Daily Calls: March 24-25, 2026

The information provided below is about some of the calls officers responded to over the last 24 hours.

Most narratives represent early and preliminary information that was gathered from those in the field who were actively working the cases. In many instances, facts and circumstances, even the type of crime listed, can change as the investigation unfolds.

Number of calls

From 6:00am on March 24 to 6:00am on March 25, we received 480 calls for service. This number does not include parking complaints or 911 misdials.

A breakdown of the calls for service per district is as follows:

• Central: 75
• East: 106
• Midtown: 82  
• North: 69
• South: 57
• West: 78
• Other: 13

"Other" is used for calls that either do not have a sector or the sector is not in the City. This would be used in the case of one of our officers assisting another law enforcement agency.

Notable calls

Tuesday, March 24:

Priority calls only from 10:59am to 11:27am due to calls for service. 

• 5:21am – South – Mental Health Conveyance: Officers responded to a local hospital for a subject in need of an emergency detention. Emergency detention sought/approved. The subject was transported to Winnebago.
• 7:45am – Central – Domestic Disturbance: Officers responded to a residence for a 911 disconnect. A disturbance was found to have taken place involving a 28-year-old male subject. The subject head-butted his mother, grabbed her, shook her, and bit her on the arm. The subject fled but was located hiding in some bushes. The subject is on probation/parole. The subject was arrested for domestic battery, domestic disorderly conduct, and a probation/parole hold.
• 8:44am – South – Mental Health Conveyance: Officers responded to a local hospital for a subject in need of an emergency detention. Placement pending.  
• 12:07pm – East – Death Investigation: Officers responded to a residence for a report of a deceased subject (63-year-old male). Medical Examiner's office responded. Nothing suspicious identified.  
• 4:08pm – South – Disturbance: Officers responded to a residence for a disturbance involving a 19-year-old female subject. The subject became upset about not being able to use a vape device. The subject slapped her boyfriend in the face. The subject caused damage to the property by kicking a door. The subject broke a window to a vehicle. The subject was arrested for disorderly conduct (3 counts), criminal damage to property (2 counts), and simple battery.
• 9:09pm – East – Retail Theft: Officer responded to a retail theft in progress at Kohl's involving a 30-year-old male subject. The subject left the area prior to the arrival of officers. Officers checked the areas and located the subject, along with a second subject (59-year-old male) in the parking lot at Marshalls. The 30-year-old subject was arrested for misdemeanor bail jumping (3 counts), retail theft, and possession of burglarious tools. The other subject was arrested for retail theft (party to a crime).  
• 11:35pm – East – Check Area: Officers responded to the 700 block of Bewick St for reports of shots fired. Officers located shattered tinted glass from a vehicle in the roadway. Surveillance video captured two vehicles in the area at the time of the reported shots fired. No other damage located/reported at this time. No reports of injuries. A 22-year-old male subject was identified as being involved and contacted via phone. The subject admitted to shooting at a vehicle. Probable cause developed to arrest the subject, who remains at-large.

Wednesday, March 25:

• 2:42am – Central – Fight Call: An officer observed several subjects on the sidewalk actively fighting (300 block of W. Gorham St). A 23-year-old male subject was arrested for disorderly conduct and obstruction. A 24-year-old female subject was arrested for simple battery and disorderly conduct.