Chicago man arrested in Bloomington for attempting to steal catalytic converter | Local news
BLOOMINGTON – A Chicago man spent New Years weekend in McLean County Jail after Bloomington police said they caught him stealing car parts.
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An arrest report sent to the Pantagraph by the McLean County State Attorney’s Office said police were called in early Friday morning after three male suspects were seen lifting a car with a jack. When they arrived, officers said in the report, they caught the three “in the act”.
The statement said that a Toyota Prius was found elevated with its catalytic converter hanging from the tailpipe. Police said in the report that Jason S. Russell, 22, was arrested after trying to flee from officers.
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Sgt. Robert Raycraft, of the Bloomington Police Department, said the man had an address in Chicago and a BPD officer arrested him.
The report also states that a car jack, power tools and safety glasses were found at the scene and were left behind by Russell and his accomplices.
The man was charged with attempting to possess or sell stolen vehicle parts, the report said, which is a Class 2 felony. He added that he was also charged with resisting police officers. , a class A misdemeanor.
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Russell remains reserved at McLean County Jail. His bond was set at $ 10,000.
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Brrr! Snow records of all time
February 23, 1914
13 inches of snow fell on February 23, 1914. This is the highest snowfall during February in central Illinois, and the most snowfall on a calendar day or in a 24-hour period. To see the newspaper clipping.
Big snow, big news
The snowfall of January 13, 1927 was great news for the Decatur Herald.
January 13, 1927
11 inches of snow fell on January 13, 1927. See the newspaper clipping from The Pantagraphe.
October 23, 1929
2.7 inches of snow fell on October 23, 1929. The photo caption of The Pantagraphe Winter threw its first blanket of snow this year over the city on Wednesday, and the Pantagraph cameraman, perched on the top floor of the Peoples Bank building, took a view of the white-topped business houses. above is a view of the southeast section of the downtown district. It was the first snowfall here in 13 years. “
A rare second photo
The caption of the photo of The Pantagraphe And the snow also visited Wesleyan University of Illinois. Miss Marilla McCoy, a student at IWU, and Miss Bessie Louise Smith of the Faculty of Music commented on it when the photographer noticed them next to the snow covered entrance to the university on Main Street. “
Traces of snow in May
Mai holds several records for snow tracks: May 3 and 4, 1917; May 2, 1929; May 1, 1940; May 11, 1952. See a press clipping from Decatur Herald.
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