DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Officers with the Decatur Police Department were kept busy this weekend, responding to a range of crimes from armed robbery to a shooting with injuries. Police are investigating ...

The City of Decatur announced on Tuesday that the police department is moving to encrypted dispatch and radio communications.

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — One person was arrested after a police chase in Decatur Sunday afternoon. The Decatur Police Department told WAND News that there was a brief car chase just before 4 p.m.

Decatur police are moving to encrypted radios to protect sensitive information.

Some local residents say the move to encrypted scanner traffic will hinder public access to information, but DPD says transparency won't be affected.

The Decatur Police Department announced the move to encrypted dispatch communication earlier this week, saying it's meant to ...

A Decatur man was sentenced to two years behind bars on Monday after he pleaded guilty to battering his wife in December. Court records show Carl Klaus, 54, avoided a trial by pleading guilty to a ...

Vandalized Delano Park bathrooms force closure for costly repairs, impacting local families while police investigate.

POCO FIRE CONTAINED TO FURNACE — No injuries were reported following a commercial fire Monday at the Entegris POCO facility in Decatur.

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — Police are investigating after shots were fired near the Bourbon Barrel Bar & Grill Sunday afternoon. The Decatur Police Department told WAND News that officers responded to ...

The city of Clarkston has appointed Orrin Hamilton to serve as the interim police chief. Hamilton has more than 30 years of ...

A Decatur man faces multiple charges after police say he assaulted officers who tried to stop him from beating a woman at his residence, according to a detective’s affidavit.