By: Diane Benjamin I did not receive this information from any current member of the Bloomington Police Department. I’m sure Chief Simington will be wondering where it originated. If he launches a witch hunt to find out how I obtained it, he will further degrade what little moral still exists in the department. The below […]
By: Diane Benjamin Hit Play below to hear the entire annual report from Chief Simington. The department is still having problems hiring officers, maybe because DEI is used in hiring decisions to make the department look more like the community. From this WGLT story: https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-03-13/bloomington-police-chief-discusses-illegal-guns-cameras-diversity . At 57:00 on the video the Chief states he […]
By: Diane Benjamin Start by reading this story: https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-01-17/bloomington-couple-acquitted-for-felony-theft-by-deception The Lacey’s mainly did infusions. Since I had no idea what that meant, I asked them yesterday. The infusions are customized for people like cancer patients where vitamins and minerals are needed to make them feel better. They don’t use any regulated drugs. They are both […]
By: Diane Benjamin From the Bloomington Police Union Contract: https://www.bloomingtonil.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/30481/638539641805070000 . Does suffering a heart attack while on duty qualify as a “duty related injury”? Not if you are a Bloomington Police Officer. Police administration is actively ignoring State Law and refusing to pay benefits: . The officer was told he had to use personal […]
