To The Citizens of Janesville
To The Citizens of Janesville - Guns and Thankfulness
In the last few days, our community was fortunate with gun crime. Sunday morning a suspect fired nine indiscriminate rounds towards three people including a child sleeping inside the home that was struck by gunfire. No one was shot. The suspect was taken into custody within 36 hours of the shooting and the weapon was recovered.
Also on Sunday, a loaded Walther P22 handgun was found on a westside city street. The weapon had one .22 round in the chamber and 10 rounds in the magazine. The safety was off.
Last week a loaded Glock Model 19 was found on an eastside city street. The weapon had one 9mm round in the chamber and 15 rounds in the magazine. The weapon was fire-ready.
I am thankful that no child found the discarded weapons. I am thankful that no citizens were harmed by the shots fired incident. I am thankful for officers that are relentless in their pursuit of gun crime, and I am thankful for the peaceful apprehension of a violent criminal.
I trust that our community is also thankful.
Chief David Moore
Address/Location
Janesville Police Department
100 N Jackson St
Janesville, WI 53548
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 608-755-3100