by 100Clubillinois | Apr 27, 2004 | Fallen Heroes
On April 27, 2004, Jeffrey Bergstrom, a part-time firefighter for the Stone Park Fire Department, was killed in a collision between two fire apparatus while responding to a fire in a neighboring township. Shortly after 5:30 pm, an alarm was raised for a garage fire...
by 100Clubillinois | Apr 18, 2004 | Fallen Heroes
On April 18, 2004 Kevin McIntyre of the Rockford Fire Department after being struck by a fire truck. He left behind two children.
by 100Clubillinois | Feb 4, 2004 | Fallen Heroes
Detective William Rolniak was shot and killed execution style after being taken hostage inside the Riverdale police station. The suspect had been in custody on charges of attempted murder, home invasion and aggravated kidnapping after breaking into a home and...
by 100Clubillinois | Mar 16, 2003 | Fallen Heroes
Sergeant Philip J. O’Reilly was killed in an automobile accident while on patrol. His patrol car was struck by a tow truck at the intersection of Granville Avenue and Western Avenue. The collision occurred at approximately 4:30 a.m.; Sergeant O’Reilly was...
by 100Clubillinois | Feb 17, 2003 | Fallen Heroes, Uncategorized
Officer Eric DeWit was killed in an automobile accident while he and his partner were on patrol at 3:25 am. A vehicle had turned in front of their patrol car at the intersection of Sauk Trail and Kostner Avenue, in Richton Park, causing Officer DeWit to take evasive...
by 100Clubillinois | Sep 18, 2002 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Benjamin Perez was struck and killed by a commuter train while conducting a stakeout on the west side. Officer Perez and his partner were on a railroad trestle above Spaulding Avenue when a train approached. Officer Perez’s partner was able to jump to...
