The Metro East Auto Theft Task Force combats auto theft in Madison and St. Clair counties by combining the expertise and resources of multiple law enforcement agencies. Operating since 1992, the task force links the efforts of the Illinois State Police, the sheriff’s offices of Madison and St. Clair counties, the Illinois Secretary of State Police, and the police departments of Belleville, Cahokia, Collinsville, East St. Louis, Fairview Heights, Granite City, and Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
The task force’s multi-jurisdictional, cooperative approach maximizes its ability to investigate and prosecute auto theft throughout the area. The services of the task force are available to all law enforcement agencies within Madison and St. Clair counties. Visit the MEATTF web site.
The Metro East Auto Theft Task Force has sixteen personnel. The task force consists of ten full time police officers, two assistant state’s attorneys, a grant administrator, a computer analyst, a fiscal officer, and an administrative assistant. The task force originally operated out of the Collinsville Police Department, but in March of 2001, the Belleville Police Department became the implementing entity.
