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Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Health
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Rock Island Police Department and The Gray Matters Collective team up for suicide prevention
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the Rock Island Police Department and The Gray Matters Collective are teaming up to help save those struggling with mental health issues. Rock Island Police Chief Tim McCloud and Madison McCloud from the Gray Matters Collective joined Our Quad Cities News to talk about the campaign to place suicide prevention signs at the base of Centennial Bridge and the entrance to the Rock Island Arsenal Viaduct. For more information, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
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Rock Island Police Department, EveryChild raise child abuse awareness by planting pinwheels
The Rock Island Police Department and EveryChild are raising awareness of child abuse prevention with a pinwheel event. The Pinwheels for Prevention event, part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, will be on Tuesday, April 8th at 11:00 a.m. in front of the Rock Island Police Department, 1212 Fifth Avenue. It brings community members, advocates and law enforcement together to support children and families in the community. Pinwheels for Prevention is a nationwide campaign that symbolizes hope and a bright future for children. Each pinwheel represents a commitment to ensure every child grows up in a safe and nurturing environment. 'The Rock Island Police Department is honored to partner with EveryChild for this important event,' said Tim McCloud, Rock Island Police Department Chief. 'By working together, we can continue to build a safer and stronger community for our children.' The event will feature a ceremonial planting of pinwheels to stand as a visible reminder of the community's dedication to protecting children. Community members are encouraged to attend and join in standing against child abuse and advocating for stronger families.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
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In civil lawsuit, Rock Island police officer accuses city, police chief of discrimination
A Rock Island police lieutenant demands a jury trial in a 17-page lawsuit that accuses the City of Rock Island and Police Chief Tim McCloud of racism, court records show. The civil rights complaint was filed Jan. 28 by Lt. Dytanya Robinson – through her attorney Kevin Marquard – in the U. S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois Rock Island Division. READ THE ENTIRE SUIT HERE: Dytanya-Robinson-civil-suitDownload Robinson was hired as a patrol officer in 1998 and was the first Black woman police officer in Rock Island. In 2001, she filed a complaint about a sergeant who was harassing her, and the Rock Island the Fraternal Order of Police (police union) investigated her complaint, but kept no record of her complaint, the suit says. In 2002, Robinson still was a patrol officer and also became a Rock Island Housing Authority liaison officer, and remained in that position until 2011. She was the first woman to serve on the Emergency Response Team (SWAT) in 2006. From the early 2000s through 2010, Robinson applied numerous times for promotions but did not receive any of them, the suit says. She was promoted to sergeant in 2011, and was the first Black woman promoted to sergeant. She supervised second shift patrol and the Rock Island Housing Authority Liaison officer. 'As a sergeant in the patrol division, Robinson worked with many white men who were promoted to sergeant after her but were promoted to lieutenant before her,' the suit says. In 2016, Robinson applied or a technical services division sergeant. That position was awarded to a white man who had children. 'The police chief told Robinson that the white male officer was awarded the promotion even though he lacked the seniority to get a day shift position because he had children and was involved his children's lives.' The suit says Robinson has children and, at the time, was solely responsible for raising her grandson. In 2021, Robinson contracted COVID-19 at work and was off work, the suit says. She spent about a month in a coma because of COVID-19. and, when she returned to work, 'Rock Island wanted her to pass a physical agility test that no other officers were required to pass,' according to the suit. 'Rock Island treated Robinson less favorably than non-Black employees when it denied her a promotion to lieutenant, promoted her to lieutenant with the least seniority, denied her training opportunities, investigated and disciplined her more harshly, and gave her less favorable performance reviews,' the suit says. Her performance was as good as that of non-Black officers and sergeants, according to the suit, which says 'Rock Island's discriminatory actions altered the terms of Robinson's employment, Rock Island's action violated the Illinois Human Rights Act' and 'Rock Island's actions caused Robinson to suffer damages.' The suit claims 'Robinson was harmed economically by the race discrimination, by, among other things, losing wages, income, and retirement benefits.' In the suit, Robinson asks for 'compensatory damages, economic damages, punitive damages, attorney's fees, costs, interest, any such other damages as this Court deems necessary to make her whole, for such other and further relief as this Court deems just and equitable.' On the City of Rock Island website, Robinson is listed as a lieutenant for the patrol division – third watch. The City of Rock Island responds In response to the lawsuit, the City of Rock Island released this statement to Our Quad Cities News: 'The City of Rock Island and the Rock Island Police Department cannot comment specifically on pending litigation. However, the City denies the allegations stated in the complaint and looks forward to the opportunity to respond through the court. The City and police department value diversity and practice equality and equal opportunities among all employees, regardless of race or gender.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
