Former Roscoe Police Chief Jamie Evans has died

The Village of Roscoe Police Department announced Friday night, Dec. 8, 2033:

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts, that the Roscoe Police Department must forever say goodbye to Jamie Evans, whose second battle with cancer ended this evening. Jamie served as Police Chief from 2008 until 2022. We express our sincerest condolences to her family and hope for a measure of peace during this time of mourning. Funeral arrangements will be forthcoming.

In 2008, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and was in treatment for 1 ½ years. She was cancer-free for years. A private person, she cited "medical concerns" when she retired in April 2023.

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