Crime of the Week

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ROAD SIGN THEFTS
July 12, 2023

STATUS: OPEN

ROAD SIGN THEFTS - RURAL STEPHENSON COUNTY

Several Townships within rural areas of Stephenson County have been experiencing thefts of road signs. In some of these cases, power tools are being used to remove portions of the metal posts along with the signs. A significant number of road sign thefts have occurred in Buckeye and Oneco Townships; however, other Townships within Stephenson County have experienced these thefts as well.

No suspect information is available at this time. If anyone has any information about any suspects involved in the thefts of road signs, please contact the Stephenson County Sheriff's Office or Stateline Area Crime Stoppers. Tips can be submitted to Stateline Area Crime Stoppers by phone to: 1-866-TIPS NOW, through the Stateline Area Crime Stoppers “P3 Tips” mobile phone app, or online at: www.statelineareacrimestoppers.com. Tipsters to Stateline Area Crime Stoppers always remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1000.

(Any person or persons depicted in this post are presumed innocent by the court until proven guilty in a court of law)

Burglary Investigation
July 11, 2023

BURGLARY INVESTIGATION

On Tuesday, July 11th, 2023, the Freeport Police Department responded to the Freeport High School in reference to a burglary investigation. Upon arrival, Officers investigated a burglary to the shed by the Freeport Boys Baseball team dugout. It was believed this burglary occurred within the past week. A door to the shed had been forced open and baseball equipment and property were stolen.

If anyone has any information about this case, they should contact the Freeport Police Department or Stateline Area Crime Stoppers. Tips can be submitted to Stateline Area Crime Stoppers by phone to: 1-866-TIPS NOW, through the Stateline Area Crime Stoppers “P3 Tips” mobile phone app, or online at: www.statelineareacrimestoppers.com. Tipsters to Stateline Area Crime Stoppers always remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1000.

The Freeport Police Department case number for this investigation is: 23-10775. (Any person or persons depicted in this post are presumed innocent by the court until proven guilty in a court of law).

POLICE IMPERSONATOR INVESTIGATION
May 30, 2023

STATUS: OPEN

POLICE IMPERSONATOR

The Stephenson County Sheriff's Office is seeking information about a police impersonator who stopped a female motorist in the area of S. Baileyville Rd. and E. German Valley Rd. in rural Baileyville Illinois on Tuesday May 30th, 2023 at approximately 6:20 a.m.

The female motorist was told that she was being stopped for "almost speeding" as well as for a registration light infraction, despite the fact that the daylight conditions at the time of the stop would have made it impossible to observe the lighting infraction. During the course of the stop, the suspect did ask for the female motorists driver's license and insurance information, and returned both documents after briefly reviewing them at the driver's window.

The following is a description of the suspect and suspect vehicle involved in the stop that was reported to the Stephenson County Sheriff's Office:

SUSPECT:

White Male, 30-40 years old, heavy-set, 5'10" - 6' tall, short dark hair, thick dark color mustache, and bushy eyebrows. The suspect was wearing a tan button up shirt with dark pants, a star-shaped badge and a square name plate.

SUSPECT VEHICLE:

White SUV (unknown make/model) with a yellow stripe on the side, a black brush guard mounted on the front of the vehicle, and a light bar mounted on the top in a manner in which it extended past both vehicle front doors. The light bar was not activated at the time of the stop; however, red/blue lights mounted on the front grill of the suspect vehicle were activated.

If anyone has any information this case, they should contact the Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office or Stateline Area Crime Stoppers. Tips can be submitted to Stateline Area Crime Stoppers by phone to: 1-866-TIPS NOW, through the Stateline Area Crime Stoppers “P3 Tips” mobile phone app, or online at: www.statelineareacrimestoppers.com. Tipsters to Stateline Area Crime Stoppers always remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1000.

The Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office case number for this investigation is: 23-6114.

