Lincoln, Illinois, Police Department
Residential Burglary
Tuesday, 30 August 2011 10:20
On Monday, August 29, 2011, the Lincoln Police Department investigated a residential burglary in the 1200 block of N Sherman Street. It was reported that suspects entered during the daylight hours and took electronic equipment from the home. The suspects were knocking on doors in the neighborhood before the burglary.
Suspects were described as white/males, in their teens, approximately 5’2” in height, with slender builds. One suspect has brown hair and was wearing red ball cap, red colored T-shirt, and blue jeans. The other suspect had brown hair and was wearing a maroon colored T-shirt and blue jeans.
New Website
Wednesday, 09 March 2011 09:05
The Lincoln Police Department has updated the department website. The new site updates much of the look and feel of the website, but continuing to offer easy access to most of what the department has to offer.
A menu at the top of the page gives the user easy access to each section. We have information posted on how to request information through the Freedom of Information Act. We also are integrated with Facebook as many Lincoln residents utilize this social network.
If you have additional comments or suggestions, please feel free to contact the Lincoln Police.
Welcome
Thursday, 24 April 2008 18:00
On Monday, May 3, 2010, Mayor Keith Snyder and Lincoln City Council approved Lincoln Police Sergeant Kenneth Greenslate as the Police Chief for the City of Lincoln.
Chief Greenslate requested Deputy Chief Michael Geriets to be re-appointed as Deputy Chief, which was approved by the Lincoln City Council.
Scams
Friday, 08 October 2010 16:07
The Lincoln Police Department often receives complaints of various scams within our community. There are numerous types of scams and there are different delivery methods such as mail, email, fax, and cell and home phones. Some scams have goals of obtaining your personal information so as to access your bank accounts, while others are trying to get you to send funds electronically. Financial restitution and prosecution is very rare as many of these scams are committed by people from other states or countries.
