SPD Facebook Quiet for 6 Days—And That’s Just Fine

Something unusual is happening in Streator, and for once, it’s not a late-night fight behind the Parkway or another golf cart joyride down Lundy.

No, what’s got people talking this week is what’s not being talked about: the Streator Police Department hasn’t posted anything on Facebook in six days.

Six. Days. Of uninterrupted, post-free peace. And in 2025, that feels downright revolutionary.

Now, we’re not saying crime has vanished. There are probably still vape clouds forming near the splash pad and at least one adult riding a bike suspiciously at midnight. But whatever’s going on hasn’t been important enough to merit a public post—and that alone is a minor civic victory.

No urgent calls for tips. No reminders to lock your car. No grainy photos of “individuals we’d like to identify.” Just blissful digital silence from a department that usually treats Facebook like a dispatch channel with a comment section.

And let’s not forget Chief Franklin, whose online presence never really disappears—it just shifts platforms. If he’s not posting on SPD’s page, there’s a good chance he’s on Google, leaving paragraph-length reviews of local tacos or assessing whether a sandwich shop’s napkin game is up to par.

But we’ll take it. If the past week has been uneventful enough that the most pressing public safety issue is which restaurant has the crispiest hashbrowns, we’ll call that a win.

Let’s not overthink it. Maybe it’s a new communication strategy. Maybe it’s just a slow week. Or maybe, just maybe, we’re seeing a glimpse of what things look like when nothing’s on fire, literally or metaphorically.

Here’s to another quiet day—and to Chief Franklin’s next five-star omelet.