Illinois State Police Troop 8

Illinois State Police Troop 8 Counties Served: Bond, Clinton, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery, Monroe, St. If you see a crime in progress, call 911 immediately.

Clair, and Washington

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Troop 8 encompasses Bond, Clinton, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery, Monroe, St. Clair, and Washington counties. Headquarters are located in Collinsville and Litchfield. The primary function of Troopers in Troop 8 is to patrol interstates I-55, I-64, I-255, and I-270, and many rural/unincorpo

rated areas throughout the counties. In addition to normal patrol functions, ISP Troopers work throughout the Troop addressing gun and drug trafficking within local communities and on the interstates. ISP responsibilities include traffic enforcement, criminal patrol, commercial motor vehicle enforcement, and assisting the public on Illinois roadways.


*๐€๐‹๐–๐€๐˜๐’ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ๐Ÿ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ง-๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž-๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐Ÿ.* This page is not monitored 24 hours a day and should not be used as a substitute for 911. In case of an EMERGENCY, dial 911 immediately. For all questions and inquiries visit https://isp.illinois.gov/Home/ContactISP.

๐ˆ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ข๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐•๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐จ ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐€๐ซ๐ž๐šEAST ST. LOUIS โ€“ Illin...
06/14/2026

๐ˆ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ข๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐•๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐จ ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐€๐ซ๐ž๐š

EAST ST. LOUIS โ€“ Illinois State Police (ISP) conducted a violent crime suppression detail in St. Clair and Madison counties on June 11-12, 2026, focusing its efforts on East St. Louis and neighboring Metro East communities

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๐ˆ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ข๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐“๐ฐ๐จ ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ญ. ๐‹๐จ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Œ๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ž๐ซEAST ST. LOUIS โ€“ The Illinois State Police (...
06/12/2026

๐ˆ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ข๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐“๐ฐ๐จ ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ญ. ๐‹๐จ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Œ๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ž๐ซ

EAST ST. LOUIS โ€“ The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Public Safety Enforcement Group (PSEG) Special Agents arrested 18-year-old Rashad M. Bonner and 21-year-old Damontez F. Williams, both of East St. Louis, IL, for First Degree Murder (Class M Felony).

On June 6, 2026, East St. Louis Police Department requested ISP PSEGโ€™s assistance with a homicide investigation in the area of 84th Street and Washington Street. The 22-year-old victim, Dewayne T. Wright of Belleville, IL, had been shot multiple times while walking with Bonner and Williams. Wright was transported to an area hospital and pronounced deceased.

After a thorough investigation, ISP PSEG Special Agents identified Bonner and Williams as the suspects. ISP presented the case to St. Clair County Stateโ€™s Attorney James Gomric, and the above-mentioned charges were filed against both Bonner and Willams. Bonner and Williams are being held at the St. Clair County Jail pending their first court appearances. There is no further information.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐›๐ž๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐š ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐›๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ. # # #

โš ๏ธTraffic Advisoryโš ๏ธ
06/10/2026

โš ๏ธTraffic Advisoryโš ๏ธ

Hey, St. Clair County! Beginning Wednesday, June 10, lane closures will be encountered on northbound I-55 between St. Clair Avenue and Exchange Avenue in East St. Louis for bridge maintenance. Closures will occur daily from 5:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday, June 12. More info: http://prez.ly/JxId

06/08/2026

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐ˆ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ข๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ
๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: Principia College, Elsah, IL
๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง: July 12 - 18
๐€๐ ๐ž๐ฌ: 13-17

The Team Illinois Youth Police Camp (TIYPC) at Principia College in Elsah, IL is a week-long overnight camp geared for teenagers 13-17 years and focuses on providing personal development opportunities to challenge young people to reach their full potential.

To apply, contact Sandy Voytas at [email protected] or 618-420-2804. Application deadline for the Metro East location is June 19, 2026.

๐ˆ๐‹๐‹๐ˆ๐๐Ž๐ˆ๐’ ๐’๐“๐€๐“๐„ ๐๐Ž๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐€๐‘๐‘๐„๐’๐“๐’ ๐’๐–๐€๐๐’๐„๐€ ๐–๐Ž๐Œ๐€๐ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐…๐ˆ๐‘๐’๐“ ๐ƒ๐„๐†๐‘๐„๐„ ๐Œ๐”๐‘๐ƒ๐„๐‘EAST ST. LOUIS โ€“ The Illinois State Police (ISP) Divi...
06/05/2026

๐ˆ๐‹๐‹๐ˆ๐๐Ž๐ˆ๐’ ๐’๐“๐€๐“๐„ ๐๐Ž๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐€๐‘๐‘๐„๐’๐“๐’ ๐’๐–๐€๐๐’๐„๐€ ๐–๐Ž๐Œ๐€๐ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐…๐ˆ๐‘๐’๐“ ๐ƒ๐„๐†๐‘๐„๐„ ๐Œ๐”๐‘๐ƒ๐„๐‘

EAST ST. LOUIS โ€“ The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Public Safety Enforcement Group (PSEG) arrested 23-year-old Brion D. Bess of Swansea, IL for First Degree Murder (Class M Felony).

