Freeport Police to Enhance Body Cams, ShotSpotter with New Retail Crime Grant

Freeport police to enhance body cams, ShotSpotter with new Retail Crime grant

FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — The Freeport Police Department has been awarded significant funding to enhance its technological capabilities, with a $9,000 Organized Retail Crime grant from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and $630,000 in FY26 appropriations from US Senator Dick Durbin's office. The funding will support technological upgrades for the department, including maintaining existing Shot Spotter coverage and expanding the use of body-wor…

Freeport Police Department receives funding from Illinois leaders

On Monday, the Freeport Police Department was given funding from IL Attorney General Kwame Raoul and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. Freeport PD will use that funding to improve their current technology.