The Illinois State Police continues to target vehicle theft, hijacking, and related violent crimes using grant funds from the Illinois Secretary of State Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council. ISP was awarded $10 million in grants for the first fiscal year, $677,000 in June 2024, and just over $637,000 in July of this year.
Statistics provided by the state police from April through June of this year showed 225 vehicles recovered that had been stolen or hijacked in the state, six stolen vehicle arrests, 15 firearms seized as a result of stolen or hijacked vehicle recovery, and over 1200 Forensic laboratory assignments related to stolen and hijacked vehicles.
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