East Galesburg man flees from the law after auto theft October 6, 2022 5:05 pm|Two East Galesburg men are facing felony charges from an incident that started with a tip of a…
UPDATE: Police say New Years shooting ‘targeted incident’ January 1, 2021 2:39 pm|Galesburg Police said Friday afternoon a shooting during the early morning hours of New Year’s Day injured four…
‘Bomb’ in residential neighborhood turns out to be homemade firework December 17, 2020 9:55 pm|Galesburg Police were alerted to what they thought could be a bomb Thursday morning in a residential neighborhood…
Officers’ Facebook accounts being scrutinized in civil suit against City November 27, 2020 2:41 am|A hearing was held last week in a former Galesburg bar owner’s federal lawsuit against the City of…
Galesburg man shoots himself during police call August 4, 2020 3:14 pm|Galesburg Police say that on Saturday they witnessed a male shoot himself while officers responded to a report…
GPD Chief talks police brutality, protests, and more June 8, 2020 10:27 pm|Galesburg Police Chief Russ Idle met Friday with the mayor and a former resident to talk police brutality…
Police Chief says brutality won’t be tolerated June 8, 2020 9:13 pm|Galesburg Police Chief Russ Idle says he, like other area police chiefs, has talked with community members and…
Will Galesburg Police enforce new Stay-At-Home order? April 30, 2020 10:25 pm|Galesburg Police Chief Russ Idle says he’s still waiting for details on Governor JB Pritzker’s revised and extended…
Two arrested for allegedly kidnapping their mother April 20, 2020 6:15 pm|Two Galesburg residents are accused of taking their mother from an Iowa nursing home.
One arrested after shooting incident April 20, 2020 5:59 pm|Galesburg Police say one man is in custody after he is alleged to have started shooting over the…
Galesburg Police Chief talks patrolling during COVID-19, and using body cameras April 6, 2020 10:54 pm|You might not see Galesburg Police pulling people over for minor traffic offenses for the duration of the…
Drug search results in arrest warrants for two teens March 14, 2020 3:14 am|Galesburg Police say two 18-year-old males are the subject of arrest warrants after a multi-agency drug search at…
Man arrested following incident near school March 13, 2020 1:30 am|A Galesburg man is facing some charges after police say he tried to get into a car that…
One dead after being struck by train January 28, 2020 7:27 pm|A pedestrian was struck and killed by a train on BNSF tracks Monday night according to Galesburg Police.
Idle in as Galesburg Police Chief September 9, 2019 8:08 pm|It’s official. Russ Idle is the new Galesburg Police Chief.
Police respond to gunshot victim, say no ongoing public threat August 20, 2019 6:50 pm|One female victim suffered a gunshot wound in 100 block of North Chambers St. in the day Tuesday.
Galesburg’s top cop to retire; public input being sought on replacement May 10, 2019 7:14 pm|The man who’s been in charge of the Galesburg Police Department for the last 13 years is stepping…
Mid-day shots fired on Brooks Street April 25, 2019 6:55 pm|Galesburg police have confirmed that at least two shots were fired in the 500 block of West Brooks…
Galesburg man charged after police find meth in “crotch” April 17, 2019 5:26 pm|A Galesburg man is facing Class X meth delivery charges after police discovered over 100 grams of ice…
GPD Officer wins CrimeStoppers award March 26, 2019 6:31 pm|A Galesburg Police Officer who had some pretty good intuition the day of a robbery last year at…