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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE COMBATS VEHICLE HIJACKING AND THEFT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) continues to target vehicle theft, hijacking, and related violent crimes using grant funding from the Illinois Secretary of State Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council. ISP was awarded a $10 million grant for the first fiscal year, and another $677,000 grant announced in June 2024.

Chicago area expressway shootings down 65% compared to three years ago

THE NUMBER OF CHICAGO AREA EXPRESSWAY SHOOTINGS DOWN FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE IMPROVES CRASH INVESTIGATION AND SAFETY TECHNIQUES DURING TESTING AND RESEARCH EVENT IN JOLIET

JOLIET – To help with traffic crash investigations, as well as identify best practices to keep officers safe, the Illinois State Police (ISP) participated in the Illinois Association of Technical Accident Investigators crash testing event on June 26-28, 2024. The event took place at the Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL. ISP officers from the Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit, Crime Scene Services, Division of Patrol, and representatives from the ISP Forensic Laboratory joined law enforcement officers and crash scene investigators from other agencies for the three-day event. Attendees witnessed live crash testing and participated in forensic mapping and digital evidence recovery.

$1.5 million for local law enforcement agencies

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ISSUES THIRD ROUND OF FIREARM ENFORCEMENT GRANTS

Training designed to rescue endangered and exploited children

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE BRINGS INTERDICTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN TRAINING TO ILLINOIS

License plate readers lead to identification in more than 80% of interstate shootings

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE COMBATS INTERSTATE SHOOTINGS WITH TECHNOLOGY

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE CELEBRATES YOUTH CAMP SUCCESS STORIES

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) is preparing for the 2024 Team Illinois Youth Police Camp (TIYPC) summer camp series across the state. The TIYPCs are highly structured week-long residency camps held in Elsah, Romeoville, and Carbondale each year. The camps are based upon a military model and are geared for teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17. Attendees, or Cadets, learn military drills and participate in physical fitness exercises. Cadets also attend classroom instruction on leadership development, substance abuse resistance, team building principles, and other life enhancing skills. TIYPCs promote positive rapport and interactions between law enforcement and the attendees. Graduates of the youth camps have experienced great success, and many have credited their camp experiences as pivotal points in reaching their future goals.

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE LEADS HUMAN TRAFFICKING ENFORCEMENT OPERATION

CARBONDALE – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Trafficking Enforcement Bureau arrested six individuals during a two-day human trafficking enforcement operation in the Carbondale area on May 22-23, 2024. The operation was focused on identifying individuals seeking to engage in commercial sex acts.

Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault presents awards to ISP Director and Deputy Director

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE’S LEADERSHIP IN SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC WORK RECOGNIZED 

13 OFFICERS FROM ACROSS ILLINOIS RECEIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT MEDAL OF HONOR

SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker, Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Brendan F. Kelly, the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Committee, and law enforcement officials from across the state honored the acts of heroism performed by local and state officers during the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Ceremony today in Springfield. The Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Committee awarded 13 officers from four agencies the Medal of Honor in recognition of their brave and sacrificial service to the citizens of Illinois.

ISP implements response protocol for threats to state employees and facilities

Statewide News Releases

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE COMBATS VEHICLE HIJACKING AND THEFT

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE COMBATS VEHICLE HIJACKING AND THEFT

THE NUMBER OF CHICAGO AREA EXPRESSWAY SHOOTINGS DOWN FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE IMPROVES CRASH INVESTIGATION AND SAFETY TECHNIQUES DURING TESTING AND RESEARCH EVENT IN JOLIET

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ISSUES THIRD ROUND OF FIREARM ENFORCEMENT GRANTS

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE BRINGS INTERDICTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN TRAINING TO ILLINOIS

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE COMBATS INTERSTATE SHOOTINGS WITH TECHNOLOGY

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE CELEBRATES YOUTH CAMP SUCCESS STORIES

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE LEADS HUMAN TRAFFICKING ENFORCEMENT OPERATION

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE’S LEADERSHIP IN SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC WORK RECOGNIZED

13 OFFICERS FROM ACROSS ILLINOIS RECEIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT MEDAL OF HONOR

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATION INTO BOMB THREAT AT TWO STATE BUILDINGS RESULTS IN ARREST

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