Friday morning gunshots mark 25th incident in Elgin this year Ana Lalley
Updated 5/14/2021 12:42 PM
Elgin logged its 25th incident of gunfire early Friday morning, leading police Chief Ana Lalley to put the shootings in perspective on her weekly radio show as well as urge residents to not accept gunfire in their community.
The Friday incident occurred about 12:22 a.m. on the 900 block of Lavoie Avenue, just east of Liberty Street and south of the Elgin Bypass. There were no injuries or property damage, but police did locate evidence of shots fired.
The incident is characteristic of what Lalley described as a spike in gunfire in the city in recent weeks. Of the 25 incidents, three involved a bullet striking a person (two grazes and one homicide). Four of the incidents have been traced to gang activity, but the vast majority of the shootings do not involve any known common denominator. Lalley said much of the gunfire involves people shooting bullets up into the
Elgin crime rate dips, but reports of shots fired rises
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New Elgin police resource officer helping unemployment fraud victims Maria Borrero
Updated 3/5/2021 5:30 PM
With fraudulent unemployment claims running rampant in Illinois, the Elgin Police Department s newest community outreach specialist is reaching out to area seniors who think they may be victims of bogus claims.
Maria Borrero appeared on police Chief Ana Lalley s weekly radio program Friday. Borrero said most of the calls coming to her office since she joined the department in January are related to online scams specifically unemployment claims.
There are scammers out there that are trying to obtain benefits, Borrero said. They don t discriminate. And seniors are a vulnerable population. They re often targeted.
Updated 1/29/2021 4:49 PM
The crime rate in Elgin hit a 49-year low last year and serious crime fell 3% from 2019 to 2020, according to the Elgin Police Department s annual report released Friday.
Police Chief Ana Lalley acknowledged the pandemic makes it difficult to interpret some of the data but said the fall in crime does not happen by accident.
I think that s a combination of the people in this building who do amazing work every single day and our community who are amazing and engage with us, she said.
Overall, the data showed 1,619 serious crimes reported in 2020, compared to 1,665 the previous year. The largest reductions were in burglaries and robberies, which fell 26% and 23% respectively.