Press Releases - 2025

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF VIOLENT CRIME SUPPRESSION DETAIL IN THE METRO EAST AREA

April 25, 2025 - Illinois State Police (ISP) conducted a violent crime suppression detail on April 16-18, 2025, in St. Clair and Madison counties.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARREST THREE CHICAGO MEN FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER AFTER TWO SEPARATE EXPRESSWAY SHOOTINGS

April 25, 2025 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 arrested three Chicago men for First Degree Murder for their alleged roles in two separate expressway shootings.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE LEADS HUMAN TRAFFICKING RECOVERY OPERATION IN NORMAL, IL

April 25, 2025 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Task Force 6 lead a human trafficking investigation that resulted in the recovery of a person who had been trafficked.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARREST MAN FOR FATAL CRASH IN WILL COUNTY

April 22, 2025 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 3 and Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 officers arrested 58-year-old William D Fanning of Rancho Cucamonga, CA, for two counts of Aggravated Driving Under the Influence of Drugs Involving Death (Class 2 Felony).

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARREST LYONS MAN FOR MURDER IN FATAL 2024 EXPRESSWAY SHOOTING

April 21, 2025 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 arrested 24-year-old Angel Reyes from Lyons, IL for one count of First-Degree Murder (Class M Felony) related to an expressway shooting on Interstate 55 in 2024.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATES CHILD DEATH IN WHITE COUNTY

April 21, 2025 - ISP was requested by the White County Sheriff's Office to investigate the death of a two-year-old child.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE COMBATS VEHICLE HIJACKING AND THEFT

April 21, 2025 - 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.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATES FATAL PLANE CRASH IN TRILLA

April 20, 2025 - The Illinois State Police is investigating a fatal, small, single engine plane crash in Trilla, IL

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN CHARGES FOR MISUE OF FUNDS

April 17 2025 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 5 special agents issued a Notice to Appear in Champaign County on May 22, 2025, to 40-year-old Matthew Stuckey.

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MOVE OVER OR GET PULLED OVER

April 14, 2025 - The Illinois State Police (ISP) and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) are warning drivers to Move Over or Get Pulled Over.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARREST WOMAN FOR FATAL CRASH ON DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY

April 9. 2025 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 3 and Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 officers arrested 26-year-old Tamia D. Rios of University Park, IL, for one count of Aggravated Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Involving Death (Class 2 Felony) and two counts of Aggravated Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Causing Great Bodily Harm (Class 4 Felony).

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SQUAD CAR STRUCK ON INTERSTATE 94 IN COOK COUNTY

April 8, 2024 - ISP Experiences 5th Move Over Law-Related Crash of 2025

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SEEKS THE PUBLIC'S HELP OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT NAILS SCATTERED ALONG INTERSTATE 80

April 5, 2025 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 2 continues to investigate property crimes along Interstate 80 and is asking for the public's help to provide any information that may help solve this case.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS JACKSONVILLE MAN FOR BEARDSTOWN MURDER

April 5, 2025 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 4 arrested 45-year-old Benchy Couloute of Jacksonville, IL for First Degree Murder (Class M Felony).

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE MAKES ARREST FOR FILING A FALSE POLICE REPORT IN EXPRESSWAY SHOOTING

April 3, 2025 - The Illinois State Police (ISP) arrested 53-year-old Carol Henton of Robbins, IL for filing a false police report (Class 4 Felony).

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ISP Welcomes New Troopers of Cadet Class 149

March 28, 2025 - ISP has added 597 new troopers since 2019

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS JUVENILE FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER AFTER EAST ST. LOUIS SHOOTING

March 26, 2025 - The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Public Safety Enforcement Group arrested a 17-year-old male from Fairview Heights, IL for First Degree Murder (Class M Felony).

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARREST DRIVER IN FATAL WRONG-WAY CRASH ON EISENHOWER EXPRESSWAY

March 26, 2025 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 3 and Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 officers arrested 42-year-old Saul A. Alba of Carpentersville, IL.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARREST PLEASANT PLAINS MAN FOR LEAVING THE SCENE OF A FATAL PEDESTRIAN CRASH ON INTERSTATE 72

March 25, 2024 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Major Crimes officers arrested 65-year-old Robert W. Butcher of Pleasant Plains, IL for Leaving the Scene of a Fatal Traffic Crash (Class 1 Felony).

