Rapid City Government News (275 items)

High-level cooperation between law enforcement, the Rapid City Area School District, and the community ensured a safe resolution to weapons call which prompted security measures to be taken place at North Middle School, Knollwood Elementary, and General Beadle Elementary.  At around 9:40 a.m. on February 27th, police were dispatched to…

AIR QUALITY ADVISORY: Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Barb Regynski, (605) 773-3151, or Jon Epp, (605) 394-2229 DENR’s Real Time Website: http://denr.sd.gov/des/aq/aarealtime.aspx Smoke Impacting Rapid City Air Quality Meteorological conditions are causing smoke to impact air quality in Rapid City. A combination of cold air, weak winds and…

AIR QUALITY ADVISORY: Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Barb Regynski, (605) 773-3151, or Jon Epp, (605) 394-2229 DENR’s Real Time Website: http://denr.sd.gov/des/aq/aarealtime.aspx Smoke Impacting Rapid City Air Quality Meteorological conditions are causing smoke to impact air quality in Rapid City. A combination of cold air, weak winds and…

RCPD Chief of Police Karl Jegeris is pleased to announce that Officer Eric Pichler has been named RCPD’s 2017 Officer of the Year. The designation is a new title announced at the RCPD Awards Ceremony, observed this year on February 14th. “All personnel of the Rapid City Police Department are…

Two new officer-recruits have begun their training with the Rapid City Police Department. The new officers were officially sworn in this afternoon of February 5th. The two new officers are: Conner Delfs – Officer Delfs comes to the Rapid City Police Department after a four-year career with the Plymouth County…

Police are currently investigating the unattended deaths of two individuals located in the area of the I-190 bridge at Exit 1C. Police were called to the area at around 10:15 a.m. on February 4th for a report of a prone subject that was observed by a passerby. On arrival, police…

In its commitment to public safety and transparency, the Rapid City Police Department is making public its crime statistics for 2017. This report will be used by the RCPD as a by-the-numbers analytical review that will help guide the agency’s operations moving forward into 2018. The report is available to…

Rapid City police are currently investigating a homicide which took place in the early morning hours of January 26th. At around 1:20 a.m., police were called to an apartment at 313 E. Adams Street for a report of a possible intoxicated subject seen laying on the ground behind the apartment…

The Rapid City Police Department, working in conjunction with Rapid City Collective Impact, has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the International Association of Chiefs of Police. The grant is provided through the IACP’s ‘Collective Healing Initiative.’ These funds will be used to create a RCPD Quality of Life Unit.…

28-year-old Carlos Guerrero of Rapid City has been arrested for the offences of conspiracy and grand theft in relation to two December 2017 casino robberies. On December 7th at around 2:05 a.m., Rapid City police responded to a report of a robbery that had just occurred at 1415 N. Lacrosse…