(Any person or persons depicted in this post are presumed innocent by the court until proven guilty in a court of law)

BURGLARY AND ATTEMPT ID THEFT
April 29, 2023

STATUS: OPEN

BURGLARY TO MOTOR VEHICLE / ATTEMPT IDENTITY THEFT

On Saturday April 29th, 2023, between approximately 12:15pm and 12:50pm, an unknown suspect(s) broke the rear passenger window of a vehicle that was parked within Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park in rural Lena. Once inside, the suspect(s) stole a wallet containing bank cards and personal identification documents. Shortly after discovering the vehicle burglary, the victim received bank notifications regarding attempted debit card purchases at the Dollar General store in Lena.

Follow-up investigation at the Dollar General store located at 106 E. Provost Street in Lena revealed that on 4-29-23 at approximately 12:50pm, the depicted Black male subject wearing a white coat purchased gift cards with a bank card that was stolen from the victim's vehicle. After that purchase was completed, the depicted subject wearing all black entered the store and purchased a gift card and a food item with a bank card that was stolen from the victim's vehicle.

No suspect vehicle information is available at this time; however, it is believed that the suspects are also involved in similar incidences which occurred on April 29th, 2023, in Jo Daviess County Illinois and Dubuque Iowa.

If anyone can identify the depicted subjects or has any information about this case, they should contact the Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office or Stateline Area Crime Stoppers. Tips can be submitted to Stateline Area Crime Stoppers by phone to: 1-866-TIPS NOW, through the Stateline Area Crime Stoppers “P3 Tips” mobile phone app, or online at: www.statelineareacrimestoppers.com. Tipsters to Stateline Area Crime Stoppers always remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1000.

The Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office case number for this investigation is: 23-4714.

(Any person or persons depicted in this post are presumed innocent by the court until proven guilty in a court of law)

Theft
March 13, 2023

ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY - THEFT INVESTIGATION

The Freeport Police Department is attempting to identify the depicted subject as part of a Theft investigation. The offense that is under investigation occurred 03/03/23 at 5:00pm at a retail store in Freeport. The white male subject was described as having average height and weight, with a beard and possibly driving a 2-toned dark colored Honda Element.

If anyone can identify this subject they should contact the Freeport Police Department or Stateline Area Crime Stoppers. Tips can be submitted to Stateline Area Crime Stoppers by phone to: 1-866-TIPS NOW, through the Stateline Area Crime Stoppers “P3 Tips” mobile phone app, or online at: www.statelineareacrimestoppers.com. Tipsters to Stateline Area Crime Stoppers always remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1000.

The Freeport Police Department case number for this investigation is: 23-3386.

(Any person or persons depicted in this post are presumed innocent by the court until proven guilty in a court of law).

Theft Investigation
March 04, 2023

ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY - THEFT INVESTIGATION

The Freeport Police Department is attempting to identify the depicted subject as part of a Theft investigation. The offense that is under investigation occurred 03/04/23 10:20am at a retail store in Freeport. The black male subject was described as wearing a black coat and black stocking cap.

The Freeport Police Department case number for this investigation is: 23-3410.

(Any person or persons depicted in this post are presumed innocent by the court until proven guilty in a court of law).

BURGLARY & ATTEMPT BURGLARY INVESTIGATIONS
December 27, 2022

STATUS: OPEN

BURGLARY & ATTEMPT BURGLARY INVESTIGATIONS

The Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about two burglaries and two attempted burglaries which were reported between December 10th, 2022 and December 27th, 2022 and occurred in areas north of the City of Freeport.

If anyone has information about these crimes, they should contact the Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office or Stateline Area Crime Stoppers. Tips can be submitted to Stateline Area Crime Stoppers by phone to: 1-866-TIPS NOW, through the Stateline Area Crime Stoppers “P3 Tips” mobile phone app, or online at: www.statelineareacrimestoppers.com. Tipsters to Stateline Area Crime Stoppers always remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1000.

The Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office case numbers for these investigations are: 852-22, 883-22, 871-22, and 861-22.

(Any person or persons depicted in this post are presumed innocent by the court until proven guilty in a court of law)

Reported on 12-10-22 – Freeport Storage – 1203 IL Route 26 North, Freeport

On 12-8-22, a padlock on a storage unit at Freeport Storage in rural Freeport was found to have been cut-off with a grinding wheel. The exact date the burglary occurred is not known and there is no suspect information.

