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Illinois State Police combats vehicle-related crimes

By Christopher Huslig,

1 days ago

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — The Illinois State Police is working to combat vehicle-related crimes throughout the state.

In a news release state police stated they were awarded a $10 million grant for the first fiscal year of fighting car-related crimes and a $677,000 grant for the next year also.

The money was given to the state police back in June by the Illinois Secretary of State Alex Giannoulias to help combat vehicle crimes across the state.

The money is intended to be used by law enforcement agencies for salaries and benefits for personnel assigned to vehicle theft prevention units, vehicles, computers, vehicle tracking devices, GPS data, evidence kits, body cameras and drones for aerial vehicle searches according to Giannoulias.

Between July and September 2024, the state police were able to resolve the following vehicle-related crimes state police said.

Vehicles recovered – stolen and/or hijacked	210
Stolen vehicle arrests	17
Hijacked vehicle arrests	2
Firearms seized as a result of stolen/hijacked vehicle recovery	11
Missions targeting stolen/hijacked vehicle recovery and related violent crime	39
K9 used for stolen/hijacked vehicle recovery and related violence crime	26
Air Operations targeting stolen/hijacked vehicle recovery and related violent crime	39
Forensic laboratory assignments related to stolen/hijacked vehicle	1,262

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