ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested a suspected crack cocaine dealer who attempted to conceal the drugs upon his arrival at the police station, resulting in his subsequent hospitalization.
According to police, officers with the department’s Specialized Community Oriented Police Enforcement (SCOPE) team stopped a vehicle in the 3100 block of N. Rockton Avenue around 6:20 p.m. on Monday. Authorities said that the car had fled from officers in a previous incident.
The driver, Montell Montgomery, 39, tried to escape by ramming the police squad car, but was ultimately taken into custody, police said…