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A man who allegedly shot and killed a local officer assigned to the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force at a hotel in Rockford was taken into custody around 5 p.m. Thursday.
LOVES PARK — Police arrested Rockford Scanner founder Rickie Traeger after the staff at the Rock River Times weekly newspaper on Thursday said he had made threatening comments to them. Traeger ...
ROCKFORD — The Rockford Police Department will switch all radio communications to fully encrypted digital channels starting at 6:30 a.m. Monday. News organizations and residents who have for ...
Crews were called to the 6000 block of Kilburn Ave. for a house fire. Scanner traffic said it was a two-story home and flames ...
ROCKFORD, Ill. (CN) – A freelance reporter claims police in an Illinois city targeted him for filming their activity, arresting him on false charges and releasing his mugshot along with suspects ...