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Rockford man charged with sexual abuse of child

Staff Report ROCKFORD - A Rockford was jailed Thursday following an investigation by the Rockford Police Department’s Sensitive Crimes Unit. At around 11:10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 8, officers were contacted to investigate a report of…

Timothy Damm guilty of defacing county GOP headquarters

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - The man who made local headlines last year for a string of arrests, one for allegedly spray painting the words "Rape" and "Shame" on the GOP headquarters in downtown Rockford was found guilty of that…

18-year-old pleads guilty in 2017 homicide

Staff Report ROCKFORD - An 18-year-old man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the 2017 killing of a 12-year-old boy.  Anthony Shyheem Jenkins entered the plea Tuesday in front of Judge Ronald White. He was accused of killing…

Rockford woman charged in shots-fired incident

Staff Report ROCKFORD - A Rockford was jailed Monday morning, charged with firing a gun at an apartment building. Courtnei Freeman, 26, is charged with unlawful use of weapons by a felon, aggravated discharge of a firearm, armed…

Police investigate Rockford’s 18th homicide

UPDATE: Th victim in Thursday's homicide on Hunter Avenue has been identified as 28-year-old Patrick Mack Jr. Staff Report ROCKFORD - One man was pronounced dead at a local hospital Thursday after being shot on the city's near-east side.…

Man sentenced to 28 years in prison for sexual assault

Staff Report ROCKFORD - A Winnebago County judge has sentenced a Wheaton man to 28 years in prison for aggravated criminal sexual assault. Judge Brendan Maher handed down the sentence Tuesday to 29-year-old Todd J. Shevelson, who…

Rockford man pleads guilty to second-degree murder

Staff Report ROCKFORD - A Rockford man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for a homicide that occurred four years ago on the city's near-east side.  William Laboy Fontanez, 32, pleaded guilty Wednesday in the death of…

Rockford cop charged with sexual assault

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - A 19-year veteran with the Rockford Police Department has been charged with sexual assault, authorities announced Wednesday.  Daniel Basile, 51, of Roscoe, is charged with a single count of criminal…

Rockford crime continues downward trend

Staff Report ROCKFORD — Crime saw another downward trend through September this year, the Rockford Police Department reported Monday. The latest release compares data from January through September 2019 to stats compiled from the same…

Man sentenced to prison for two Rockford robberies

Staff Report ROCKFORD - A 29-year-old man was sentenced to a total of 22 years in prison Wednesday. Jawan Howard Robinson was sentenced to 12 years for armed robbery and 10 years for burglary by Judge Brendan Maher after pleading…
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