Residential burglary suspect arrested after joint efforts

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO) — The Rapid City Police Department, the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies worked together to bring in a man who was on the run for a home burglary and assault Saturday morning.

Ten Commandments in school bill fails

Joshua Peacock was spotted in the area of East Saint Patrick Street, and due to the public safety threat he posed, all available resources converged on the area.

“With Peacock being a high priority individual to arrest and to detain, everybody came. And everybody from the Sheriff’s Office, our current patrol officers that were on duty, the Highway Patrol, all responded to set up a perimeter in the area to contain Peacock and eventually arrest him,” RCPD Captain Christian Sigel said.

The city and county law enforcement work closely together and have around 10 different specialized joint task forces.

“For two agencies that are in the same kind of area to work as closely together and when we travel for training or go to assist other areas in the state or across the nation it’s constantly brought up to us about how rare it is,” PCSO Captain Taylor Sperle said.

Since 1985 this high level partnership has been active with both also collaborating with the Highway Patrol.

“We are unique in that a lot of things that we do. We share the same building, we share the same resources, we’re constantly saving the taxpayers dollars in working together, and there’s no feuds. You know, ultimately, we’re able to provide a better service for our community,” Sigel said.

“Here the Chief and the Sheriff work very closely together and they understand the importance and express that to us. You know, the importance of that cooperation and how it benefits not only our agencies but you know, all the members of our community,” Sperle said.

All a focus to better serve their community.

The reward for the information leading to the arrest of Joshua Peacock will also be paid out now that he’s in custody.