Illinois State Police have released results of a recent crackdown on crime.
The Illinois State Police (ISP) conducted a multi-agency enforcement detail on
May 4-9, 2026 in central Illinois focusing its efforts in Macon, Champaign, and Vermilion
counties. The operation utilized aerial surveillance, intra agency collaboration, and technology to
target known high fatality crash areas, high crime areas, organized violent offenders, and criminal
groups using interstate systems to facilitate crime.
Detail Results:
Suspects arrested 34
Felony charges 28
Total criminal charges 72
Firearms recovered/seized 5
Firearm-related charges: 7
Cannabis – grams 518
Controlled substances – grams 67
Motor Carrier Safety Inspections 100
Citations issued 204
Warnings issued 442
Illinois State Police patrol officers from Troops 4, 5, 6, and 7, ISP Zone 5 special agents, ISP Air Operations, ISP Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Bureau, ISP Central Special Operations Group, East Central Illinois Task Force, Vermilion County Metropolitan Enforcement Group, Vermilion County Sheriff’s Department, Danville Police Department, Champaign Police Department, Decatur Police Department, and Macon County Sheriff’s Department all participated in the multi-day enforcement detail.
[Information for this story supplied by Illinois State Police.]
