“We’re seeing a little bit of an increase in our gun violence,” Dan Molland, a captain with the Beloit Police Department, said. “It’s critically important, at this stage of the trend that we’re seeing, for us to come together with the community to try to stop the violence from occurring.”
Beloit isn’t alone in seeing more violent crime recently. CNN reports major cities in the U.S. saw homicides increase by 33% in 2020.
Molland said experts have a theory about why the uptick is happening now.
“A lot of it, they say, can be addressed to the whole COVID-19 stuff that, you know, people have been cooped up in their residence not being able to be outside,” he said.
Bullets damage 3 homes during shots fired incident in Beloit
March 9, 2021 3:32 PM Stephanie Fryer
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BELOIT, Wis. Three homes were hit by bullets during a shots fired incident in Beloit Monday evening.
Multiple people called police shortly before 7 p.m. after hearing several gunshots near the 1600 block of Wisconsin Ave., according to a social media post by the Beloit Police Department.
Officers also found multiple shell cases near the intersection of Dewey and Summit avenues.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Greater Beloit Area Crime Stoppers at 608-362-7463.
Anonymous tips can also be left online at this website.
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Police: Driver refuses to pull over for traffic stop, runs away after crashing car in Beloit
January 27, 2021 7:45 PM Brandon Arbuckle
BELOIT, Wis. Beloit police are searching for a man who crashed a vehicle after refusing to pull over Monday evening, according to a news release.
Police said an officer attempted to stop a black Dodge Charger with Illinois license plates near Summit and Wisconsin avenues at around 5:45 p.m.
Officials did not say what led to the traffic stop, only that the man refused to pull over and drove away at high speeds.
The man got out of the vehicle and ran away after crashing the car near Summit Park, according to the release.
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