The Flossmoor Police Department has received reports that two businesses in the 3000 block of Vollmer Road were burglarized. The initial burglary occurred during the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 11, while the second incident occurred during the early morning hours of Friday, April 14. The offenders forced entry[Read More…]
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Flossmoor Police report rash of vehicle thefts
The Flossmoor Police Department received reports of multiple vehicles being stolen in the 3800 block of Vollmer Road during the weekend of April 1. The vehicles primarily consist of Kia models and a Hyundai model, in which the offender used forced entry to gain access. Flossmoor officers reported recovering each[Read More…]
Flossmoor trustees welcome new police chief Jerel Jones
Flossmoor has its first Black police chief. It’s not the first time Jerel Jones has broken new ground. He was the first Black police chief in Macomb, his previous position. But his race was not the focus of comments from trustees at the board meeting Monday, March 27. They lauded Jones’s[Read More…]
Flossmoor appoints Jones as new police chief
Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson will appoint Jerel Jones as police chief at a special village board meeting on Monday, March 27, where trustees are expected to unanimously approve the appointment. Jones will assume his duties on March 29. “We are thrilled to have Chief Jerel Jones join the fine men[Read More…]
Flossmoor commission delivers recommendations on police-community relations to board
Flossmoor needs to utilize communications, relationship-building and collaboration opportunities when it comes to fostering good relations between police and the community they serve. So says the village’s Community Relations Commission, which delivered a presentation Monday, March 6, to the Flossmoor Village Board. The commission was asked by Mayor Michelle Nelson[Read More…]
Acting police chief outlines SAFE-T Act trailer bill, what changes mean for Flossmoor
Acting Flossmoor Police Chief Keith Taylor on Monday, Dec. 19, provided the village board with an update on Illinois’ Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act as a third trailer bill to the legislation was signed into law on Dec. 6. Among the changes to the SAFE-T Act legislation is a[Read More…]
Flossmoor Village Board marks fire and police department changes with oaths, honors
The Flossmoor Village Board this week recognized a few key staff changes made to its fire and police departments over the past few months — and the room was packed. “We are very excited to see so many families and friends and co-workers out here to celebrate several wonderful employees[Read More…]
Some common ground, some conflicts remain between Justice for Madeline Miller protesters and Flossmoor village officials (free content)
Since the fatal police shooting of Madeline Miller on July 10, Flossmoor Board of Trustee meetings have been tense and confrontational. Protesters, using the social media hashtag #justiceformadelinemiller, have appeared to make demands for police accountability and changes in village policies, chanting to get attention and disrupt board business. Family[Read More…]
Flossmoor releases incident report from police shooting of Madeline Miller
The Flossmoor Police Department on Monday, Aug. 15, released a redacted incident report describing the encounter between Madeline Miller and two Flossmoor officers. Miller was shot and killed by the officers as she approached them with a knife on July 10. The names of the officers and two other residents in the[Read More…]
Public continues to criticize Flossmoor police response that led to death of Madeline Miller
For the second straight Flossmoor Village Board meeting, public comment was dominated by criticism of the village’s police department and demands for administrators to do more in the wake of Madeline Miller’s death. Miller was killed July 10 by police responding to a report of a domestic disturbance at 1437 Joyce[Read More…]
