Active shooter training prepares officers for rapid deployment response
By BETH ALTENA Rockford Police Officers had the use of Rockford’s Valley View Elementary, practicing rapid response to an active shooter situation in a public […]
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Teen behind Rockford schools terror threats caught
By BETH ALTENA The possibility of up to 20 years in prison, over $130,000 in restitution and expulsion from Rockford Public Schools faces a 16-year-old […]
Community celebration is free, fun, informative
National Night Out is next Tuesday, August 7 Join your local law enforcement, neighbors and more as the Rockford Police, Rockford Fire, Kent County Sheriff’s […]
Shop with a Cop a celebration of community giving
‘It was something that meant a lot to me’ by BETH ALTENA When Maria Arel was in fifth grade she was one of the kids […]
Rockford Police and Fire to merge departments
Rockford City Manager Michael Young announced the Rockford Police and Fire departments will merge and become Rockford Department of Public Safety beginning January 1, 2012. […]
National celebration full of food, fun, families
photos by TOM SCOTT Rockford’s sixth annual National Night Out offered fun for families, free food and plenty of opportunity to play with law enforcement […]
Rockford Police, Meijer join forces to help youngsters
by BETH ALTENA Santa, police and plenty of smiles marked the seventh annual Shop with a Hero event at the Rockford Meijer Sunday, Dec. 12. […]
Rockford officers brighten the holidays for kids
“Especially with the officers in uniform, the kids can sometimes be a little afraid of their officer,” she said. In addition to helping a family […]