Hale v. Hellstrom

This appeal is from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Tazewell County affirming upon administrative review the 10-day suspension of Sergeant Russell Hale by the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the City of East Peoria.

On June 1, 1980, Sergeant Hale and Patrolman Dennis Róese responded to a call of a reported shooting at a motel in East Peoria. They were the first officers at the scene. In room 66 they found the male victim bleeding profusely from a head wound and the victim’s female companion. The officers were given a description of two suspects, which caused Hale to believe that a…