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 19...

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 D...

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 an...

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 t...

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 Ch...

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 d...

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 Hyunda...

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 gathere...

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 j...

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 Sept...

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 o...

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 L...

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...

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 sever...

The next two podcasts will cover the Steven Asplund missing person case. This week episode one will feature Dr. Lindsay Trammell, a Board Certified Forensic Anthropologist from the St. Louis County Medical Examiner's office.

On this week's episode we welcome QComm 911 Director Scott Ryckeghem who discusses the world of being a 911 telecommunicator and how advancements in technology help dispatching in emergencies. 

On November 17th, 2020 Moline Police Officers were dispatched to an unknown problem in the 400 block 17th Avenue. Officer Cesar Lopez arrived on scene and observed a figure in black clothing down the block obscured by shadows as he ...

This week, we welcome Deputy Chief Andrew Raya into the podcast studio where he talks about growing up in Moline, attending Moline Schools and his journey to becoming a Deputy Chief at the Moline Police Department. 

This week we welcome Chaplain Tim Perry into the podcast studio to talk about Officer wellness and his path to starting 1041 Incorporated designed to provide mental health counseling and coaching to First Responders across the Midwest ...

Today we welcome Rock Island County State's Attorney Dora Villareal into the podcast studio to talk about what the State's Attorney's office does for Rock Island County. 

On Friday, May 5th, Eric Boyd walked out of his apartment in the 700 block of North Dearborn in Chicago, Illinois. He took a set of stairs up to the top of a parking ramp adjacent to his apartment building and began to walk across the lot to hi...

Lt. Derrick Cullison is the Tactical Commander of the multi-jurisdictional Crisis Containment Unit and Lieutenant of Criminal Investigations.