By DeAsia Paige | Belleville News-Democrat
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Dec 24, 2020
East St. Louis Police Chief Kendall Perry talks about the cooperative effort on Dec. 23 with the East St. Louis police department and the Public Safety Enforcement Group. The effort is part of a collaboration between the East St. Louis Police and the Illinois State Police.
Derik Holtmann
/ Belleville News-Democrat
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Belleville News-Democrat, a news partner of St. Louis Public Radio.
EAST ST. LOUIS — Illinois State Police introduced a new effort to help alleviate violent crime in East St. Louis during a press conference Wednesday at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center.