A young college student began his internship at the Moline Police Department in January 1994. Chris Endress was following in the footsteps of his dad, Captain Vic Endress when he began his internship. Chris completed his internship in May of 1994 and began working as an Investigator for the City of Chicago Inspector General before being hired by the Illinois State Police in 1996.

After graduating from the intensive Illinois State Police Academy, Chris began his career assigned to the tollways in Chicago before being assigned to East Moline District 7.

Chris worked a variety of assignments of which we will hear about today and retired as a Captain in 2022 after 26 years of service.

A veteran Crime Scene Investigator with the Illinois State Police, Tom Merchie has 34 years of experience, having processed 3700 scenes, including over 500 death investigation cases.

A career that began with the Rock Island Police Department in 1977, Tom was an Identification Technician before being hired by the Illinois State Police in their Division of Forensic Services in 1987, retiring in 2011. Tom Merchie has seen a lot in his 34 years and he has plenty of stories to tell.

Torri Smith, a Quad Cities native is the CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of the Mississippi Valley. Torri is a graduate from Western Illinois University for undergraduate and graduate studies. My professional experience is child welfare and youth development, worked 17 years at Lutheran Social Services, 5 years at Family Resources and 5 years in current CEO role.

Torri sits down and talks with us about how the Boys and Girls Club makes a difference in Moline and the Quad Cities.