Paul Gallagher has been a Rockford Police officer since March 1999. For years, Gallagher was on the DUI task force when Rockford Police were regularly in the top three in the state in DUI arrests.

On February 6th, 2019, Gallagher responded to the shooting of Randy Pierson by then Rockford Police officer Timothy Stec on Highway 20.

Gallagher spoke to multiple witnesses at the scene. Some of them had videos showing the aftermath of the shooting.

In his report, Gallagher described the video as showing Stec, near the back of the pickup truck, aiming a gun towards the driver's seat. None of the witnesses Gallagher spoke with said they saw or heard the shots being fired. One witness did say he heard over C.B. Radio a driver he believed to be ahead of him say, Holy shit! The cop just unloaded a clip on him.

In 2019, Gallagher made $91,711 in salary + $3,936 in overtime = $95,647 + $16,640 in health insurance + $30,497 pension pay.

In 2020, they made $105,137 in salary + $8,363 in overtime = $113,500 +$16,640 in health insurance + $33,025 in pension pay.

In 2021, they made $124,314 in salary + $1,487 in overtime = $125,801 + $16,120 in health insurance + $34,932 in pension pay.

In 2022, they made $124,559 in salary + $16,120 in health insurance + $39,700 in pension pay.

In 2023, they made $146,532 in salary + $16,120 in health insurance + $46,059 in pension pay.

In 2024, they made $137,814 in salary + $16,952 in health insurance + $52,059 in pension pay.

If you or anyone you know has been abused, harassed or otherwise mistreated by this officer please email us with the officers name in the subject.