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Moline Police Department PoDcast

Chief Darren Gault and Detective Michael Griffin

A community connections podcast from those who serve this community. Listen in to episodes about the people who work in the Moline Police Department, the cases they investigate and the community they serve.

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61:08

Tad DiBiase 'The No Body Homicide' Guy

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2025/10/13

Thomas A. (Tad) DiBiase received a B.A. in politics from Wake Forest University in 1987 and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 1991. From 1995 to 2007, he was an Assistant United States Attorney with the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and spent most of his career trying homicide cases. In 2006, he tried United States vs. Harold Austin, only D.C.’s second no-body trial ever. He is the nation’s leading expert on no-body homicide cases and has a website that tracks ...

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Davenport Police Chief Sikorski (retired)

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2025/09/29

Chief Paul Sikorski is a retired 34-year veteran of the Davenport Police Department. Chief Sikorski was hired in 1988 and served in every division of the police department, including 24 years on the Emergency Services Team. Chief Sikorski spent 14 years in special operations and investigations including Gang Unit, Vice and as Supervisor of the Tactical Operations Bureau Covert Unit. Chief Sikorski was sworn in as the Chief of Police in January 2016 and remained in that position until his reti...

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59:26

Quad City Marathon Director Joe Moreno

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2025/09/15

Joe Moreno is a life long public servant to the Quad Cities. Growing up in East Moline and attending United Township High School, Joe has served as an East Moline Alderman for 12 years then as East Moline Mayor. Joe spent his career working at 3M but his life’s passion has been on the roads of the Quad Cities, where he has led the Quad Cities race circuit for dozens of years. Joe credits an intervention by volunteers with the Youth Services Bureau as an impetus of change which led to his life...

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63:49

Rock Island County Children's Advocacy Center

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2025/06/30

Marcy O’Brien has long been heralded as a voice for children in Rock Island County. March spent 29 years as a police officer, beginning her career with the East Moline Police Department in 1988 before transferring to the Moline Police in 1993 where for the next 24 years, most of which spent spent in community policing or juvenile investigations advocating, protecting and fighting for children. Upon retiring in 2017, Marcy was selected as the Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center where sh...

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59:40

January 24th, 2024 Double Homicide Investigation

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2025/06/02

At 09:42 am on January 24th, 2024 Moline Police received a call for an unresponsive male at a residence in the 3300 block 25th Avenue. Officer arrived to find 55-year old Steven Herring deceased from a single gunshot wound. At approximately 10:39am Moline Police responded to a report of a cardiac arrest at a residence in the 1800 block 46th Street and found 79-year old Donna Ericson deceased with traumatic injuries. Two homicides in one morning in Moline? When we don’t usually get two in a ye...

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61:29

Traffic Crash Investigations

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2025/05/05

It is one of the more complex and critical parts of law enforcement. Evolving from paper graphs and wooden rulers to data control boxes and drones. On a scene where twisted metal and skid marks are only part of the story that has left those involved seriously injured or dead, it is the job of the traffic reconstructionist to put it all back together. Officer Eric Wells is a 15-year veteran of the Moline Police Department and has been assigned as a Traffic Reconstructionist for ov...

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73:46

Illinois State Police Captain Christopher Endress: An...

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2025/04/21

A young college student began his internship at the Moline Police Department in January 1994. Chris Endress was following in the footsteps of his dad, Captain Vic Endress when he began his internship. Chris completed his internship in May of 1994 and began working as an Investigator for the City of Chicago Inspector General before being hired by the Illinois State Police in 1996. After graduating from the intensive Illinois State Police Academy, Chris began his career assigned to the to...

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60:56

Retired Illinois State Police Crime Scene...

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2024/12/16

A veteran Crime Scene Investigator with the Illinois State Police, Tom Merchie has 34 years of experience, having processed 3700 scenes, including over 500 death investigation cases. A career that began with the Rock Island Police Department in 1977, Tom was an Identification Technician before being hired by the Illinois State Police in their Division of Forensic Services in 1987, retiring in 2011. Tom Merchie has seen a lot in his 34 years and he has plenty of stories to tell.

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Boys and Girls Club of the Mississippi Valley

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2024/12/09

Torri Smith, a Quad Cities native is the CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of the Mississippi Valley. Torri is a graduate from Western Illinois University for undergraduate and graduate studies. My professional experience is child welfare and youth development, worked 17 years at Lutheran Social Services, 5 years at Family Resources and 5 years in current CEO role. Torri sits down and talks with us about how the Boys and Girls Club makes a difference in Moline and the Quad Cities.

