Michael Garnhart has been a Rockford police officer since 1993.

He worked on the shots fired investigation that was captured on Facebook live by the May 30th Alliance as bullets flew past a members head and one hit the table the live was being conducted on while they were outside the Justice Center on August 31st, 2021 waiting for the trial of another protest to finish inside the building.

In 2019, Garnhart made $89,058 in salary + $12,661 in overtime = $101,719 + $25,350 in health insurance + $30,497 pension pay.

In 2020, they made $91,144 in salary + $9,339 in overtime = $100,483 + $25,350 in health insurance + $33,025 in pension pay.

In 2021, they made $109,286 in salary + $6,350 in overtime = $115,638 + $24,960 in health insurance + $34,932 in pension pay.

In 2022, they made $105,629 in salary + $16,248 in overtime = $121,877 + $25,350 in health insurance + $39,700 in pension pay.

In 2023, they made $113,632 in salary + $25,193 in overtime = $138,824 + $25,350 in health insurance + $46,059 in pension pay.

In 2024, they made $25,218 in salary.

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