Items stolen from inside the storage unit include; a size XXL black leather coat with gray Harley-Davidson logo on the back, a size XXL black and orange leather Harley-Davidson coat with Harley-Davidson on the sleeves, a gray steel Faber SCUBA compressed air tank, a black and red Aqualung Buoyancy Compensation Device with attached respirator and hoses, and six (6) track loader bogie wheels (3 single-flange, and 3 double-flange).

Reported on 12-16-22 – Brush Creek Golf Course – 2001 W. St. James Rd, Orangeville

On 12-16-22, three (3) entrance doors at Brush Creek Golf Course in Orangeville were found to have been damaged by suspects who attempted to pry them open. A review of video surveillance found that on 12-13-22 at approximately 9:49am, an unknown white male subject driving a U-Haul truck and an unknown white female subject driving a blue flatbed pick-up truck exited their vehicles and approached the building on foot. Both vehicles arrived from the east and left the area traveling eastbound on St. James Road.

Also, video surveillance from 12-15-22 at approximately 4:11am showed two (2) unknown subjects exit a dark colored SUV and then proceed to shine flashlights into clubhouse building windows. Both subjects eventually left the area traveling westbound on St. James Road.

Reported on 12-19-22 – Richland Crossing Car & Truck Wash – 104 Samuelson Dr., Orangeville

On 12-19-22, it was discovered that an unknown suspect(s) used power tools to attempt to gain entry to a coin box at Richland Crossing Car & Truck Wash in Orangeville. The exact date this damage occurred is not known and there is no suspect information available.

Reported on 12-27-22 – Select Storage Co. – 105 Carl Drive, Orangeville

On 12-27-22, multiple items were reported stolen from two (2) storage units at Select Storage Co. in Orangeville. The burglaries to these storage units are believed to have occurred between approximately 2:00pm on 12-19-22 and 10:55am on 12-27-22. There is no suspect information available at this time.

Items stolen from the storage units include; two (2) black 20’ x 20’ party canopies in their original boxes, one black Minn Kota trolling motor, a gray 4-rack electric digital smoker, and a red appliance dolly.

RETAIL THEFT INVESTIGATION
December 20, 2022

ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY - RETAIL THEFT INVESTIGATION

The Freeport Police Department is attempting to identify the depicted subject as part of a Retail Theft investigation. The offense that is under investigation occurred 12/11/22 6:20pm at a liquor store in Freeport. The white male subject was described as wearing a white coat and had a tattoo above one of his eyebrows.

The Freeport Police Department case number for this investigation is: 22-19718.

(Any person or persons depicted in this post are presumed innocent by the court until proven guilty in a court of law).

COUNTERFEIT PAIN PILLS
November 16, 2022

STATUS: OPEN

COUNTERFEIT PAIN PILLS

Drug overdoses are on the rise in the Freeport area and many of them have been linked to counterfeit pain pills containing fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent. In fact, it only takes 2 milligrams of fentanyl, about the weight of a few grains of salt, to put someone into a fatal overdose. Counterfeit pills have become so common that anyone who is buying pills on the street should assume those pills contain fentanyl. These pills are sometimes referred to on the street as “blues” or “Perc 30s”.

The majority of the counterfeit pain pills currently being sold in the Freeport area are small round blue tablets stamped on one side with the letter “M” inside of a square and the number “30” on the opposite side. These pills closely resemble the color and markings found on pharmaceutical grade 30mg oxycodone and are manufactured in clandestine labs located outside of the United States. Detection of these dangerous counterfeit pain pills is difficult because their appearance is substantially similar to pharmaceutical grade pills.

If you have any information about anyone selling counterfeit pain pills or any other illegal drugs, please contact your local law enforcement agency or Stateline Area Crime Stoppers. Tips can be submitted to Stateline Area Crime Stoppers by phone to: 1-866-TIPS NOW, through the Stateline Area Crime Stoppers “P3 Tips” mobile phone app, or online at: www.statelineareacrimestoppers.com. Tipsters to Stateline Area Crime Stoppers always remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1000. Stateline Area Crime Stoppers is the official Crime Stoppers organization of the City of Freeport and Stephenson County.