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44:08

"You can be defined by your past or you can be...

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2024/12/02

In the streets of Moline circa 2006, where shadows linger and whispers of a drug dealer fill the air, a tale as old as time itself. It was the eternal dance between order and chaos, justice and defiance. A young patrol officer, a figure sworn to uphold the law. The criminal, a force of rebellion, operating in the shadows and inevitably their paths cross as they are bound by an unspoken connection, each defining the other in a game of cat and mouse. This is not your typical story of...

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48:38

Questions from the public for Moline PD

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2024/11/25

On this episode we take your questions about Moline PD.

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67:55

Moline-Coal Valley School District Superintendent Dr....

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2024/11/18

We sit down with Moline-Coal Valley Superintendent Dr. Savage and talk about her vision for the Moline-School District, the background and the large student population they serve which is getting more diverse each school year. Dr. Savage and Chief Gault discuss the importance of transparency and how they handle incidents at school and notification of the public and parents in a timely manner. Listen to Dr. Savage's vision for the future and how we use a successful School Resource Officer...

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32:05

A Salute to our Veterans

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2024/11/11

Veterans Day is observed on November 11th each year in the United States. It is a day set aside to honor military veterans and it traces back to Armistice Day which marked the end of World War 1, which took effect on the 11th hour or the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. In 1954 it officially became known as Veterans Day and honors the service and sacrifices of current and former members of our armed forces. Today we will talk to one of our Veterans, Detective Cody Parmenter who s...

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35:38

The Corey Harrell Jr homicide investigation

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2024/11/04

Just after 10am, on Wednesday, October 31st, 2018, Corey Alan Harrell, a 22-year old Moline resident left his home in the 2400 block 4th Avenue to run a quick errand. He was driving his 2005 Buick van westbound on 4th Avenue when a black Hyundai began chasing him, then the shots started firing. Corey Harrell was fatally struck by one of the gunmen’s bullets in the 1500 block 7th Avenue and his van came to rest in the city hall parking lot. His assailants remain at large, this is the Corey Har...

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35:29

The Jerry Wolking Missing Person Case

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2024/10/28

Late on the evening of October 18th, 1990, Jerry Wolking, a 52-year old Moline resident left his girlfriend, Joanne’s residence in Rock Island heading for his home in the 3500 block 44th Avenue, Moline. We know from evidence gathered in 1990 that Jerry made it home but what transpired immediately after arriving at home remains a mystery. Jerry did not show up for work at John Deere on October 19th and on October 21st, 1990, Jerry’s son reported him missing and he remains missing to ...

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60:35

Cornerstone Retreat Center

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2024/10/21

Cornerstone Retreat Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving first responders and their families. Cornerstone exist to provide a safe place for the first responder community to learn and recover from the unique stresses of the job in a safe and tranquil environment.

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61:47

Nicole Sodawasser- A Social Workers' Perspective

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2024/10/14

This week we welcome Nicole Sodawasser, a license clinical social worker since 1997. Nicole was the first embedded law enforcement social worker with the Moline Police and she shares her experiences with you.

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58:42

Dr. Regina Matheson

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2024/10/07

Dr. Regina Matheson, is a Professor at St. Ambrose University where she teaches Sociology, Marriage and Family, Research Methods and Statistics and she is the Associate Vice President at SAU.

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58:40

The Baby April/Baby September Cold Case Investigations

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2024/09/30

It was a tragic epidemic, newborn babies being discarded in the waterways surrounding Moline. The first one was February 28th, 1992, known as Baby Leap Year. Baby April was found April 11th, 1992 followed the next year by Baby September on September 12th, 1993. Over the course of 8 years, 14 deceased newborns were found around the Quad Cities. This is the story of how we brought answers to the babies, gave them their surnames and blessed their souls by never giving up on their cases.

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55:20

CeCe Moore Renowned Genetic Genealogist

Moline Police Department PoDcast ·

2024/09/23

CeCe Moore is a leading authority on investigative genetic genealogy. CeCe has lead the Parabon Nanolabs team to the identification of hundreds of successful identifications of suspects and unidentified deceased individuals. Here CeCe's story on how she uses Genetic Genealogy to solve crimes and reunite families.

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