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Heard on: Sangamon County Public Safety · 1/5/2026 04:17 PM
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25, the drone municipal building.
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Meet with (name withheld) for a battery that occurred near Leonard Street and Vernon Avenue.
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Man struck by paintball from passing SUV

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As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report near Leonard Street and Vernon Avenue in Jerome, Illinois, where a person said they were struck by a paintball fired from a small light-colored SUV, possibly a Toyota, that fled the scene. The suspects were unknown and the vehicle’s direction of travel was not reported.

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Leonard St & Vernon Ave, Jerome, IL 62704
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