Rockford police report drop in violent crime for second straight year February 21, 2024 @ 1:58 pm By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Violent crime across the city fell for a second straight year, dropping... Read More
Hero Climb to raise funds for Greg Lindmark Foundation, which has seen increased... August 22, 2023 @ 6:00 am By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — This summer, Margie Lindmark saw fresh evidence of the need for the... Read More
A regional police training facility could be built inside the Public Safety Buil... April 26, 2023 @ 6:00 am By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Winnebago County is developing plans to renovate the downtown Public Safety Building... Read More
Freeport Police Chief Matthew Summers to retire next month March 29, 2023 @ 10:48 am From news release Rock River Current Get our mobile app FREEPORT — Freeport Police Chief Matthew Summers will retire next month after 28 years... Read More
Cameras are now available for Freeport's pilot ring doorbell program January 19, 2023 @ 2:10 pm From news release Rock River Current Get our mobile app Update: As of 10:15 a.m. Friday, Jan. 20, all cameras have been claimed FREEPORT... Read More
Moving up the ranks: Rockford Police Department promotes 3 October 7, 2022 @ 3:45 pm By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Three Rockford Police Department officers who have more than 63 years of... Read More
Rockford approves new gunshot detectors, license-plate readers for police June 7, 2022 @ 6:00 am By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — City Council members on Monday approved a nearly $550,000 contract to increase the... Read More
Want to help solve crime in Rockford? There's an app for that April 19, 2022 @ 12:19 pm By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Rockford Police Department has launched an app for Android and iPhone it... Read More
Rockford police looking to hire more than 20 officers, now accepting entry-level... March 3, 2022 @ 6:00 am By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Rockford Police Department is accepting applications for entry-level officers as it looks... Read More
Rockford Police Department wants to double its percentage of female officers November 8, 2021 @ 12:09 pm By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The city’s police department wants to bolster the number of women in its... Read More
Rockford is hiring entry-level police officers November 1, 2021 @ 10:33 am Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The city is looking for new officers to join the Rockford Police Department. The department is... Read More
Rockford police to start wearing body cameras in one week October 18, 2021 @ 8:54 am By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The city’s police officers will begin wearing body cameras in one week, an... Read More
Memorial Shirt Fundraiser for Deputy Chief Donald J Gasparini Jr. November 16, 2020 @ 4:56 pm The family of Donald J. Gasparini, Jr. has reached out to Screw City Creations to run a fundraiser in honor of his dedication to... Read More