ATTEMPTED AGGRAVATED ROBBERY
November 07, 2022

STATUS: SOLVED

ATTEMPTED AGGRAVATED ROBBERY INVESTIGATION

UPDATE: SUBJECT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. THANK YOU TO ALL THE TIPSTERS WHO PROVIDED INFORMATION.

The Freeport Police Department is attempting to identify the depicted subject in connection with an Attempted Aggravated Robbery that occurred in the Sullivan's grocery store parking lot located at 2002 W. Galena Avenue in Freeport on 11-7-22 at approximately 4:40pm.

The Freeport Police Department case number for this investigation is: 22-17927.

(Any person or persons depicted in this post are presumed innocent by the court until proven guilty in a court of law)

Criminal Damage to Vehicle
October 21, 2022

STATUS: OPEN

Vehicles at 1245 Lacresta Drive in Freeport have been damaged 7 times since 07/06/2022. This damage is occurring between 1am and 5am. The photo below is from a security camera and shows that the person responsible keeps their face covered.

If anyone has information about this crime they should contact the Freeport Police Department or Stateline Area Crime Stoppers. Tips can be submitted to Stateline Area Crime Stoppers by phone to: 1-866-TIPS NOW, through the Stateline Area Crime Stoppers “P3 Tips” mobile phone app, or online at: www.statelineareacrimestoppers.com. Tipsters to Stateline Area Crime Stoppers always remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1000. In addition to the reward from Stateline Area Crime Stoppers the owner of the vehicle is offering an additional $1,000.00 to anyone that provides information that leads to an arrest, and an additional $1,000.00 when that person is convicted.

ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY
August 11, 2022

STATUS: SOLVED

UPDATE 8-17-22 - BOTH SUBJECTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. THANK YOU TO THE TIPSTER WHO PROVIDED THE INFORMATION!

ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY

The individuals in the pictures below are persons of interest relating to a matter under investigation by the Freeport Police Department. The incident occurred at the Farm & Fleet store located at 1755 S. West Avenue in Freeport on 8-11-22 at approximately 4:47pm.

The Freeport Police Department case number for this investigation is: 22-12805.

(Any person or persons depicted in this post are presumed innocent by the court until proven guilty in a court of law)

Vandalism
July 18, 2022

On July 14, 2022 at about 8:17am, the Stephenson County Sheriff's Office received a report of vandalism that had occurred overnight at the Cedarville Baptist Church on Cedarville Rd. East of Cedarville. Deputies learned that sometime overnight that unknown persons spray painted on two portions of the church (See photo's below *Warning explicit language*). The Stephenson County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying any suspects that had been involved.

Please call the Stateline Area Crime Stoppers at 1-866-847-7669 or the Stephenson County Sheriff's Office at 815-235-8252 if you have any information about this case.

Counterfeit $100 Bills
May 17, 2022

STATUS: OPEN

COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY INVESTIGATION

The Freeport Police Department is attempting to identify the depicted subject in connection with an investigation into counterfeit currency. The depicted subject was captured on video surveillance at the Royal Liquor store located at 306 N. Park Boulevard in Freeport on 5-17-22 at approximately 7:27pm.

The Freeport Police Department case number for this investigation is: 22-7479.

(Any person or persons depicted in this post are presumed innocent by the court until proven guilty in a court of law)

ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY
March 24, 2022

STATUS: CLOSED

ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY

UPDATE: SUBJECT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS OF 4-19-22 @ 7:43AM.

The individual in the pictures below is a person of interest relating to a matter under investigation by the Freeport Police Department. The incident occurred at the Walmart store located at 2545 IL. Rte. 26 South in Freeport on 3-24-22 at approximately 4:50pm.

The Freeport Police Department case number for this investigation is: 22-4173.