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE RELEASES VIDEO OF BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING

March 25, 2025 - On February 25, 2025, the Bloomington Police Department requested Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 5 investigate an officer involved shooting.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH JACKSON KRADLE DEATH

March 24, 2025 - An Illinois State Police investigation has resulted in charges against former Carroll County Sheriff's Office deputy, 44-year-old Matthew Herpstreith of Savanna, Illinois, in connection with the death of 18-year-old Jackson Kradle of Mount Carroll, Illinois.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATION LEADS TO 49 YEAR SENTENCE IN CASINO QUEEN SHOOTING

March 21, 2025 - An Illinois State Police (ISP) investigation led to a 49-year sentence of a Georgia man convicted of armed robbery at the Casino Queen in 2017.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SQUAD CAR STRUCK ON INTERSTATE 290 IN DUPAGE COUNTY

March 20, 2025 - ISP Experiences 4th Move Over Law-Related Crash of 2025

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SEEKS THE PUBLIC'S HELP OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEATH OF 17-YEAR-OLD CHRISTOPHER PINEDA IN 2007

March 19, 2025 - The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigations Zone 1 continues to investigate the death of 17-year-old Christopher Pineda

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE TARGETS HUMAN TRAFFICKING

March 18, 2025 - ISP Director to testify at Senate Criminal Law Committee on SB 2323

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF VIOLENT CRIME SUPPRESSION DETAIL IN THE METRO EAST AREA

March 18, 2025 - Illinois State Police (ISP) conducted a violent crime suppression detail on March 10-12, 2025, in St. Clair and Madison counties, focusing its efforts on East St. Louis and neighboring Metro East communities.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE LAKE COUNTY METRO ENFORCEMENT GROUP ARRESTS TWO AFTER CANNABIS INVESTIGATION

March 13, 2025 - The Illinois State Police Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group (LCMEG) arrested 53-year-old Andrew H. Field and 28-year-old Emily A. Coleman, both of Wauconda, IL

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATION LEADS TO CHARGES FOR KIDNAPPING AND FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN ST. CLAIR COUNTY

March 12, 2025 - Multiple charges filed against 39-year-old Kaylon T. List of Dupo, IL

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE TO HOST ITS FIRST EVER ALL-WOMEN LAW ENFORCEMENT RECRUITMENT EVENT

March 10, 2025 - Meet the Women in ISP - A Career Exploration

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE RELEASES VIDEO OF OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN MCLEAN COUNTY

March 6, 2025 - The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Internal Investigation (DII) continues its investigation into an officer involved shooting in McLean County.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE K9 DuQ HAS RECEIVED DONATION OF BODY ARMOR

March 4, 2025 - Vest donation provided by Vested Interest in K9s

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS ALSIP MAN FOR 2024 MURDER

March 4, 2025 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 arrested 32-year-old Darius Norwood from Alsip, IL for one count of First-Degree Murder (Class M Felony) related to an expressway shooting on Interstate 94 in 2024.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SQUAD CAR STRUCK ON INTERSTATE 57 IN KANKAKEE COUNTY

March 3, 2025 - ISP Experiences 3rd Move Over Law-Related Crash of 2025

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS CHICAGO MAN FOR 2023 VEHICULAR HIJACKING

March 1, 2025 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 arrested 34-year-old Eric D. Evans from Chicago, IL for one count of Vehicular Hijacking (Class 1 Felony) for forcefully hijacking a vehicle in 2023.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS MAN FOR FATAL CRASH AT ILLINOIS TOLLWAY YARD IN GURNEE

February 28, 2025 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 Violent Crimes Unit special agents arrested 39-year-old Michael Vazquez of Oak Forest, IL for Aggravated Driving Under the Influence Involving Death (Class 2 Felony) stemming from a fatal crash in October.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE LEADS HUMAN TRAFFICKING DEMAND SUPPRESSION OPERATION IN LINCOLNSHIRE

February 28, 2025 - The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Trafficking Enforcement Bureau arrested four individuals during a two-day human trafficking demand suppression operation in the Lincolnshire area of Lake County.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE MAKES ARREST FOR THREATENING A PUBLIC OFFICIAL

February 27, 2025 - The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 West Violent Crimes Unit arrested 49-year-old Michael Dascenzo of Crete, IL, for threatening a public official.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE CONTINUES TO UPHOLD PUBLIC INTEGRITY

