Updated: 10:56 PM Twenty-three hundred streetlights have been removed from Rockford neighborhoods, completing a near-year long project that will save half-a-million dollars a year.

Updated: 5:41 PM Operation Safer Streets: our commitment to going beyond just reporting crime.

Posted: 11:20 PM Rockford Police are investigating an armed robbery at the Panino's on Main Street.

Updated: 11:06 PM Father William Wentink, head chaplain for the Rockford Police and Fire Department, will retire Dec. 1 after four decades of service.

Updated: 7:34 PM Police have a 17-year-old man in custody after he was caught running away from a stolen car.

Updated: 5:44 PM Regular viewers of 23 News have probably noticed our increased coverage of crime and the justice system. Today we officially begin "Operation Safer Streets."

Updated: 5:44 PM We got a tip from Facebook that cars were being broken into in South East Rockford, but police weren't responding to 911 calls so we talked to the police to find out what’s going on.

Updated: 10:31 PM The Winnebago County Jail averaged a thousand inmates per day in October—which is the highest number in history.

Posted: 11:10 PM Police say the man that robbed a Rockford Walgreens is now behind bars.

Updated: 4:12 PM Crime has increased at several Rockford Housing Authority locations.

Updated: 5:58 PM At least 15 drivers were stunned to find their cars stolen last month--now Rockford Police say it was all done by one man.

Posted: 4:03 PM Hononegah High School students are learning the dangers of synthetic marijuana.

Updated: 5:38 PM It’s official. The Rockford Police Department will have new officers on the street the first week of January. We have more on where the officers will be stationed.

Updated: 10:41 PM Sex offenders have certain restrictions on Halloween and in Janesville two of them were arrested for breaking those rules.

Updated: 5:39 PM If you get in trouble with the law it's rare to get a second chance, but State's Attorney Joe Bruscato wants to give first-time offenders a get out of jail free pass starting January 1.

Updated: 5:34 PM A 15-year-old Auburn High School Student was arrested Tuesday for bringing a loaded gun inside the school. The school district and police are working to prevent similar incidents.

Updated: 5:46 PM Since 1992 Kane County has saved 16 million dollars by electronically monitoring defendants instead of sending them to jail. Could a similar program help Winnebago County?

Updated: 9:05 PM Rock Valley College officials are warning all college students of a potential scam regarding financial aid.

Updated: 6:00 PM Local law enforcement departments are spending the day hunting down wanted felons. So far, 38 people were arrested on outstanding warrants and hauled into jail. It’s being called “Operation Clean Sweep.”

Updated: 10:58 PM Remember the semi-truck full of three thousand pounds of pot that was delivered to Rockford from Mexico last month? Well, the junkyard it was delivered to was condemned today.

Updated: 5:48 PM One crime that just doesn't seem to be getting any better in Rockford is prostitution. In fact, there are more than sixty prostitution complaints filed each month.

Updated: 5:44 PM We were invited inside a special RPD meeting this morning where they discussed every single crime committed in the month of September.

Posted: 2:51 PM Staffing levels in the Rockford Police Department are expected to drop by at least 18 officers and as many as 49 under the 2012 budget.

Posted: 2:51 PM Eight people were shot this weekend in the Stateline and it has many families worried about their safety more than usual. Living near crime can affect us psychologically.

Posted: 2:51 PM Anywhere from 18 to 49 Rockford police officers could lose their badges due to budget cuts. But the police union says they're already experiencing major staffing problems.