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Two 16-year-old boys have been charged with the brutal carjacking and beating of the vehicle owner in Fairfield County.Click here for a new, updated story: Pair Of 16-Year-Olds Nabbed In Westport Carjacking, Stolen Cars Recovered, Pol…

Westport police said they have located the Aston Martin that was stolen during a brazen carjacking on Sunday and they have arrested a 16-year-old suspect and a...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police say a car thief dressed in an Enterprise uniform to steal an SUV off an Enterprise lot and tried to take a car from Hertz at the Memphis airport. Detectives with the Auto Theft Task Forces said Charles Lanos, 24, and Blake Bolton, 20, worked as a team to steal a […]

SPRINGFIELD — Six interagency law enforcement task forces received grant funding this spring to combat car thefts through an initiative of Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office. Giannoulias was in Belleville Tuesday, Aug. 22, to promote the initiative and highlight a $2.5 million grant to the Metro East Auto Theft Task Force, which brings together

Tri-County Auto Theft Task Force has received $1.8 million in state funding to continue their efforts to combat vehicle thefts and other related crime in Will, Grundy, Iroquois and Kendall counties.

Six interagency law enforcement task forces, including the St. Clair County-based Metro East Auto Theft Task Force, received grant funding this spring to combat car thefts through an initiative of Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office.

Six interagency law enforcement task forces received grant funding to combat car thefts through an initiative of Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office.

Six interagency law enforcement task forces received grant funding to combat car thefts through an initiative of Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office.

Secretary of state’s office allocated $21 million to six agencies this spring

“It is crucial to ensure that law enforcement officials in the metro east have the funding and tools they need to combat these crimes,” said Illinois Secretary of State Alex Giannoulias.