BELLEVILLE, Ill. — Early Friday morning, the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department responded to an armed vehicular jacking at 126 Adeline Drive in Belleville, Illinois. At approximately 1:06 a.m. on July 11, 2025, a woman reported that several armed black male suspects approached her while she was seated in her Dodge Challenger, pointed assault rifles at her, and ordered her to exit the vehicle.
After the victim complied, the suspects entered the Dodge Challenger and fled the scene at a high rate of speed, striking a nearby parked vehicle. Belleville Police officers observed the stolen vehicle traveling rapidly with a Chevrolet Impala following closely behind. A radio broadcast was issued to multiple law enforcement agencies via ISPERN to alert them of the incident and the fleeing vehicles.
The stolen Dodge Challenger was later stopped on Anderson Lane in Belleville. An armed suspect fled on foot from the vehicle, prompting the establishment of a perimeter and a search assisted by the Fairmont City Police K9 Unit; however, the suspect was not apprehended…