On June 3, 2026, the East St. Louis Police Department requested ISP to assist with a homicide investigation that occurred at the intersection of 25th Street and Ridge Avenue. The victim, 24-year-old, Niโ€™kajha A.K. Johnson of St. Louis, MO was shot inside her vehicle while stopped at a stop sign. Johnson was transported to an area hospital where she was pronounced deceased.

After a thorough investigation, with the assistance of the East St. Louis Police Department, ISP PSEG Special Agents identified Bess as the suspect. On June 5, 2026, ISP presented the case to the St. Clair County Stateโ€™s Attorneyโ€™s Office, who charged Bess with First Degree Murder. Bess is being held at the St. Clair County Jail pending her first court appearance. There is no further information.

The charge is not evidence against the defendant, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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Reminder ๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃOn May 22, the Gateway Grizzlies Baseball will honor the life and service of fallen Illinois State Police Tr...
05/20/2026

Reminder ๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃ

On May 22, the Gateway Grizzlies Baseball will honor the life and service of fallen Illinois State Police Trooper Clay Carns. Trooper Carns was killed in the line of duty on December 23, 2024. He is survived by his wife, two children, and his parents.

On May 22, the Gateway Grizzlies Baseball will honor the life and service of fallen Illinois State Police Trooper Clay Carns. Trooper Carns was killed in the line of duty on December 23, 2024. He is survived by his wife, two children, and his parents.

We remember his service, sacrifice, and dedication to protecting others.

All proceeds from this event will benefit the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. You can support by sponsoring an inning, donating a raffle basket, or purchasing tickets.

Join us as we honor and remember.

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF VIOLENT CRIME SUPPRESSION DETAIL IN THE METRO EAST AREAEAST ST. LOUIS โ€“ Illin...
05/15/2026

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

EAST ST. LOUIS โ€“ Illinois State Police (ISP) conducted a violent crime suppression detail on May 13 and 14, 2026, in St. Clair and Madison counties, focusing its efforts on East St. Louis and neighboring Metro East communities. โ€‹ The operation utilized intelligence and technology to focus enforcement efforts on known high crime areas, violent offenders, and structured criminal groups in the communities of the Metro East.

Read full news release: http://prez.ly/wTGd

๐ˆ๐‹๐‹๐ˆ๐๐Ž๐ˆ๐’ ๐’๐“๐€๐“๐„ ๐๐Ž๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐€๐‘๐‘๐„๐’๐“๐’ ๐„๐€๐’๐“ ๐’๐“. ๐‹๐Ž๐”๐ˆ๐’ ๐Œ๐€๐ ๐€๐…๐“๐„๐‘ ๐‡๐Ž๐Œ๐ˆ๐‚๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„ ๐ˆ๐๐•๐„๐’๐“๐†๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐ˆ๐ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐Ž๐Š๐‹๐˜๐๐๐‘๐Ž๐Ž๐Š๐‹๐˜๐ โ€“ Illinois State Police...
05/14/2026

๐ˆ๐‹๐‹๐ˆ๐๐Ž๐ˆ๐’ ๐’๐“๐€๐“๐„ ๐๐Ž๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐€๐‘๐‘๐„๐’๐“๐’ ๐„๐€๐’๐“ ๐’๐“. ๐‹๐Ž๐”๐ˆ๐’ ๐Œ๐€๐ ๐€๐…๐“๐„๐‘ ๐‡๐Ž๐Œ๐ˆ๐‚๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„ ๐ˆ๐๐•๐„๐’๐“๐†๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐ˆ๐ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐Ž๐Š๐‹๐˜๐

๐๐‘๐Ž๐Ž๐Š๐‹๐˜๐ โ€“ Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 6 Major Crimes Unit Special Agents arrested 46-year-old Demario A. Ursery of East St. Louis, IL for First Degree Murder (Class M Felony).

On May 12, 2026, the Brooklyn Police Department and St. Clair County Housing Authority Police requested ISPโ€™s assistance with a homicide investigation at an apartment in the 600 block of South 6th Street. Officers conducting a welfare check located a deceased female, 37-year-old Dolnesha Jones.

After a swift and thorough investigation, ISP Special Agents identified Ursery as the suspect. On May 14, 2026, ISP Special Agents presented the case to St. Clair County Stateโ€™s Attorney James Gomric, and the above-mentioned charge was filed. Ursery is being held at the St. Clair County Jail pending his first court appearance. There is no further information.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ง๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐›๐ž๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐š ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐›๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ. # # #

Troop 8 would like to welcome the newest member of our family, Kimber, a Belgian Malinois. She officially joined her new...
05/13/2026

Troop 8 would like to welcome the newest member of our family, Kimber, a Belgian Malinois. She officially joined her new partner, Trooper Cason Hight, on May 1, when they both graduated from Canine Class 93 after ten weeks of intensive training. Congratulations to Trooper Hight and Kimber on their achievement!

โš ๏ธTraffic Advisoryโš ๏ธBreezy winds and dry soils may kick up blowing dust north of Iโ€‘70 today and Wednesday. Wind gusts co...
05/12/2026

โš ๏ธTraffic Advisoryโš ๏ธ

Breezy winds and dry soils may kick up blowing dust north of Iโ€‘70 today and Wednesday. Wind gusts could top 30 mph both days, so use caution if traveling.

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