Ogle County Sheriff’s Office – Police Blotter
December 2025
- 12/02/25 at 1200 hours: Ciaren L. Topping, 20, of Sterling, was arrested for Theft Over $500 following a search warrant execution in the 1800 block of Locust Street in Sterling regarding a stolen four-wheeler.
- 12/02/25 at 1911 hours: Guadalupe Mejia Rosas, 52, of Mount Morris, was arrested for Driving While License Suspended following a traffic stop in the 4000 block of S. Daysville Road.
- 12/03/25 at 1012 hours: Stephan Green, 18, of Rockford, was arrested for Driving While License Suspended after deputies responded to a disabled vehicle at N. IL Rte. 2 and N. Kennedy Hill Rd.
- 12/04/25 at 2007 hours: Benito Magana, 32, of Forreston, was arrested for Domestic Battery following a disturbance in the 100 block of South Fourth Avenue.
- 12/05/25 at 1600 hours: Brian K. Reynolds, 61, of Mendota, was arrested for DUI and speeding on N. Illinois Route 251 near Davis Junction following a citizen complaint.
- 12/06/25 at 0914 hours: Bailey Thompson, 27, of Rockford, was arrested for Driving While License Suspended during a traffic stop in the 5000 block of North Illinois Route 251.
- 12/06/25 at 1253 hours: Todd H. Furman, 67, of Mount Morris, was arrested for DUI after deputies responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 1500 block of South Marsh Road.
- 12/06/25 at 1514 hours: Andrew Emberson, 20, of Polo, was arrested for No Valid Driver’s License after deputies checked on a vehicle in the 300 block of N. Congress Ave.
- 12/06/25 at 1851 hours: Barbara J. Ohata, 80, of Oregon, was arrested for No Valid Driver’s License after her vehicle was located in a ditch in the 3100 block of S. IL Rte. 2.
- 12/06/25 at 2014 hours: Tyler J. Hagemann, 35, of Byron, was cited for Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage Accident after his truck overturned into a waterway in the 8000 block of N. Mill Road.
- 12/07/25 at 1313 hours: Christopher Rudd, 36, of Rockford, was arrested for Driving While License Suspended during a traffic stop in the 2000 block of N. Leaf River Road.
- 12/07/25 at 1841 hours: Victor M. Gonzalez, 28, of Texas, was arrested for No Valid Driver’s License after deputies found his car in a ditch in the 16000 block of West Lanark Road.
- 12/08/25 at 0822 hours: Michael J. Hensley, 35, of Polo, was arrested on a Stephenson County warrant following a single-vehicle crash into a power pole at N. Freeport Rd. and W. White Oak Rd.
- 12/08/25 at 0831 hours: Zachary J. Popp, 31, of Leaf River, was arrested for Domestic Battery following a disturbance on East Illinois Route 72.
- 12/08/25 at 1629 hours: Juan Santiago-Garcia, 52, of Rockford, was arrested for Driving While License Suspended in the 100 block of E. Washington St.
- 12/09/25 at 1554 hours: Robert W. Abbott, 55, of Dixon, was arrested for Driving While License Revoked following a stop at S. Lowell Park Rd. and W. Edgewood Rd.
- 12/09/25 at 1722 hours: Daniel Lee Harrison, 19, of Polo, was arrested for Domestic Battery in the 3000 block of N. Brookville Road.
- 12/09/25 at 2147 hours: Nicole Mason, 43, of Oregon, was arrested for Driving While License Suspended near Depot and Worth Streets.
- 12/10/25 at 1415 hours: William Vermillion II, 52, was arrested for driving while suspended, and passenger Chelsea Borgetti, 35, was arrested for Possession of Methamphetamines in Oregon.
- 12/10/25 at 1739 hours: Diana N. Dockins, 45, of Byron, was treated for minor injuries after her vehicle struck a deer on N. Kennedy Hill Road.
- 12/10/25 at 2104 hours: A 17-year-old juvenile from Polo was arrested for Battery and Resisting a Police Officer in the 1000 block of South Lowell Park Road.
- 12/11/25 at 1224 hours: H. Osualy Mendez-Godinez, 21, of Rockford, was arrested for No Valid Driver’s License in the 7000 block of N. IL Rte. 2.
- 12/11/25 at 1734 hours: Dayron A. Villafuerte Gonzalez, 26, of Rochelle, was arrested for No Valid Driver’s License on E. IL Rte. 38.
- 12/12/25 at 0725 hours: Ulises Ortiz Martinez, 41, of Rochelle, was arrested for Driving While License Suspended at E. IL Rte. 38 and S. Dement Rd.
- 12/13/25 at 0020 hours: Serenity J. Morrison, 19, of Loves Park, was arrested for Illegal Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor following a crash on N. Illinois Route 2.
- 12/13/25 at 0404 hours: Jasmine R. Kohler, 21, of Loves Park, was arrested for DUI at N. IL Rte. 2 and N. Kennedy Hill Rd.
- 12/13/25 at 1107 hours: Christopher A. Dudley, 46, of Oregon, was arrested for No Valid Driver’s License in the 200 block of S. 4th St.
