By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – Police have arrested 16 people after looting incidents across Bloomington Monday night. Bloomington Police said a majority of these people are local or have connections to local people.

7 Arrests made -12:05 a.m. – 1615 E. Empire St.:

At approximately 10:00 p.m., a large crowd gathered at the Eastland Mall following a post on social media directing people to engage in a “Parking Lot Party“. Approximately 200 people attended at the gathering initially but many of them left the area after an unknown subject broke out a store window at the mall. BPD said around 11:30 p.m., a group of approximately 100 people returned to the mall in a caravan of vehicles – stopping near the Kohl’s department store. Shortly after they arrived, one male broke off from the group and damaged a squad car’s windshield with others throwing rocks and other projectiles at officers. As this was taking place several subjects broke the glass on the front of the Kohl’s store, entered and began looting the store. Officers successfully utilized a non-lethal chemical gas to disperse the crowd while also making arrests of looters.

All were arrested for burglary, mob action, and looting:
-Charles J. Foster, 27, of Bloomington
-Maya M. Pizano, 20, Dubuque, Iowa
-Tamika N. Foster, 24, of Bloomington
-Joseph D. Matthews, 39, of Normal
-Stephanie L. Lancaster, 37, of Bloomington – additional charge of endangering the life of a child
-Kenleia R. Sims, 27, of Normal – additional charge of resisting/obstructing a police officer

Tuesday at approximately 12:30 p.m., officers located and arrested Micah L. Pacquette, 22, of Bloomington at his residence. During the arrest, officers located and seized stolen property.

3 Arrests made – 12:25 a.m. – 812 IAA Drive:

At approximately 12:25 a.m., part of the anti-crime team responded to a shots fire call in the 900 block of IAA Drive. Officers then located a business at 812 IAA Drive being burglarized. The three suspects saw the officers and attempted
to flee. One suspect fled on foot. The two others tried to drive away but crashed the vehicle on IAA Drive. Both the driver and passenger attempted to flee on foot. All three suspects were caught and arrested:

Darrius Robinson, 27, of Normal
– Reckless driving, burglary, resisting/obstructing a peace officer
Donald Jackson, 23, of Normal
-Burglary, resisting/obstructing a peace officer
Roosevelt D. Woods, 23, of Bloomington
-Obstructing identification, burglary, resisting/obstructing a peace officer

6 Arrests – Traffic Stop – 3:00 a.m. – Prospect Rd. and Empire St.:

Officers observed a vehicle with no taillights and stopped the vehicle near Empire St. and Prospect Rd. As a result of the traffic stop, officers located stolen merchandise and rocks. All  were arrested for burglary, mob action, and possession of stolen property:

-A 16 year old female from Bloomington
-Two 17 year old males from Chicago, Illinois
-Kalyia G. Washington, 18, Streamwood, Illinois
-Lance M. Monden, 19, Chicago, Illinois
-Kintrell Williams, 19, Chicago, Illinois

According to our news partner HOI ABC, those arrested will appear in court Wednesday.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]