Rapid City Government News (296 items)

Ahead of the Labor Day holiday, the Rapid City Police Department will participate in saturation patrols during the nationwide law enforcement mobilization campaign known as ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.’ This year, the campaign runs Wednesday, August 16th through Monday, September 4th. The RCPD will be adding officers during…

Another rehash of an increasingly common scam is targeting residents of Rapid City and Pennington County. Luckily, it has some red flags. The scam plays out like this: The scammer calls a potential victim and informs them they’re with a local law enforcement agency and that the person has missed…

On August 3rd, the Rapid City Police Department conducted compliance checks of local alcohol establishments. A total of 19 establishments were checked and 18 were found to be in compliance.  One of the establishments, Safeway Store # 1554, located at 730 Mountain View Rd, sold alcohol to underage police informants.…

RAP Area Attractions

Rapid City police are releasing surveillance footage captured during an armed robbery with the intention of garnering information from anyone who may have information about the incident or the suspect’s identity. The video can be seen at https://youtu.be/XWKJQclAeTM On July 22nd around 12:50 a.m., police responded to 310 E. Fairmont…

The RCPD and PCSO are currently reaching out to the public to help solve a recent aggravated assault which took place in Sioux Park. At around 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 23rd, police responded to Sioux Park for a report of an assault which had just occurred. Further details of…

The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office and the Rapid City Police Department are currently seeking information on the whereabouts of felony warrant subject, parole absconder, and attempted murder suspect Zachary Ryan Moore. Moore (age 23 of Rapid City) is wanted by the PCSO for questioning in a shooting incident that took…

Four people have been cited as the Rapid City Police Department continues to investigate online sex trafficking and those who respond to online advertisements soliciting sexual activity. On July 20th, four individuals responded to an undercover prostitution sting held at a Rapid City hotel. They are identified as: 33-year-old Benjamin…

Rapid City police and the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a homicide at a residence along Wisconsin Avenue. On June 6th around 8:30 a.m., police were called to a residence in the 3300 block of Wisconsin Avenue to conduct a welfare check on the occupant. On arrival, police located…

Rapid City residents leaving unsecured firearms in their vehicles have resulted in at least four stolen firearms this week. At around 1:25 a.m. on May 29th, police were dispatched to the 600 Block of Main Street for a report of a vehicle burglary. Police made contact with the victim who…