Police release video of man smashing BPD squad car

Posted on June 9, 2020
Police are looking for this person. (Photo Bloomington Police Department)

 

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON –  Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a person who smashed the window of a squad car.

BPD said the incident happened May 31 while a squad car was blocking traffic and providing security for a peaceful protest in the area of N. Madison and W. Washington St.

Police said the person of interest is a black man, 20 to 30 years of age, with a medium build. From videos and photos of the event the person appeared to have been wearing a black North Face hooded sweatshirt, black pants, black shoes and a “Black Lives Matter” face mask, according to authorities.

Anyone with information is asked to contact BPD Det. Jones at 309-434-2548. If you would like to remain anonymous, you can call McLean County Crime Stoppers at 309-828-1111.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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