CRIME & SAFETY
Davenport man faces charge after fight at nightclub
A 45-year-old Davenport man faces a felony charge after police allege he seriously injured another person at a nightclub, court records show. Michael McFedries faces a charge of willful injury – causing serious injury, according to court records. Incident at Daisy Dooks. Shortly after 2 a.m. April 13, Davenport...
Pedestrian killed in Rock Island accident
A 40-year-old man was killed Thursday after being struck by a car in Rock Island. On Thursday, May 2, 2024 at approximately 8:25 p.m., Rock Island Police responded to a crash involving a Chevrolet Impala and a pedestrian in the 1400 block of 1st Avenue (Illinois 92). Preliminary information indicates that the vehicle was traveling eastbound on 1st Avenue when it struck the male pedestrian, who was walking along the south side of 1st Avenue just west of the Stanley Talbot Memorial (Centennial) Bridge, police said Friday.
Crime Stoppers: Woman steals from Marshalls twice
MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - Have you seen her?. Moline police are looking for a woman who stole from Marshalls store twice, two months apart. On Feb. 12 and April 12, a woman in her 40s with red hair left the store without paying. On April 12, she filled a shopping...
Crime Stoppers: Man wanted for failing to appear in court on meth charges
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY (KWQC) - Have you seen him?. Aaron Spicer is wanted in Rock Island County for two counts of probation violation on charges of possession of meth and felony theft. He’s also wanted by Bettendorf Police for failing to appear in court on a charge of fraudulent practice...
Man arrested for using fake HVAC contractor license number for 11 years
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - A Davenport man was arrested on charges that he’s been working as an unlicensed HVAC contractor for 11 years. Jason E. Marchant, 51, was arrested Thursday and charged with charge of ongoing criminal activity, first-degree fraudulent practice and three counts of second-degree fraudulent practices. According...
Davenport man arrested on weapons charges
A Davenport man is in the Scott County Jail after he was arrested after a shooting in Davenport yesterday Davenport Police Officers responded to the 1400 block of West Fourth Street for a report of shots fired on April 30 at about 10:37 p.m. According to the criminal complaint, Danny Young, 59, and another person […]
OSHA issues 3 serious violations after fatal accident at Milan John Deere facility
MILAN, Ill. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued three serious citations against John Deere. It comes after a man died due to a workplace accident last year at the Milan facility, 1600 E. 1st Ave. In October, 55-year-old Anthony "Tony" LeCleir of Davenport was performing...
Peoria man killed, two others seriously injured in accident with semi
A Peoria man was killed late Sunday in an accident with a semi-truck along Interstate 80 near the Illinois-Iowa border. The Scott County Sheriff's Office said that Eric Fraelle, 52, was killed when his 2024 Chevrolet Trax was rear-ended by a semi-truck, forcing the vehicle into a ditch while the two were driving eastbound along I-80 at mile marker 288 1/2. The incident occurred around 9:41 p.m. Fraelle was found dead at the scene.
Moline police need help finding 13-year-old boy
MOLINE, Ill. — The Moline Police Department is asking for the public's help locating 13-year-old Kyrese A. Rogers. Rogers was last seen on Wednesday, May 1, around 2 p.m., in the 5000 block of 48th Street in Moline. He is believed to be with a non-custodial relative in the...
Skimming ATMs: Romanian who snuck across border arrested in Moline
MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - A Romanian national. Fraudulent passports. Financial crimes. It sounds like a mystery novel, but it comes from a federal indictment against a man using skimming machines at Quad City ATMs. Those are devices that secretly read your card information. According to court documents, Josef Bita and...
Two arrested on murder and homicide charges
Two people were arrested in conjunction with a death investigation. On December 22, the Mercer County Sheriffs Office and Mercer County Coroner’s Office were called to investigate a death in rural Sherrard. William DeWitt, 41, of Milan, was arrested in Moline and charged with 1st Degree murder and drug-induced homicide. Susan McFalls, 52, of Colona, was arrested in Henry County and charged with 1st Degree murder (accountability) and drug-induced homicide (accountability). Both are in custody pending their initial court appearance in Mercer County Court.
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