FHPD Press Releases
This Labor Day, Remember: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over
As Labor Day and the unofficial end of summer near, The Fairview Height Police Department is partnering with law enforcement throughout the state to stop impaired driving and help save lives. Impaired driving kills more than 10,000 people in the United States each...
Man Charged After Ramming Squad Car
On 08/10/2021 at approximately 6:50 pm FHPD officers located a stolen pickup truck on the parking lot of Walgreens, 6505 N Illinois St, Fairview Heights. Officers were aware that the vehicle had been involved in several recent crimes in the area. When...
Police Seek Help in Identifying Unlawful Use of Credit Card Suspect
The Fairview Heights Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect in the attached video. He is wanted in connection to an unlawful use of credit card investigation, which took place on July 18, 2021. The suspect was seen at Best Buy and Target...
Update-Police Investigate Suspicious Death
On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, the Criminal Investigation’s Unit of the Fairview Heights Police Department requested the St. Clair County State Attorney, James Gomric’s office review this case, seeking an arrest warrant. Today, an arrest warrant was filed, charging:...
Man Drove Stolen Car to Commit Car Burglaries
On Saturday, July 10, 2021, at approximately 2 p.m., officers responded to Old School Automotive, 10085 Lincoln Trail for a report of a man, who was seen burglarizing cars parked on the parking lot waiting for repairs. Employees of the business provided a description...
Police Investigate Suspicious Death
On Monday, July 12, 2021, at approximately 9:30 a.m., officers were requested to check on the welfare of an elderly female at a house in the 200 block of Oxford Avenue. Officers responded and found the decomposing body of an elderly female in a bedroom of the home. ...
Skyzone Investigation Concludes
The Fairview Heights Police Department has completed a review of the incident which occurred at Sky Zone on June 26, 2021. Response to resistance reviews are routinely done within the department. The Command Staff committed many hours in reviewing several videos,...
Attempt to Locate Missing Person
On July 8, 2021 at approximately 7 p.m., it was reported to the Fairview Heights Police department that Tyshawn D. Owens, 25 years of age, had left northern Illinois on a Greyhound Bus in route to Memphis, TN to visit his grandmother. Tyshawn called his relative and...
Fairview Heights Police Department releases Fourth of July enforcement numbers
The Fairview Heights Police Department conducted 28 traffic stops, resulting in 1 impaired driving arrest and 16 seat belt citations during the Fourth of July “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click it or Ticket” campaigns. The Fairview Heights Police Department...
Disturbance at Skyzone Leads to Juvenile Arrests
On Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 10:30 p.m., officers were sent to Skyzone, 10850 Lincoln Trail, for a disturbance inside the business. While officers were arriving, they were advised that the disturbance had ended but there were over 200 patrons, mostly juveniles in...