Rockford Police Department

A Rockford K9 was injured in the line of duty. Discover how the law views police dogs differently from human officers in Illinois.

We now know why an 18-year-old Rockford Walmart employee was attacked and fatally stabbed on Sunday night.

A man who was shot over the weekend on the north side of Rockford has died according to authorities, and now police are asking the public to help find a suspect in the murder.

What do a police officer, a kitten, and a coyote have in common? One unusual rescue in Rockford, Illinois that led to a very happy ending.

A traffic stop by Rockford Police SCOPE officers on Wednesday evening turned into quite the bust, including the discovery of a stolen gun and Ecstacy pills.

After more than six months since an incident at a city park in Rockford, charges were filed today against four men who have each been charged with first-degree murder.

Residents in a neighborhood near Springfield Avenue were awakened early on Saturday morning (1/28) by gunfire

One man was critically injured over the weekend after a large fight spilled into the streets of downtown Rockford according to police.

The man who allegedly stole a funeral home van in Rockford with a deceased man in the cargo area is now facing charges.

A man who died of natural causes last Thursday (1/19) in a Rockford area hospital is finally going to be able to rest in peace following the theft of a funeral home van that he was inside of.