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RCPD Chief of Police Karl Jegeris has named John Olson as the RCPD’s newest Captain. Captain John Olson will assume command of the RCPD’s Criminal Investigation Division effective immediately. In his newly assumed role, Captain Olson will oversee detectives working to investigate People Crimes, Property Crimes, and Juvenile Crimes. Captain…
Following several weeks of thorough investigation by detectives and investigators of the Rapid City Police Department and the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, a warrant has been requested for the arrest of 46-year-old Benjamin Quiver of Rapid City for Second Degree Manslaughter. The request comes after investigation into an assault…
On Thursday, August 17, the Rapid City Police Department conducted compliance checks of local alcohol establishments. A total of 18 establishments were checked and 15 were found to be in compliance. Three of the establishments, Safeway Store, located at 2120 Mt Rushmore Rd, Main Street Square, located at 512 Main…
In the morning hours of August 17th, the Rapid City Police Department received a report of a missing teenager. Information gathered in the investigation indicated that the teen may have gone to the area of M-Hill. Officers of the RCPD, along with deputies of the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office and…
August 14, 2017
Officers of the RCPD on the lookout for impaired drivers in days leading up to Labor Day holiday
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.…
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…