Rockford Police Detective Joshua Grover was arrested at his home in Roscoe this week on child pornography charges. He faces three counts of possession of child pornography featuring a victim under the age of 13. He has been placed on administrative leave, but we are not sure if he will be paid while on leave. Unfortunately administrative leave usually means paid leave, but states have been rectifying that with new laws that disqualify officers placed on leave due to pending criminal charges from getting paid. We just are not sure if Illinois is one of them, so we will be looking into that. He is currently being held in the Winnebago County Jail without bond.
Grover's neighbor spoke out against him to the local press (see video below). She told WTVO that she thought Grover was a family man because she would often see him taking walks with his kids. When police raided his house she was worried that something happened to his family. When she learned why Grover was arrested she said it made her sick to her stomach "thinking you know someone.. but do not."
According to public records, Joshua Steven Grover is a 45 year old resident of Roscoe, Illinois. His last known address is 706 Charlemont Lane. The reporter in the video below mentioned Claremont Lane by name. We are exempting his address from our usual courtesy of censoring home addresses of cops because he is charged with sex crimes against minor and we think people in the area need to know which house to keep their kids away from. Please do not use this information for any unlawful purpose.