Heavy police presence near Highway 51 in Macon

Heavy police presence near Highway 51 in Macon

MACON, Ill. (WAND) — There was a heavy police presence near the P&V Quick Stop by Wall Street and U.S. Highway 51 in Macon.

Macon County Sheriff’s Office Responds To Call At P&V Gas Station In Macon

On 05/03/25 at 1150 am Deputies from the Macon County Sheriffs Office responded to a call at the P&V gas station in Macon, Illinois in reference to a person that had wrecked into a vehicle and was in the parking lot armed with a machete acting suspiciously. Upon arrival MSO Deputies along with Decatur Park Police secured the scene and began negotiating with the suspect. The suspect fled the gas station on foot and ran onto U.S. Highway 51, causi…