CRIME & SAFETY
UPDATE: Moline Police Department identifies found boy
UPDATE: The Moline Police Department has identified the boy, and he has been reunited with his family. EARLIER UPDATE: The Moline Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify a child and his family. The boy was with a family member who experienced a medical event near...
2 dead in separate crashes at same location on I-88 in East Moline
EAST MOLINE, Ill. — Officials say two people are dead after two separate crashes on I-88 in East Moline Wednesday morning. According to the East Moline Police Department, the first crash occurred on I-88 westbound, just east of Exit 2 around 8 a.m. Authorities found that a box truck had struck the rear end of a semi truck that was entering the roadway from the shoulder. The box truck driver was removed from the vehicle and transported to a local hospital, where he later died. His identity is being withheld pending notification of family.
Crime Stoppers: Man rides off with stolen bike, shirt he changed into at the store
MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - Do you know him?. Moline police said a man walked into the Moline Target, got a new shirt and bike and then walked out without paying. On April 14 man man took his tank top off and put on a T-shirt from a store shelf. Next he got a bike and left the store.
Truck crashes into old Moline Rudy’s Tacos building
MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - A truck crashed into the old Rudy’s Tacos building in Moline on 16th Street. TV6 arrived on scene around 4:26 p.m., and crews on scene told TV6 that they responded around 3:45 p.m. The blue building was hit by the vehicle, according to police. Rudy’s...
Missing Moline 13-year-old believed to be with parent without custody, police say
Moline police have released new information as they continue to search for a missing child. 13-year-old Kyrese Rogers was last seen Tuesday, April 30 around 2 p.m. in the 5000 block of 48th Street in Moline. Police believe Kyrese is with his mother, 34-year-old Lacinda Granado-Overton, in the Peoria area.
QC nurse gives CPR to shooting victim: ‘I’d seen a body fall to the ground’
A Quad Cities nurse was nearby when a shooting happened Sunday in East Moline. She didn’t hesitate to do all she could to save the victim. And now the magnitude of her actions in the middle of a crime scene is really sinking in. Rachael Downing, med manager for...
Moline man arrested after QC MEG investigation
A Moline man has been arrested after officers with the Quad City Metropolitan Enforcement Group (QC MEG) conducted a weapons investigation, according to a news release from the group. Brian K. Baker, 26, was arrested on Wednesday, May 8 at about 1 p.m. and charged with possession with the intent to deliver fentanyl and unlawful […]
Moline house fire displaces 2 people, 3 pets
MOLINE, Ill. — Two people and three pets have been displaced following a house fire early Tuesday morning in Moline, officials say. On Tuesday, May 7, around 5:45 a.m., the Moline Fire Department responded to the 700 block of 43rd Avenue after receiving a report about smoke inside the residence.
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