(Any person or persons depicted in this post are presumed innocent by the court until proven guilty in a court of law)

SHOTS FIRED INVESTIGATION
March 19, 2022

STATUS: OPEN

SHOTS FIRED INVESTIGATION

The Freeport Police Department is attempting to identify the depicted subject in connection with a shots fired incident that occurred in the area of Pleasant Street and Galena Avenue in Freeport on Saturday March 19th, 2022 at approximately 2:22pm. Video links of the subject in question are below.

The Freeport Police Department case number for this investigation is: 22-3832.

(Any person or persons depicted in this post are presumed innocent by the court until proven guilty in a court of law)

VIDEO LINKS:

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BURGLARY INVESTIGATION
January 03, 2022

STATUS: OPEN

BURGLARY INVESTIGATION

The Freeport Police Department is attempting to identify the depicted subject in connection with a Burglary that occurred at the 4 Seasons gaming lounge located at 1100 W. Galena Avenue in Freeport on 1-3-22 at approximately 2:00am.

The Freeport Police Department case number for this investigation is: 22-95.

(Any person or persons depicted in this post are presumed innocent by the court until proven guilty in a court of law)

ARMED ROBBERY INVESTIGATION
December 23, 2021

STATUS: OPEN

ARMED ROBBERY INVESTIGATION

The Freeport Police Department is attempting to identify the depicted subjects in connection with an Armed Robbery that occurred at the Burger King restaurant located at 1830 S. West Avenue in Freeport on 12-23-21 at approximately 11:20pm.

The Freeport Police Department case number for this investigation is: 21-19836.

(Any person or persons depicted in this post are presumed innocent by the court until proven guilty in a court of law)

CREDIT CARD FRAUD
October 26, 2021

STATUS: SOLVED

ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY - CREDIT CARD FRAUD

UPDATE: Suspects have been identified.

The Freeport Police Department is attempting to identify three (3) depicted subjects as part of a Credit Card Fraud investigation. The offense occurred on 10-26-21 at approximately 4:00 PM at the Menard's store located at 2755 Illinois Route 26 South in Freeport.

Subject #1 is an unknown White female with blonde hair wearing a gray Green Bay Packers sweatshirt.

Subject #2 is an unknown White male with beard wearing a Puma baseball cap and a red t-shirt with white lettering on it. The t-shirt appears to have the name of an unknown law firm on it along with the logo of a soccer ball.

Subject #3 is an unknown White male wearing a black Addidas ball cap, blue surgical mask, dark colored hooded sweatshirt, coyote brown pants, and has a black walking boot on his right foot. Subject #3 made the purchases in question and assisted Subjects #1 and #2 with loading items into the below described vehicle. Subject #3 may be affiliated with a business known as "Foerster Remodeling".

The subjects we are seeking to identify loaded merchandise into an older model blue single-cab Ford F-250 which had an Illinois D-truck registration plate on it that did not belong to the vehicle in question. The Ford F-250 has a Powerstroke decal on the center of the rear window, a partially torn decal on the left rear fender, and three unknown decals above the Ford logo on the right side of the tailgate (see images). The subject vehicle also has the following wrote in white on the driver's side window "21 86770 10-25-21 A69 MC1495".

The Freeport Police Department case number for this investigation is: 21-18665.

(Any person or persons depicted in this post are presumed innocent by the court until proven guilty in a court of law)

ARMED ROBBERY
July 11, 2021

STATUS: SOLVED

ARMED ROBBERY INVESTIGATION

UPDATE 7-30-21 - SUSPECT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND THE ISSUANCE OF ARREST WARRANTS IS IMMINENT.

The Freeport Police Department is investigating an Armed Robbery incident that occurred at the Shell Express gas station located at 1736 S. West Avenue in Freeport on Sunday July 11th, 2021 at approximately 11:58pm. Images of the depicted suspect were obtained from store's video surveillance cameras. The suspect is a Black male, approximately 5'08" tall with a thin build.

The suspect was armed with a semi-automatic handgun and left the business on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect was last observed running westbound from the store and should be considered armed & dangerous.

If anyone has any information about this crime please contact the Freeport Police Department or Stateline Area Crime Stoppers. Tipsters to Stateline Area Crime Stoppers always remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1000.

The FPD case number for this investigation is 21-10341.