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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Police are investigating the shooting deaths of two people in north Springfield. Officers responded to an area in the 200 block of East Kearney, near Boonville Avenue ...
SPRINGFIELD -- The Sangamon County ... had a troubled employment record at other Central Illinois police agencies. Despite a former supervisor once asking Grayson "how are you still employed?" ...
As News Center 7 previously reported, the crash occurred near the intersection of W John Street and S Wittenberg Avenue before 3 p.m. Springfield police identified the passenger who died in the ...
A former Springfield Police officer pleaded guilty in Sangamon County Court on April 9 to multiple charges related to sexual abuse and misconduct from a 2021 arrest. At the status hearing before ...
Police later arrested 54-year-old Linson Johnson on multiple felony warrants and additional charges related to the incident. According to Springfield Police, officers were called to the scene just ...
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Board of Police Commissioners voted 5-0 to suspend police Officer Justin Perez without pay indefinitely after his April 1 arrest for allegedly sexually assaulting ...
The sergeant said one of the passengers in one of the cars died from their injuries. Photos of the scene contributed to News Center 7 by Gregory Abbott show at least two cars involved. Both of the ...
Saying it was "somewhat bittersweet," Springfield Police Chief Ken Scarlette announced April 9 he is retiring after 27 years with the department, including three years at the top spot. Scarlette ...
(WAND) — Chief Ken Scarlette announced his plans to retire from the Springfield Police Department this June. Scarlette has been with SPD for 27 years. "After much discussion, thought, and prayer ...
Ken Scarlette has been Springfield Police Chief since early 2022. Scarlette's father, Ken Sr., spent 30 years with the Illinois State Police. Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher will choose the next ...