FHPD Press Releases

The Fairview Heights Police Department is committed to being transparent with our community on all aspects of our profession and crime in our community. Several years ago, Chief Johnson traveled to the White House to speak to the President’s Panel about 21st Century...

On Monday, March 18th 2024, the Fairview Heights Police began taking numerous reports of fraudulent bank activity with customers of Scott Credit Union (SCU). Victims were reporting cash withdrawals from the Fairview Heights SCU ATM at 555 Lincoln Hwy, Fairview...

On 03/15/24 at about 5:00 pm the Fairview Heights Police Department responded to the area of Lincoln Highway and North Illinois to investigate a road rage incident. Responding officers were told a water bottle was thrown from a blue sedan and the driver of the blue...

On Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at approximately 11:26 p.m., the Fairview Heights Police Department responded to vehicle accident involving a pedestrian on West State Route 161 near St. Clair Avenue. When officers arrived, they located a black Ford Fusion stopped in...

On Friday, 06/09/2023, just before 8:00 PM, the officers from the Fairview Heights Police Department responded to a traffic crash involving a vehicle and a bicycle in the area of Lincoln Trail near Sheryl Lane. When officers arrived, they observed a heavily damaged...

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...