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CRIME & SAFETY
4 Rockford Teenagers Arrested with Carload of Guns and Ammo
Rockford Police were able to find a vehicle that was reportedly firing off gunshots around the city and take the suspects into custody. According to a press release from the Rockford Police Department, officers were responding to a reckless discharge incident that happened earlier in the evening on Wednesday, July 17, when they located the vehicle wanted in the incident around 9:15 pm in the area of Harrison Avenue and Stowmarket Avenue on the southeast side of Rockford.
Man who raped two women in South Beloit sentenced to 4 years in prison
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Payton Hatch, 22, the man convicted of sexually assaulting two women in a home in South Beloit in 2020, has been sentenced to spend the next four and a half years in prison. According to Winnebago County State’s Attorney J. Hanley, Hatch was investigated for the crimes after the women reported […]
Freeport police investigate shots fired report leaving 1 hurt
FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - A teenager on Freeport’s east side is hurt from a shots fired report early Saturday morning. Just after midnight on July 20, Freeport officers were alerted to a shots fired report in the area of Frank Street and Chicago Avenue. The police were also notified about a 17-year-old male victim who was transported to FHN Hospital with a gunshot wound. The victim was treated and later discharged.
Open Letter to Rockford Walmart Where Employee Was Fatally Stabbed
A few weeks ago I stopped into my neighborhood Walmart to pick up a few things I've had on my list including razors, and some new white t-shirts. Little did I know how much security I would have to go through just to get my hands on a few things?
Freeport Police capture felon wanted for June shooting
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — Freeport Police announced the arrest of Martell Pogue, 35, who was wanted for a shooting in June on W. Douglas Street. According to police, around 1:14 p.m. on June 21st, officers responded to a report of gunshots in the 300 block. During the investigation, police learned Pogue and another man were […]
Ogle County man hospitalized in car vs riding lawnmower crash
OREGON, Ill. (WTVO) — An Ogle County man was hospitalized Wednesday after he was hit by a car while mowing on a riding lawnmower. According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, the 60-year-old Leaf River man was riding a Cub Cadet lawn mower around 5:50 p.m. as he was mowing the north ditch in the […]
Gun, cocaine found in Freeport investigation; woman arrested
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — A Freeport woman, Dazaray Caffrey, 20, has been arrested by police after an investigation. According to Freeport Police, officers served a search warrant early Thursday in the 300 block of W. Douglas Street and found a loaded gun and 7 grams of cocaine. Caffrey was charged with Unlawful Possession of a […]
Rockford man accused of slamming a woman and taking her pistol, ammunition
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Police arrested Jeaven Garrett, 27, for allegedly slamming a woman as well as taking her pistol and ammunition. On July 17, around 7:30 p.m., officials were called to the 800 block of Barnum Road for a domestic incident. The woman spoke to authorities in the 3100 block of South 4th Street […]
No charges for officer in shooting of accused Rockford K9 killer
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Rockford Police officer who returned fire and shot Malik Trotter, 28, moments after Trotter allegedly killed his partner, K9 Nyx, who was in pursuit, will not face charges in the shooting, according to Winnebago County State’s Attorney J. Hanley. On January 28th, Rockford Police said officers were investigating a “domestic […]
14-year-old arrested in Wisconsin after trying to steal vehicle from gas station, fled after seeing children in car
BELOIT, Wis. (WFRV) – A 14-year-old is in custody after an attempted robbery and carjacking at a southern Wisconsin gas station on Thursday night. According to a release, the victim was getting gas when the 14-year-old, who was armed with a handgun and driving a Jeep, attempted to steal the victim’s vehicle in Beloit.
Heartless Act: Pregnant Cat Abandoned Outside Rockford Animal Shelter
Two individuals abandoned a heavily pregnant cat in the alley at a Rockford animal shelter and the business is now looking for the public's help to locate them. It's a crime to abandon an animal in Illinois, so what gives people the idea leaving their pets at animal shelters in the middle of the night is at all a better idea? You're actually more likely to get caught with the amount of security cameras we have these days.
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