Pesotum, IL - The Illinois State Police (ISP) announces the conclusion of the 2nd Annual Operation X-Out which began on Friday, November 5th at 12:00 a.m., and concluded at 11:59 p.m., on Friday, November 5th.
District 10 Personnel participated in saturation details throughout several counties of District 10 that includes: Shelby, Moultrie, Piatt, Macon, Champaign, Douglas, Coles, Edgar, and Vermilion Counties.
Category
Enforcement Activity
Traffic Stops
233
Total Citations
94
Total Warnings
265
Speed Citations
39
Speed Warnings
79
Revoked/Suspended/No Valid Drivers
14
Driving Under the Influence Arrests
2
Motor Carrier Safety Inspections
10
Occupant Restraint Citations
12
Occupant Restraint Warnings
28
Distracted Driving Citations and Warnings
13
In addition to the above listed activity, District 10 Troopers also made 13 criminal arrests and seized 3 illegally possessed firearms, one of which had the serial number defaced.
“The intent of Operation X-Out was to aggressively enforce traffic laws through high visibility patrols, to increase traffic safety and traffic law awareness, while remaining charitable to the inadvertent violator,” stated Acting Operations Lt Mark Holley. District 10 will continue to employ strategies to increase public safety on our roadways, to include enforcement and education.
The public is reminded that all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
