Public safety for Dec. 14:

In court

Man accused of battery in fight

BLOOMINGTON - A 19-year-old Bloomington man is charged with pushing another man, causing head injuries, in an incident Nov. 28.

Detaven N. Beverly, of the 1100 block of South East Street, was held Wednesday in lieu of $300 on two counts of aggravated battery. The incident involved another student in the parking lot at Normal Community West High School, 501 N. Parkside Drive.

Battery - A 31-year-old man is accused of spitting on another man while in the county jail Nov. 27.

DeAngelo Johnson, of the 700 block of Orlando Avenue in Normal, was held Wednesday in lieu of $500 on a charge of aggravated battery.

Battery - A 32-year-old man is accused of holding a woman against her will, hitting her and kicking and damaging a Bloomington police squad car window Wednesday.

Christopher M. Adams, of the 600 block of South McClun Street in Bloomington, was held Wednesday in lieu of $500 on charges of unlawful restraint, domestic battery and criminal damage to government property.

Forgery - A Twin City man is accused of writing five checks together worth $2,750 on another person's account between Sept. 7 and Oct. 3.

Jason D. Riddle, 32, was held Wednesday in lieu of $10,000 on five counts of forgery. A court file lists his address at both the 1000 block of Howard Street in Normal and the 2200 block of Six Points Road in Bloomington.

Police, fire, rescue

Collision with pole leads to 2nd wreck

NORMAL - No one was hurt after a car collided with a utility pole early Sunday, knocking down the pole and inadvertently causing a second traffic crash.

Brad D. Egli, 43, of the 600 block of East Lincoln Street in Normal, is charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol, improper lane usage and failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision. The crash occurred about 2:25 a.m. in the 900 block of South Linden Street.

A police report says Egli lost control of his car, which spun into a utility pole. The pole fell across northbound and southbound lanes.

Tina Hollinger, 40, of Lisa Drive in Bloomington, was driving south on Linden a few minutes later when she crested a hill and saw the debris from the previous crash, a police report says. She tried to avoid the debris, steered onto a lawn and her car came to rest against the downed pole, the report says.

Theft - A man grabbed a bag filled with gift certificates and ran after a woman fell on ice and dropped the bag early Monday in north Bloomington, the woman told police.

The incident occurred about 1:40 a.m. in the 1100 block of North Main Street, police said. The woman told officers the man ran west. The certificates were going to be sold in an auction.

Theft - A woman's laundry was stolen Monday at an apartment building in the 300 block of East Vernon Avenue, police said.

The items were taken between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.