 "These grants will help hundreds of law enforcement agencies acquire
state-of-the-art technology that will provide them with critical
information whenever they make a traffic stop. This will in turn
help improve public safety across central Illinois," Blagojevich
said.
The funds are part of a $3.6 million grant administered by the
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Anti-Drug Abuse Act
funding will be distributed to 295 police and county sheriff's
departments across the state and to Illinois State Police.
A total of $796,687 was allocated to agencies in central
Illinois. Another $898,676 was granted to the Illinois State Police
for use statewide.
With in-car data entry capability, these systems can provide
up-to-the-minute access to information that can ensure both police
and public safety. In addition to data access, law enforcement
officers can use the terminals for note-taking and report-writing,
as well as wirelessly entering incident, accident and arrest
information. Data entered becomes instantly available to other
officers using LEADS, the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System.
Funding was allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Some
agencies that received funding had no in-car computers and relied on
radio communication to obtain vital information during traffic stops
and other police situations. Other departments will use the funding
to upgrade equipment they already have or purchase additional
systems.
"It is important for police to be able to exercise appropriate
discretion in handling individuals they confront," said Lori G.
Levin, executive director of the Illinois Criminal Justice
Information Authority. "We will continue to develop and support
funding initiatives that will keep police safe in their efforts to
protect the public."
The following central Illinois police and sheriff's departments
received grant funding:
Adams County
Quincy Police Department, $10,200
Brown County
Brown County Sheriff's Department, $2,034
Champaign County
Champaign County Sheriff's
Department, $9,287
Mahomet Police Department, $6,007
Christian County
Morrisonville Police Department,
$5,442
Moweaqua Police Department, $10,948
Taylorville Police Department, $9,545
Clark County
Clark County Sheriff's Department, $10,887
Coles County
Charleston Police Department,
$10,632
Mattoon Police Department, $11,682
Cumberland County
Tolono Police Department, $7,525
Greenup Police Department, $3,972
Neoga Police Department, $12,285
DeWitt County
Clinton Police Department, $7,648
DeWitt County Sheriff's Department, $12,695
Douglas County
Douglas County Sheriff's Department, $9,354
Edgar County
Chrisman Police Department, $3,456
Ford County
Paxton Police Department, $10,500
Hancock County
Hamilton Police Department, $10,091
Henderson County
Henderson County Sheriff's Department, $14,409
Iroquois County
Clifton Police Department, $5,391
Iroquois County Sheriff's Department, $10,369
Jersey County
Grafton Police Department, $6,953
Jersey County Sheriff's Department, $11,232
Knox County
Abingdon Police Department, $14,453
East Galesburg Police Department,
$7,136
Galesburg Police Department, $16,376
Knox County Sheriff's Department,
$16,513
Yates City Police Department, $7,136
Livingston County
Dwight Police Department, $10,878
Pontiac Police Department, $4,117
Pontiac Police Department, $13,801
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Logan County
Atlanta Police Department, $10,782
Lincoln Police Department, $9,441
Macon County
Decatur Police Department, $9,432
Warrensburg Police Department, $5,225
Macoupin County
Staunton Police Department, $9,751
Madison County
Bethalto Police Department, $10,834
Collinsville Police Department,
$10,632
Granite City Police Department,
$6,871
Madison County Sheriff's Department,
$11,988
Madison Police Department, $9,960
Roxana Police Department, $9,060
St. Jacob Police Department, $5,616
Marshall County
Marshall County, $5,157
Wenona Police Department, $5,391
McDonough County
Bushnell Police Department, $10,806
Colchester Police Department, $6,452
Macomb Police Department, $9,927
McLean County
Danvers Police Department, $4,974
Heyworth Police Department, $9,896
Stanford Police Department, $5,474
Montgomery County
Hillsboro Police Department, $9,490
Taylor Springs Police Department, $6,356
Morgan County
Chapin Police Department, $4,459
City of Jacksonville, $8,918
Meredosia Police Department, $10,002
Morgan County Sheriff's Department,
$8,923
South Jacksonville Police Department, $8,917
Peoria County
Bartonville Police Department,
$17,211
Chillicothe Police Department,
$17,524
Glasford Police Department, $8,628
Peoria Police Department, $9,624
Peoria Heights Police Department, $8,836
Pike County
Pike County Sheriff's Department, $10,821
Sangamon County
Auburn Police Department, $14,124
Divernon Police Department, $5,321
Grandview Police Department, $10,107
Leland Grove Police Department,
$5,309
Loami Police Department, $7,747
Pleasant Plains Police Department,
$8,449
Sangamon County Sheriff's
Department, $14,320
Sherman Police Department, $11,007
Thayer Police Department, $7,766
Tazewell County
Deer Creek Police Department, $8,775
Minier Police Department, $11,097
Village of Morton, $7,973
Pekin Police Department, $3,184
Springfield Police Department,
$15,217
Washington Police Department, $9,930
Vermilion County
Rossville Police Department, $10,932
Warren County
Monmouth Police Department, $14,230
Woodford County
El Paso Police Department, $8,444
Eureka Police Department, $3,713
Metamora Police Department, $3,655
Minonk Police Department, $5,691
Woodford Sheriff's Department, $6,364
[Text from file received from
the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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