Sources are reporting an auto accident with a vehicle on fire.
It happened around 10 am near 11th ave and 7th st.
Reports of an auto accident and one of the vehicles involved in the accident has caught on fire. We have heard conflicting reports on injuries, so it is unknown on injuries at this time. The cause is under investigation.
On Thursday August 22nd, 2019 at 9:05 pm Rockford Police Officers responded to the Family Dollar store at 3124 N. Rockton to investigate an Armed Robbery that had just occurred.
Officers spoke with employees and witnesses who advised 3 black male suspects had entered the store and demanded money.
2 of the 3 suspects were armed. The employees and witnesses advised all three suspects were masked. The suspects left the store with an undisclosed amount of money and fled the area on foot.
No employees or witnesses were injured.
This is an ongoing investigation. If you have any information please call the Rockford Police or Rockford Area Crimestoppers.
Over the last few weeks we have gotten several reports from several area businesses that 3 females have been going into local stores and destroying items and stealing items. Then they flee the stores.
Sources have told us the police have been notified on several of these incidents and they did not seem to care to investigate the crimes, according to the victims.
Tuesday it happened again at Ulta, around 4:40 pm. Three females went into the business with garbage bags and began to fill the bags with items. And then they fled the store. Witnesses were able to get a photo of the alleged vehicle and plate.
Police are encrypted and have not released any information on any of these incidents. The most we got out of police was “No Comment” so they will not confirm the incidents, and they won’t confirm if it is the same 3 females on a crime spree, etc…
Thankfully to the citizens of the area, we are able to post this and keep people informed via your tips, so maybe these alleged criminals can be caught.
Sources are reporting a possible cougar (Mountain Lion) sighting in the area.
We have gotten several reports saying 97 ZOK posted about a cougar that was spotted near Beaver Valley and Squaw Prairie.
They had a photo on their site, but it has since been removed.
You can read about it at https://97zokonline.com/cougar-spotted-roaming-in-belvidere-rockford-backyards/
Side note: There have been unconfirmed of reports of a mountain lion at Rock Cut for awhile now. The most recent was about 2 weeks ago on the East side of the park. A man was walking along a trail on the East side of the park and he came across it. The man said the mountain lion came out of the brush and onto the trail he was on. He said that it posed no harm to him. The man and the mountain lion were both startled and the mountain lion took off in one direction while he fled in the other direction.
It happened at the First National Bank near 1725 S State in Belvidere around 1 pm.
Suspect fled in a Black SUV
Suspect is described as a dark skinned male, Thin build, 6’0, dark clothing.
Unconfirmed reports are saying there is a suspicious package inside the bank, and it was evacuated. A perimeter was setup. Rockford Bomb Squad is en route along with the Hazmat.
