The Taylorville Police Department is celebrating progress in 2025 in terms of their efforts to prevent and handle local crime.  Officials are pointing to new staff and initiatives making that happen, and they believe the changes will set them up well for the future. 

Police Chief Dwayne Wheeler surveyed local citizens on what they hoped to see from local law enforcement.  The top calls came for increases in traffic patrolling and overall police presence.

Mental health calls are still trending upward, but certain subsets have decreased. 

Chief Wheeler credits the positive trends to his staff for their work and the people of Taylorville for their input.

Separate from his year in review, Chief Wheeler also spoke on the February 2 standoff that took place in the area of Illini Drive.  He says he was alerted immediately and was on hand for the latter half of the standoff.

More information on the Taylorville Police Department is available at www.taylorville.net/police-dept. 

Police Chief Dwayne Wheeler appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show.