Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit makes another arrest

On Wednesday, June 8, a two month multi-jurisdictional investigation by the Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Task Force resulted in the arrest of a Rockford resident on felony drug charges.

Gregory M. Hill, 32 of Rockford, was charged with three counts of Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance (cocaine) within 1,000 feet of a school, a Class One Felony.  Hill remains in the custody of the Winnebago County Jail on $100,000 bond.

On Wednesday, June 8, Hill was arrested in Rockford pursuant to a two month investigation by the Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit and the DEA Task Force.  Hill was arrested on three counts of Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance (cocaine) within 1,000 feet of a school, a Class One Felony.

The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are possible.

Each Class One Felony is punishable by four to 15years in the Department of Corrections.

The Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit encourages anyone having additional information regarding narcotic trafficking or other criminal activity to call the Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit at (815) 544-2135 or Crime Stoppers at (815) 547-7867.

This press release, any additional information, and any associated photos will be posted on the Belvidere Police Department and Boone County Sheriff’s Facebook page.

Members of the public are reminded that these are only charges and are not proof of the defendant’s guilt.

Every defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the State’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.