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Intoxicated man drives Jeep into Rock River, rescued by police

BELOIT, Wis. (WTVO) — Police in Beloit rescued a man who drove his Jeep into the Rock River on Sunday morning.

Authorities said officers responded to the Liberty Avenue and Third Street area around 1:38 a.m. and found the Jeep 40 yards into the river and sinking.

Two officers jumped into the water to save the victim, who was able to break his window as the Jeep became fully submerged.

The unidentified 42-year-old Rockford man was arrested for operating while intoxicated.

Stolen SUV fled officers at 120 mph in South Beloit; suspect in custody

SOUTH BELOIT, Ill. (WTVO) — South Beloit Police arrested 36-year-old Michael Hoffman, of DeKalb, for allegedly fleeing police at 120 mph in a stolen SUV. On July 24, around 6 a.m., officers were made aware by the Janesville Police that a high-risk suspect had fled a traffic stop while driving…

July 30, 2025

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Beloit man, 18, charged in connection to Janesville stabbing

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTVO) — An 18-year-old man from Beloit has been charged in a stabbing that happened Saturday afternoon in Janesville. According to the Janesville Police Department, officers were called to Dodge Street around 5:34 p.m. for a report of a man armed with a knife. At the scene, they…

August 3, 2025

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California man accused of fleeing crash causing injury while intoxicated in Loves Park

LOVES PARK, Ill. (WTVO) — Loves Park Police arrested Tevyn Thorns, 28, for causing a crash that injured a woman and fleeing the scene, according to court records. On March 25, around 5 a.m., officers were called to the intersection of Forest Hills and Harlem Roads for a Jeep that…

March 26, 2025

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