Jacob Ditzler has been a Rockford Police officer since April 2019.

Ditzler is the son of Kurt Ditzler, a former 28-year Winnebago County Sheriff deputy.

In the fall of 2020, Ditzler was assigned to work multiple City Market Protests.

On September 24th, 2022, Ditzler and his partner, Jordan Austin, responded to a call. It ended when Ditzler tased Tray Bowman, and simultaneously Austin shot Tray in the back.

In 2019, Ditzler made $50,328 in salary + $3,199 in overtime = $53,527 + $8,320 in health insurance + in $30,497 pension pay.

In 2020, they made $65,014 in salary + $14,642 in overtime = $79,655 + $8,320 in health insurance + $33,025 in pension pay.

In 2021, they made $75,573 in salary + $9,547 in overtime = $85,121 + $8,060 in health insurance + $34,932 in pension pay.

In 2022, they made $77,164 in salary + $10,946 in overtime = $88,110 + $8,320 in health insurance + $39,700 in pension pay.

In the fall of 2022, Ditzler spent time on paid administrative leave after the shooting of Tray Bowman.

In 2023, they made $75,367 in salary + $13,268 in overtime = $88,635 + $8,320 in health insurance + $46,059 in pension pay.

In 2024, they made $84,188 in salary + $16,134 in overtime = $100,322 + $8,476 in health insurance + $52,059 in pension pay.

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