February 24, 2025 - Former Jackson Charter School Executive Director Charged

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATES SHOOTING IN ST. CLAIR COUNTY

February 22, 2025 - An Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 6 investigation resulted in six charges against 28-year-old Chase A. Powers of Belleville, IL, including attempted murder.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS TILTON MAN FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIALS

February 21, 2025 - 23-year-old Ryan N. Emory of Tilton, IL, arrested on 12 charges

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE URBAN POLICING MODEL SEES HOMICIDES DROP TO 6-YEAR LOW

February 20, 2025 - Model area homicides down 26 percent in 2024, down 44 percent since inception

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATION LEADS TO ARREST OF EAST ST. LOUIS, IL MAN FOR MURDER OF BELLEVILLE TEEN

February 19, 2025 - 19-year-old Celvin Rogers arrested on three felony charges

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS WOODRIDGE MAN FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIALS

February 19, 2025 - 29-year-old Bryan J. Odwyer arrested for Possession of Child Pornography

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS CHRISTIAN COUNTY MAN FOR CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIALS CHARGES

February 14, 2025 - 30-year-old Braxton Schaffenacker from Pana, IL, arrested

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS WAUKEGAN MAN FOR 2022 EXPRESSWAY SHOOTING

February 12, 2025 - Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 arrested 47-year-old Miguel Gonzalez from Waukegan, IL for one count of Aggravated Battery with a Firearm.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING

February 6, 2025 - The Illinois State Police Division of Internal Investigation is investigating an officer involved shooting in McLean County

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SEEKS THE PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE WITH IDENTIFYING AN UNKNOWN DECEASED FEMALE WHO WAS DISCOVERED IN THE SKOKIE RIVER IN 2003

February 6, 2025 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigations Zone 1 continues to investigate the death of an unidentified woman from 2003 and are seeking the public's assistance to identify her.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS JOLIET MAN FOR ROAD RAGE EXPRESSWAY SHOOTING

February 5, 2025 - 22-year-old Kenneth Curry III of Joliet, IL, arrested for Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE STILL SEEKING THE PUBLICS HELP IN MACON COUNTY HOMICIDE

February 5, 2025 - 51-year-old James E. Taylor of Decatur, IL., was found deceased in a rural area near his home

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATE OFFICER INVOLVED DEATH IN MURPHYSBORO

February 4, 2025 - The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigations Zone 7 was requested by the Murphysboro Police Department (MPD) to investigate an officer involved death.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS CHICAGO MAN FOR WEEKEND SHOOTING

February 3, 2025 - 32-year-old Reginald Brown from Chicago, IL, arrested for Aggravated Possession of a Weapon by a Felon and Aggravated Fleeing to Elude

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS O FALLON, IL MAN FOR MURDER AT SAMUEL GOMPER HOMES

February 1, 2025 - 18-year-old Ricky T. Clayton of O Fallon, IL arrested for First Degree Murder

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GOV. PRITZKER ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIPS TO EXPAND EDUCATION FOR ILLINOIS STATE POLICE TROOPERS AND OFFICERS

January 30, 2025 - Four public Illinois Universities offering college credits toward bachelors degrees for ISP cadet graduates and officers

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE RELEASES VIDEO FOR SHOOTING IN COLES COUNTY

January 30, 2025 - The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 5 continues its investigation into a shooting in Coles County on January 25, 2025.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS CHICAGO MAN FOR 2024 EXPRESSWAY SHOOTING

January 29, 2025 - 30-year-old Steve Turner from Chicago, IL, arrested for Aggravated Battery with a Firearm (Class X Felony) related to an expressway shooting on the Stevenson Expressway last year.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS DARIEN MAN FOR FATAL CRASH ON STEVENSON EXPRESSWAY

January 29, 2025 - 60-year-old Joseph Hathaway of Darien, IL arrested for Aggravated Driving Under the Influence Involving Death (Class 2 Felony) and Aggravated Driving Under the Influence - Fourth Offense (Class 2 Felony)

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE BLACKHAWK AREA TASK FORCE MAKES ARREST AFTER NARCOTICS INVESTIGATION

January 28, 2025 - 26-year-old Lucas N. Vasquez of Sterling, Illinois, arrested for one count of Delivery of a Controlled Substance over 15 grams (Class X Felony) and two counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance 1-15 grams (Class 1 Felony)

