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Sources are reporting a scene in Loves Park.
Several emergency personnel are at the Park Motel on N Second st in Loves Park. It is not yet known what happened.
According to the police call log, it is a medical assist.
No other information is available.
Sources are reporting a rollover accident with injuries in Machesney Park.
It happened around 6:30 am this morning in the Dunkin Doughnuts parking lot on N Second st in Machesney Park.
A White vehicle hit a pole and rolled over into the parking lot.
Extrication was originally dispatched, but was not needed.
Injuries were reported. Unknown on the severity of the injuries.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Note: Several people sent us photos, but our FB messenger is messing up. So once that works again, we will update this with all the photos. In the meantime, you can email them instead to us at RockfordScanner@Gmail.com
April 15th, 2019
State’s Attorney Marilyn Hite Ross
Winnebago County State’s Attorney Marilyn Hite Ross announces that James V. Doyle (D.O.B. 8/11/1989) pled guilty First Degree Murder and Concealing a Homicidal Death in front of the Honorable Judge Joseph McGraw. As part of the plea, Doyle was sentenced to 30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections and he will be on Mandatory Supervised Release for three years once he is released from prison.
On April 13th, 2015, Winnebago County Sheriff’s Police began to investigate after a missing person report was filed regarding 26 year old Moheb Diab. Diab’s mother told police that she hadn’t seen or heard from her son for more than 24 hours.
On April 17th, Diab’s vehicle was located in a parking lot in the 5300 Block of Forest Hills Court. Detectives conducted a follow up investigation, and during an interview with Doyle he admitted to shooting Diab, and concealing the victim’s body in the basement of his home.
Police found the victim’s body in a closet at Doyle’s residence at 7702 Eastmont Avenue in Loves Park.
First Degree Murder is a Class M Felony that is punishable by a sentence of 20-60 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections followed by three years of Mandatory Supervised Release. The defendant was sentenced to 25 years in the Department of Corrections and three years of Mandatory Supervised Release. This sentence will be served at 100%.
Concealment of a Homicidal Death is a Class 3 Felony that is punishable by a sentence of 2-5 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections followed by a year of Mandatory Supervised Release. The defendant was sentenced to 5 years in the Department of Corrections followed by a year of Mandatory Supervised Release. This sentence will be served at 50%.
The sentences will be served consecutively.
Sources are reporting several officers and medical are working a scene in Loves Park.
It happened this evening on Timberleaf ct.
Police confirmed a medical assist call.
Update: Neighbors said it was an Over Dose call.
Note: Sources originally said it appeared to be a possible shooting scene and thought they heard some gunshots just prior to the emergency personnel arriving.
Package Explodes At A Loves Park Post Office
UPDATE: Small motorcycle battery exploded.
A worker suffered non life threatening injuries.
Sources are reporting a package has exploded at the Loves Park Post Office on Windsor rd around 5:30 pm tonight,
The package has exploded and is now smoking.
Unknown on injuries.
The MD1 unit is en route.
So there might be injuries, but not confirmed.
They are evacuating the building.
Several units from LPPD, LPFD, NPFD, etc… are on scene.
This is still developing, check back later for updates
Video by Esai Nemo
Sources are reporting a police chase in loves Park.
It happened just before 2 pm today at N Second and Beltberg.
The suspect vehicle is a 2007 Gray Grand Prix with a temp. plate of 373U895.
Suspect driver is a black female with a hat on.
Vehicle comes back to a Mercedes Jackson, out of Rockford.
Suspect got away and is currently on the loose.
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Material handler 11-3 part time,
fire inspection 8-5 full time,
sales hours vary
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Sources are reporting a scene in Machesney Park.
It happened around 3:45 pm today near Crystal drive and the Olsen park school area in Machesney Park.
Source sent us the following: “There are Sheriff Deputies and Loves Park Officers on Crystal Drive in Machesney Park standing in front of several houses with their long rifles and shields out, but they are parked down the block and do not have the street blocked”
UPDATE: Sources said a man was suicidal and posted photos online of a gun and threatening to kill the police. Police are there to check on the mans well being. The scene is in the 1100 block of Crystal Drive.
Sources are reporting an auto accident in Loves Park, earlier today.
It happened in the area of Forest Hills & Windsor.
A car crashed into a light pole and the pole fell onto a tree.
Injuries were being reported. It is not yet known on the severity of the injuries.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Sources are reporting a motorcycle accident near Machesney Park.
It happened in the area of N Second st (251) & West Lane.
There was a motorcycle accident with injuries near this location.
There was a motorcycle on the ground in the northbound lanes of traffic, just north of the intersection.
Unknown on the severity of the injuries.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
