FHPD Press Releases
Police Seek Help in Locating Vehicle
Police are now seeking the public's help in locating the vehicle used on 09/02/2020 to commit an armed robbery at Five Guys Burgers in Fairview Heights. The vehicle is a white, newer model Chrysler 300 with black wheels and either a black gas door or it is missing. ...
Police Investigate Accidental Death
On Monday, September 14, 2020, at 2:15 p.m., officers responded to the 9700 block of Old Lincoln Trail for an accidental death. Officers arrived to discover the victim, Curtis Johnson Jr, 31 years of age, Granite City, IL, dead. Officers found that Johnson was...
The Last Suspect in a 2019 Armed Robbery Charged
On Sunday, February 17, 2019, at just before 8 a.m., officers responded to a robbery that had just occurred at the Trailway Motel, 10039 Lincoln Trail. While responding, officers learned the suspects had fled the area westbound on St. Clair Avenue and were provided...
The Fairview Heights Police Department Announces Labor Day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Campaign Results
The Fairview Heights Police Department recently conducted additional traffic enforcement around the Labor Day holiday weekend resulting in 46 traffic citations, including one arrest for driving under the influence (drug impairment). Nationally in 2018, a total of...
Police Seek Your Help to Identify Robbery Suspects
The Fairview Heights Police Department is seeking help from the public to identify the two males shown in this video. They are the suspects who robbed Five Guys Burgers and Fries in Fairview Heights on September 2nd at gunpoint If you have any information, please...
Police Investigate Early Morning Armed Robbery
On Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020, at approximately 7:50 a.m., officers responded to Five Guys Burgers, 6570 North Illinois, to investigate an armed robbery that had just occurred. When officers arrived, it was learned that two males had entered the backdoor to the...
Fight at the MetroLink Results in Gunshot
On Sunday, August 23rd, 2020, at approximately 8:20 p.m., officers responded to the MetroLink Station parking lot on St Clair Avenue in Fairview Heights for a fight in progress. Officers arrived to find one of the participants, a 28-year old male, who is homeless, had...
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...
Police Need Your Help
Police continue to investigate yesterday's disturbance at the St. Clair Square Mall, which ended with a male firing a gun outside the food court. These surveillance photos were taken minutes before the incident of a group of young people walking through the mall...
Police Respond to Shots Fired at the Mall
On Tuesday, August 18th, 2020, at approximately 3:10 pm, officers responded to the St. Clair Square Mall food court for a disturbance between two males. When officers arrived, they learned one of the males had a handgun and had fired gunshots just outside the food...