on Tuesday night on North Brush College Road. Officers were called to the scene around 10 p.m. and stayed on the scene for more than an hour. One person was in the vehicle ...
Jan 16, 2020 CWaterhouse / CC
Eisenhower student faces charges after grabbing officer by the throat
An 18-year-old student at Eisenhower is facing charges after grabbing the school's liaison officer by the throat. The officer was summoned to the school to help break up a fight around 2:30 on Monday....
Jan 15, 2020

Recreational cannabis generates more than $19 million in first 12 days
Numbers from the first 12 days of cannabis sales in Illinois have been released. From the 1st to the 12th, recreational cannabis generated more than $19 million dollars. There were almost 500,000 tran...
Jan 15, 2020 Chris Potter / CC
Couple robbed at gunpoint in their apartment
A young couple from Decatur were robbed at gunpoint in their apartment. The 24-year-old male went to his car early Sunday morning on North Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. When he returned to his apartme...
Jan 14, 2020
Decatur teen shot in the neck
A 16-year-old from Decatur was shot in the neck on Saturday. The young man was questioned by police later that night. The shooting happened on North Woodford Street close to 10 p.m. The victim chose n...
Jan 14, 2020

Decatur Police respond to shots fired on West Garfield
Decatur Police officers that responded to reports of shots fired on Friday were able to recover two shells casings. The casings were found on West Garfield Avenue and were fired from a handgun. Those ...
Jan 14, 2020

Police arrest man after high-speed chase
On Friday night police arrested a man after a high-speed chase in Decatur. Just after 8 p.m. an officer attempted to pull a vehicle over for a routine traffic stop when the driver sped off. 20-year-ol...
Jan 13, 2020 Kārlis Dambrāns / CC
Body discovered outside of Decatur church
Early Sunday morning, a body was discovered outside of a Decatur church. The body was found at 8:15 a.m. a short distance away from Westminster Church on West Main Street. Currently police do not beli...
Jan 13, 2020

Decatur man arrested for domestic incident which resulted in girlfriend being stabbed
On Saturday morning, police were called about a domestic incident on West Decatur Street. 22-year-old Terrence Calhoun was arrested after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend twice. Calhoun is facing cha...
Jan 13, 2020






