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