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Around 12:30 am this morning several emergency personnel were responding to a water rescue call.
It happened near the Luther Center on the Rock River.
A female was reported to be in the water.
Around 12:35 pm, she was rescued near the Davis Park area.
They are requesting medical for her.
Still developing
Home Invasion 3200 Darwood Dr
Date: 05/30/2018 11:10 pm
Location: 3200 Darwood Dr
On Wednesday, May 30, at around 11:10 P.M. two Rockford women were the victims of a Home Invasion.
Three armed subjects entered their home by force and took their personal property before fleeing the scene.
No one was injured in this incident. This is an ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Rockford Police Officer In Charge, or Crime Stoppers.
Around 1:30 pm today emergency personnel were dispatched for an auto accident.
It happened in the area of 11th st and 6th ave.
Injuries are being reported. At least two ambulances have been dispatched to the scene.
Avoid the area or expect delays
UPDATE: Sources reporting this was a police chase, that resulted in the auto accident.
Around 10:30 pm tonight several emergency personnel were dispatched to the area of Ridge and Whitman.
There is an auto accident near this intersection.
Injuries were being reported. At least three ambulances have been dispatched to the scene.
Avoid the area. Still developing
Just before 8 pm tonight emergency personnel were on scene of an accident with injuries.
It happened in the area of Brown and Freemont
Reports of a fight and an accident with injuries near this location.
A white pickup truck has fled the scene.
Still developing
From the BFD:
Updated at 2 a.m. Tuesday, May 29
We want to say thank you to our mutual aid partners who filled our stations and helped fight the fire at Beloit Box Board. Our media release has more information below:
A three-alarm fire was extinguished around 1 a.m. Tuesday after crews from southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois battled a fire that was reported around 10 p.m. Monday at Beloit Box Board, 801 Second St.
One employee was in the building at the time; that employee safely evacuated without injury. There were no injuries reported to any civilian or firefighter.
Flames were visible from the roof of the building upon City of Beloit Fire Department arrival. Due to the space constraints in the building, equipment in the building, and the level of the fire, a three-alarm response was needed to safely extinguish the fire.
Thirty-three units from other area departments responded to the three-alarm fire in addition to crews from the City of Beloit Fire Department. Five additional units responded to back-fill City of Beloit fire stations. The City of Beloit Fire Department wants to thank the following departments for responding: Town of Beloit, South Beloit, Janesville, Town of Turtle, North Park, Harlem Roscoe, Rockton, Edgerton, Milton, Cherry Valley, Loves Park, Boone County District 2, Boone County District 3, Delavan, Elkhorn, Clinton, Sharon, Monroe, Rockford, Capron, Pecatonica, Belvidere, and Win Bur Sew.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. A damage estimate is unavailable at this time.
Around 10 pm tonight several area fire departments were responding to a commercial structure fire.
A MABAS to the 3rd alarm was toned out for a fire in the 800 block of 2nd st in Beloit.
That is at Beloit Box Board at 801 2nd st
There was a confirmed fire in the roof area of the business.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Around 3:30 pm today several emergency personnel were dispatched for another water rescue.
This one happened in the area of Brooke ct and Ashelford.
Reports of two jet skiers were trapped in a railroad trestle in the river, and needed assistance.
One of them is reported to be upside down in the water without a life jacket.
Several emergency personnel are en route.
Still developing
There was an auto accident in the area of Hunter rd and 76 in Boone County. Injuries were being reported. The severity of the injuries were believed to be non life threatening. There were two vehicles involved in the accident.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Rockford Scanner did a live video of the Young At Heart fireworks show.
We thought the fireworks were over with, and I stopped the live video.
Shortly afterwards, they lit off more fireworks for the grand finale.
During the finale, a very large explosion happened.
We can use your help as we are investigating an armed robbery at The Tavern bar, 1567 Madison Road, that occurred at 1:37 a.m. this morning.
There were two suspects involved in the robbery. One suspect is described as a black male wearing a red baseball hat with long dreadlocks, a white T-shirt, dark-colored basketball shorts and a white cover over his face; he was also armed with a silver/chrome revolver. The second suspect was described as black male with a bald head wearing a blue T-shirt, blue jeans, white tennis shoes and a white cover over his face; he was armed with a black semi-automatic handgun.
The suspects stole cash from the bar and fled the area in a silver four-door Pontiac Grand Prix. No injuries occurred during the robbery, however, the suspects are considered armed and dangerous.
If you have information about the identity of these two individuals, please contact Rock County Communications Center at 608-757-2244
