Bethalto Standoff Ends with Man's Arrest, Follows Vehicle Fire and Broken Windows

Bethalto standoff ends with man's arrest, follows vehicle fire and broken windows

BETHALTO, Ill. - An apparent standoff ended with a suspect's arrest Saturday after a vehicle was set on fire and windows were smashed at a Bethalto, Illinois, apartment complex. The standoff occured after the Bethalto Police Department responded to calls over the vehicle fire and broken windows in the 300 block of Grant Street. When police arrived, they found one individual with serious injuries at the scene. That individual was rushed to a hosp…

Bethalto Police, Metro East S.W.A.T. Team, Bring Incident To Close On Fourth and Grant Streets

BETHALTO — A man was taken into custody Saturday afternoon following a police response to a fire and assault at an apartment complex in Bethalto. Bethalto Fire Department and Bethalto Police Department Saturday morning, July 19, 2025, to a report of a truck set on fire and a victim who had been battered at an apartment building in the 300 block of Grant Street. Firefighters arrived to find the truck engulfed in flames and quickly brought the fir…