FHPD Press Releases
Fairview Heights Police Department Holiday Traffic Enforcement Campaign
The Fairview Heights Police Department partnered with the Illinois Department of Transportation and law enforcement across the state for the 2019 holiday “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. From Dec. 16 through Jan. 2, law enforcement showed zero tolerance for...
Police Nab Juvenile Car Thieves
On Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at approximately 6:00 a.m., officers responded to Circle K, 301 Salem Place to investigate a stolen vehicle, which had just occurred. The truck, a 2012 Dodge Ram, had been left parked and unoccupied on the parking lot with the engine...
Drive Merry, Bright, and Sober This Holiday Season
With holiday festivities rapidly approaching, the Fairview Heights Police Department announced that it will participate in a national enforcement campaign to crack down on impaired and unbuckled drivers from Dec. 16 through Jan. 2. “While parties are an enjoyable part...
Suspect Charged After Injuring Officer
On Friday, December 13, 2019 the Saint Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office charged the following suspect with 2 counts of Armed Violence, Aggravated Battery, Controlled Substance Trafficking, Manufacture/Deliver Fentanyl, Aggravated Possession of a Stolen Vehicle,...
Officer Injured Attempting to Apprehend Stolen Vehicle Suspect
On Thursday, December 12, 2019, at approximately 10:45 a.m., a Fairview Heights patrol officer was on mobile patrol at the St. Clair Square Mall when he observed a vehicle parked next to the sidewalk outside of Dillard's with its hazard lights activated. The officer...
Fairview Heights Police Release Thanksgiving Enforcement Numbers
Fairview Heights Police conducted 59 vehicle stops and issued 36 seat belt and child safety seat citations during the recent Thanksgiving enforcement effort. Fairview Heights Police also took the following enforcement actions. 1 felony arrest 4 fugitives apprehended 4...
Man Charged After Robbing Victim During Swap and Sale Meetup
On Monday, November 18, 2019 in the early evening, the Fairview Heights Police Department was contacted in reference to a Robbery that had just occurred on the parking lot of a business. The victim reported that he had been robbed while meeting a man to buy a video...
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over this Thanksgiving
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/20/2019 For Information, contact: Lieutenant David Kitley (618)489-2150 kitley@fairviewpd.org Before you hit the road this Thanksgiving, buckle up and designate a sober driver Fairview Heights, IL – As Illinoisans gear up for one of the...
Police Need Help Identifying Suspects in Theft
On Saturday, October 26, 2019, at approximately 11:45 a.m., a theft was reported that happened earlier in the day at Bob Evans, 10 Ludwig Drive, Fairview Heights. The victim, a 71-year-old, Belleville man told police that he had eaten breakfast at Bob Evans alone,...
Impaired Driving is Scary-Fairview Heights Police are Cracking Down on Drunk and Drugged Driving
The Fairview Heights Police, today urged motorists to commit to sober driving this Halloween when children and their families will be walking through neighborhoods after dark in search of candy and spooky fun. If you will be out scaring up a good time, remember to...