A Decatur Police officer was arrested on Monday night for theft charges stemming from a report from December.

Newly filed court records show a Decatur police officer arrested for theft and financial exploitation of the elderly is accused of taking more than $8,000 from a 68-year-old victim.

Elijah John Cole faces a charge of first-degree financial exploitation of the elderly, according to court records.

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 ...

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

A Decatur police officer is now on administrative leave after he was arrested Monday night.

A Decatur Police officer was arrested Monday following an investigation that started in December. According to Decatur Police, 28-year-old Elijah Cole is charged with theft and the financial ...

Around 2:30am on February 24th, Officers of the Decatur Police Department (DPD) were detailed to the area of Oakland Ave and Eldorado Ave. reference a hit ...

A Decatur man died after a welfare check escalated Monday night. Now, Illinois State Police is involved in the investigation.

A man who died in Decatur police custody early Tuesday morning has been identified. The Decatur Police Department said officers were called out to a home ju ...