Moline Police Department PoDcast
A community connections podcast from those who serve this community. Listen in to episodes about the people who work in the Moline Police Department, the cases they investigate and the community they serve.
Episodes
Marcy O’Brien has long been heralded as a voice for children in Rock Island County. March spent 29 years as a police officer, beginning her career with the East Moline Police Department in 1988 before transferring to the Moline Police in 1993 where for the next 24 years, most of which spent spent in community policing or juvenile investigations advocating, protecting and fighting for children. Upon retiring in 2017, Marcy was selec...
At 09:42 am on January 24th, 2024 Moline Police received a call for an unresponsive male at a residence in the 3300 block 25th Avenue. Officer arrived to find 55-year old Steven Herring deceased from a single gunshot wound. At approximately 10:39am Moline Police responded to a report of a cardiac arrest at a residence in the 1800 block 46th Street and found 79-year old Donna Ericson deceased with traumatic injuries. Two homicides i...
It is one of the more complex and critical parts of law enforcement. Evolving from paper graphs and wooden rulers to data control boxes and drones.
On a scene where twisted metal and skid marks are only part of the story that has left those involved seriously injured or dead, it is the job of the traffic reconstructionist to put it all back together.
Officer Eric Wells is a 15-year veteran of the Moline Police Department and has b...
A young college student began his internship at the Moline Police Department in January 1994. Chris Endress was following in the footsteps of his dad, Captain Vic Endress when he began his internship. Chris completed his internship in May of 1994 and began working as an Investigator for the City of Chicago Inspector General before being hired by the Illinois State Police in 1996.
After graduating from the intensive Illinois State P...
A veteran Crime Scene Investigator with the Illinois State Police, Tom Merchie has 34 years of experience, having processed 3700 scenes, including over 500 death investigation cases.
A career that began with the Rock Island Police Department in 1977, Tom was an Identification Technician before being hired by the Illinois State Police in their Division of Forensic Services in 1987, retiring in 2011. Tom Merchie has seen a lot in hi...
Torri Smith, a Quad Cities native is the CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of the Mississippi Valley. Torri is a graduate from Western Illinois University for undergraduate and graduate studies. My professional experience is child welfare and youth development, worked 17 years at Lutheran Social Services, 5 years at Family Resources and 5 years in current CEO role.
Torri sits down and talks with us about how the Boys and Gi...
In the streets of Moline circa 2006, where shadows linger and whispers of a drug dealer fill the air, a tale as old as time itself. It was the eternal dance between order and chaos, justice and defiance. A young patrol officer, a figure sworn to uphold the law. The criminal, a force of rebellion, operating in the shadows and inevitably their paths cross as they are bound by an unspoken connection, each defining the other in a game ...
On this episode we take your questions about Moline PD.
We sit down with Moline-Coal Valley Superintendent Dr. Savage and talk about her vision for the Moline-School District, the background and the large student population they serve which is getting more diverse each school year. Dr. Savage and Chief Gault discuss the importance of transparency and how they handle incidents at school and notification of the public and parents in a timely manner.
Listen to Dr. Savage's v...
Veterans Day is observed on November 11th each year in the United States. It is a day set aside to honor military veterans and it traces back to Armistice Day which marked the end of World War 1, which took effect on the 11th hour or the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.
In 1954 it officially became known as Veterans Day and honors the service and sacrifices of current and former members of our armed forces.
Today we will talk to...
Just after 10am, on Wednesday, October 31st, 2018, Corey Alan Harrell, a 22-year old Moline resident left his home in the 2400 block 4th Avenue to run a quick errand. He was driving his 2005 Buick van westbound on 4th Avenue when a black Hyundai began chasing him, then the shots started firing. Corey Harrell was fatally struck by one of the gunmen’s bullets in the 1500 block 7th Avenue and his van came to rest in the city hall park...
Late on the evening of October 18th, 1990, Jerry Wolking, a 52-year old Moline resident left his girlfriend, Joanne’s residence in Rock Island heading for his home in the 3500 block 44th Avenue, Moline.
We know from evidence gathered in 1990 that Jerry made it home but what transpired immediately after arriving at home remains a mystery.
Jerry did not show up for work at John Deere on October 19th and on October 21st, 1990, Jerry’s...
Cornerstone Retreat Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving first responders and their families. Cornerstone exist to provide a safe place for the first responder community to learn and recover from the unique stresses of the job in a safe and tranquil environment.
This week we welcome Nicole Sodawasser, a license clinical social worker since 1997. Nicole was the first embedded law enforcement social worker with the Moline Police and she shares her experiences with you.
Dr. Regina Matheson, is a Professor at St. Ambrose University where she teaches Sociology, Marriage and Family, Research Methods and Statistics and she is the Associate Vice President at SAU.
It was a tragic epidemic, newborn babies being discarded in the waterways surrounding Moline. The first one was February 28th, 1992, known as Baby Leap Year. Baby April was found April 11th, 1992 followed the next year by Baby September on September 12th, 1993. Over the course of 8 years, 14 deceased newborns were found around the Quad Cities. This is the story of how we brought answers to the babies, gave them their surnames and ...
CeCe Moore is a leading authority on investigative genetic genealogy. CeCe has lead the Parabon Nanolabs team to the identification of hundreds of successful identifications of suspects and unidentified deceased individuals. Here CeCe's story on how she uses Genetic Genealogy to solve crimes and reunite families.
Police departments across the country are represented by police unions. The Moline Police Department is represented by the Fraternal Order of Police and today we discuss the role of unions in today's law enforcement with retired Moline Police Lieutenant Jay Titus who is our Illinois FOP Labor Council Field Representative
The crisis negotiator, its high stakes drama in uncontrolled environments. The Moline Police Department has had a crisis negotiations team for over 30 years. Sgt. Kluever is the Commander of the Moline-East Moline Crisis Containment Unit-Crisis Negotiations team
On January 9th, 1994, Steven Asplund went to his friend's house to borrow a caulking gun for a home remodeling project. After Steven left the friend's house in the 500 block 20th Avenue, Moline he was never seen again.
28 years and several hundred miles away, the mystery was solved.
This is the Steven Asplund missing person case.
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