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CRIME & SAFETY
Fire at Freeport high rise apartments sends one person to the hospital
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — One person was taken to the hospital after a fire on the 4th floor of a Freeport high-rise apartment building. According to the Freeport Fire Department, firefighters were called to the Mary Hosmer apartments, at 601 North Walnut Avenue, around 6:45 a.m. Friday. The unidentified person was taken to Freeport Memorial […]
2 passengers arrested after traffic stop in Freeport
STEPHENSON COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - A Freeport man and Cicero man face weapon-related charges after a traffic stop Wednesday evening, according to the Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office. Dwan Jackson, 25, of Freeport, is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and aggravated unlawful use of a...
Freeport police investigate after home hit by gunfire
FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - The Freeport Police Department asks for information as they investigate a shots fired report late Thursday. Just before 10:30 p.m. on July 25, Freeport officers received a Sound Thinking alert in the 500 block of S. Pine Avenue. Officers on scene say they found evidence of a firearm being discharged in the street. According to the Freeport Police Department, a home in the area was struck by gunfire.
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