- 12/13/25 at 1142 hours: Kenneth A. Thomson, 20, of Mount Morris, was arrested for Possession of a Firearm without a FOID card on W. IL Rte. 64.
- 12/14/25 at 0028 hours: Garrett Thomas, 35, of Byron, was arrested for Domestic Battery in the 8600 block of Sunset Court.
- 12/14/25 at 1357 hours: Simitrio Robles Paliero, 42, of Freeport, was arrested for No Valid Driver’s License on W. IL Rte. 72.
- 12/14/25 at 2141 hours: Zachary T. Hatfield, 29, of Elgin, was arrested for DUI after striking a guardrail in the 11,000 block of N. IL Rte. 2.
- 12/15/25 at 0043 hours: Andrew M. Robertson, 34, of Leaf River, was arrested for Aggravated Domestic Battery on W. 8th St.
- 12/15/25 at 1400 hours: Joshua S. McQuality was arrested for Delivery of Methamphetamine following a search warrant execution at 202 South Ogle Avenue in Mount Morris.
- 12/16/25 at 1005 hours: Matthew S. Robinson, 29, of Rochelle, was arrested for Dissemination and Possession of Child Pornography on E. South Woodlawn Rd.
- 12/16/25 at 2232 hours: Eric O. Gassion II, 32, of Rockford, was arrested for Driving While License Suspended on I-39.
- 12/17/25 at 0244 hours: Anthony J. Epps, 25, of Dixon, was arrested for Driving While License Suspended on N. IL Rte. 2.
- 12/18/25 at 0535 hours: Marissa Arreguin, 45, of Freeport, was cited for failing to yield after a two-vehicle accident at Freeport Rd. and IL Rte. 64.
- 12/18/25 at 0947 hours: Raymond Lewis, 72, of Oregon, was cited for failing to yield after a head-on collision at County Farm Rd. and S. IL Rte. 2.
- 12/18/25 at 1559 hours: Shane D. Hantz, 24, and Emma L. Bittner, 23, were arrested for Resisting a Peace Officer; Hantz was also charged with DUI.
- 12/18/25 at 1954 hours: Adam P. Smith, 43, was arrested on a warrant and for drug paraphernalia following a crash at S. Freeport and W. Milledgeville Rd.
- 12/19/25 at 2037 hours: Claudio I. Manrique Galicia, 30, of Rochelle, was arrested for DUI following a traffic stop on I-39.
- 12/20/25 at 0921 hours: Emily Bell, 35, of Davis Junction, was arrested for Driving While License Suspended on East Illinois Route 72.
- 12/20/25 at 1533 hours: Christopher Johnson, 42, of Davis Junction, was arrested on a DeKalb County forgery warrant on N. Illinois Route 251.
- 12/20/25 at 2253 hours: Zachary J. Popp, 31, and Samantha R. Norup, 30, were arrested on multiple drug and fleeing charges after a pursuit ended in the Ogle County Jail parking lot.
- 12/21/25 at 2301 hours: Onesimo Pena-Gonzalez, 50, of Wheeling, was arrested for Domestic Battery and Possession of Ammunition with No FOID on S. Daysville Road.
- 12/22/25 at 1442 hours: Raina Lopez, 18, of Polo, was arrested for Driving While License Suspended on S. IL Rte. 26.
- 12/24/25 at 2224 hours: Chloe E. Ulrich, 22, of Belvidere, was arrested for Domestic Battery in the 8000 block of E. Fowler Road.
- 12/25/25 at 2208 hours: Laura A. Kohler, 31, of Stillman Valley, was arrested for Domestic Battery on E. Roosevelt Street.
- 12/26/25 at 1043 hours: Corrie K. Weidel, 47, of Dixon, was arrested on a Stephenson County warrant at N. IL Rte. 26 and W. Springdale Rd.
- 12/26/25 at 2105 hours: Icelynn M. Scott, 25, of Rockford, was arrested for Driving While License Suspended on East Illinois Route 72.
- 12/27/25 at 1308 hours: Craig Lehman, 68, of Davenport, IA, was hospitalized after a single-vehicle accident in the 3500 block of South IL Rte. 2.
- 12/27/25 at 1857 hours: Tanya M. Brooks, 69, of Dixon, was arrested for Possession of Amphetamine and Crack Cocaine during a stop in Oregon.
- 12/28/25 at 0234 hours: Jaylynn Greene, 26, of Freeport, was arrested for Driving While License Suspended near S. Freeport Road.
- 12/28/25 at 2241 hours: Jason E. Mireles, 45, and Rueben C. Burgess, 35, were arrested on various warrants and drug charges after a pursuit ending at the Ogle County Jail.
- 12/29/25 at 1259 hours: Anthony James Frey, 32, of Oregon, was fatally injured in a head-on collision with a box truck in the 7000 block of S. Ridge Road.
- 12/31/25 at 0834 hours: Dustin R. Grove, 42, of Davis Junction, was arrested for Violation of an Order of Protection on Woodland Flower Circle.
- 12/31/25 at 1717 hours: Stephen M. Bowers, 62, of Roscoe, was arrested for DUI following a single-vehicle rollover at E. Baseline Rd. and N. Mulford Rd.
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.