Crime Archives

April 3, 2020 1:35 pm Andrew Carrigan

Hayes was charged with aggravated battery with a knife and was taken to the Winnebago County Jail.…

April 2, 2020 7:51 pm Breane Lyga

The Winnebago County State’s Attorney’s Office says Victor Britton will spend 10 years in prison for failing to register as a sex offender…

April 2, 2020 11:21 am Andrew Carrigan

Details on the shooting are limited, but police say a man was shot in the area of E. Gate Parkway and Oregon Ave.…

April 1, 2020 5:13 pm Associated Press

Police officials say 93 people were killed between Jan. 1 and March 31, compared to 82 last year.…

April 1, 2020 9:35 am Andrew Carrigan

Police say an altercation led to the shooting. The suspect left the area after the shooting, according to Freeport…

March 31, 2020 1:22 pm Breane Lyga

A man accused of felony retail theft is arrested by Winnebago County’s law enforcement leader, Sheriff Gary Caruana Monday morning on E. State…

March 30, 2020 8:39 am Breane Lyga

The juveniles said the men offered them candy, slowed down several times, opened the door, turned into a parking lot and got increasingly…

March 27, 2020 9:16 pm James Stratton

ROCKFORD (WREX) — Rockford Police are investigating a shooting Friday night. Police say it happened in the 4200 block of Harrison Avenue. Police say…

March 27, 2020 4:24 pm Andrew Carrigan

The suspects and victim knew each other and there was no threat to the public.…

March 26, 2020 4:52 pm 13 WREX Newsroom

A man, who police say was armed with a knife, is expected to survive after being shot Thursday afternoon by…

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