FHPD Press Releases

Press Release  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  January 13, 2023  On Thursday, January 19, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., SILEC (Southwestern Illinois Law Enforcement Commission) and SIPCA (Southern Illinois Police Chiefs' Association) will co-host their 30th Annual SILEC/SIPCA Awards...

On Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at approximately 11:45 a.m., officers were dispatched to the area of St. Clair Avenue near Rt 157, Fairview Heights, to investigate a vehicular hijacking that had just occurred. When officers arrived, the victim met police and reported a...

On Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at approximately 8:00 a.m., Fairview Heights Police Officers were dispatched to 317 Salem Place, Fairview Heights, to investigate a possible abduction at gunpoint.  Officers were provided with a vehicle description, which was a white,...

On Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 at approximately 11:30 p.m., officers responded to the 1600 block of Sycamore, to investigate a home invasion, which had just occurred.  When officers arrived, the suspect was no longer on scene. Officers later learned the neighbor, Michael...

The Fairview Heights Police Department announced plans for stepped-up July Fourth traffic enforcement with a focus on impaired and unbuckled drivers. The safety campaign will run from June 16 through the early-morning hours of July 5 to encompass three summer weekends...

The Fairview Heights Police Department announced it is stepping up enforcement for the Memorial Day “Click It or Ticket” campaign May 13 – 31 and reminds motorists to buckle up. “Click It or Ticket” focuses on safety education and law enforcement support to save...

The Fairview Heights Police Department announced it issued 45 handsfree law violations and 35 other citations during the April distracted driving enforcement period. The Fairview Heights Police Department joined forces with state and local law enforcement and highway...

On Saturday, April 16, 2022, the St. Clair County State's Attorney issued a warrant of arrest for; 43 year old, Danny R  Brackey, II, of Mascoutah, charging him with Aggravated Battery-Great Bodily Harm, a Class 3 felony.  Brackey's bond has been set at $75,000 (10%...

On Thursday, April 14 2022, at approximately 1:36 p.m., officers from the Fairview Heights Police Department responded to the T.G.I. Friday’s parking lot, 6900 North Illinois, for a vehicle verses pedestrian crash.  While officers responded, it was learned that the...

On Thursday, April 7th, 2022 at approximately 7:10 pm, a uniformed Fairview Heights Police Officer was patrolling inside of the St. Clair Square Mall.  The officer was contacted by employees and told that two subjects had just stolen items from their store.  The...