Blue van stopped with copper wire in back seat

Heard on: Livingston County IL Law Dispatch

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See here, state traffic.

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They've got a blue van stopped at Route 24, 3260 east.

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We can probably get around to their location.

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So.

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Fairbury two from 6002 , you can run with 22 .

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Over.

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Livingston County unit, state car 500 and forty-seven.

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Go ahead, 500 and forty-seven.

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Just out of curiosity, we have anybody that actually saw them cutting the wire?

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Supposedly a farmer saw it and called Eastern Illinois.

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That's all the information we have right now.

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There is two boxes of copper wire that's been up into little bundles in their back seat.

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Just didn't know what kind of fish we had.

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10-4.

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Vicon 577, can you go ahead and notify the on-call detective? We're going to have multiple scenes here that we're going to need help on.

2026-10-26 18:40 UTC

Suspicious Activity

US-24 & N 3260 East Rd, Yates Township, IL 61726

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As discussed during the dispatch call, state and local officers responded to a blue van stopped near Route 24 and 3260 East Road in Yates Township after a farmer reportedly saw people cutting wire. Officers found two boxes of copper wire bundled in the back seat and requested a detective due to multiple possible crime scenes.