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE RELEASES VIDEO FOR OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN WILL COUNTY

January 27, 2025 - The suspect, 65-year-old George Walker from Crest Hill, IL was fatally shot as he prepared to exit the bank.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE TASK FORCE RECOVERS MULTIPLE WEAPONS AND METHAMPHETAMINE DURING SEARCH WARRANT

January 24, 2025 - ISP Stateline Area Narcotics Team executed a search warrant in Rockford, resulting in criminal charges for two Rockford residents and the recovery of multiple weapons and narcotics

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SEIZES OVER 10,000 GRAMS OF COCAINE DURING INTERSTATE 80 TRAFFIC STOP

January 24, 2025 - California man arrested for Cocaine Trafficking and other charges

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE BLACKHAWK AREA TASK FORCE MAKES ARREST IN NARCOTICS INVESTIGATION

January 24, 2025 - 41-year-old Eric J. Blackhawk of Sterling, IL, arrested for two separate counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance

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GUNS STOLEN FROM FIREARMS DEALERS DROPS FOLLOWING ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INSPECTIONS

January 23, 2025 - In 2024, the number of firearms stolen from FFL dealers in Illinois dropped almost 80 percent

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATES OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN QUINCY

January 18, 2025 - The Adams County Sheriff's Office requested assistance with an officer-involved shooting in the 2300 block of Melview Road in Quincy

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATE SHOOTING IN ARCOLA

January 17, 2025 - The shooting occurred on January 17, 2025, at approximately 12 am

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE COMBATS VEHICLE HIJACKING AND THEFT

January 16, 2025 - 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.

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INTERSTATE SHOOTINGS DECREASE FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR

January 15, 2025 - Interstate shootings down 31 percent statewide in 2024

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS WINNEBAGO COUNTY MAN FOR DISSMINATION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

January 15, 2025 - 22-year-old Trent E. Albright of Loves Park, IL, arrested for Dissemination of Child Pornography (Class X Felony)

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TWO ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SQUAD CARS STRUCK WHILE HANDLING CRASH ON STEVENSON EXPRESSWAY

January 15, 2025 - ISP Experiences 2nd Move Over Law-Related Crash of 2025

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS MORGAN COUNTY MAN FOR PRODUCING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

January 13, 2025 - 41-year-old Corey J. Lucas of Murrayville, IL, arrested for three counts of Production of Child Pornography (Class X Felony) and three counts of Possession of Child Pornography (Class X Felony).

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE LEADS HUMAN TRAFFICKING DEMAND SUPPRESSION OPERATION IN BLOOMINGTON

January 12, 2025 - The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Trafficking Enforcement Bureau arrested six individuals during a two-day human trafficking demand suppression operation in the Bloomington area of McLean County

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS BELVIDERE MAN FOR CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT

January 10, 2025 - 52-year-old Robert E. Kozlowski of Belvidere, IL, arrested for one count of Criminal Sexual Assault (Class 1 Felony) and two counts of Criminal Sexual Abuse (Class 4 Felony).

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SEEKS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN FATAL CRASH ON EDENS EXPRESSWAY

January 10, 2025 - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 is requesting assistance in the investigation surrounding the death of a 35-year-old male.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS ROCKFORD MAN FOR DISSEMINATION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIALS

January 9, 2025 - 32-year-old David Perkins of Rockford, IL, arrested for Dissemination of Child Pornography (Class X Felony) and Possession of Child Pornography (Class 2 Felony)

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS KANKAKEE MAN FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIALS

January 8, 2025 - 35-year-old Joseph L. Lookingbill of Kankakee, IL arrested for three counts of Possession of Child Pornography

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ROCK ISLAND COUNTY INTEGRITY TASK FORCE INVESTIGATES OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING

January 7, 2025 - Shooting occurred near 12th Street and 24th Avenue in Rock Island.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE K9 DuQ TO GET DONATION OF BODY ARMOR

January 3, 2025 - K9 DuQs vest was sponsored by Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.

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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE HONORS TROOPER CLAY M. CARNS

January 3, 2025 - Trooper Carns was killed in the line of duty on December 23, 2024

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THREE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SQUAD CARS STRUCK IN TWO DAYS

January 3, 2025 - ISP Experiences 27th Move Over Law-Related Crash of 2024 and 1stof 2025

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