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Task force halfway through leads
By CRAIG WIECZORKIEWICZ News Reporter
The Dalton Mesarchik Homicide Task Force is more than halfway through following up on an estimated 600 leads obtained since it began operation March 26.
Investigators have looked into approximately 350 leads so far, said media liaison Illinois State Police Trooper Jeff Darko.
There still has been nobody arrested or charged in connection to the 7-year-old Streator boys murder, although the task force announced 12 days ago that there is a suspect or suspect type in the homicide case.
As I have said before, this is a slow process, Darko said. We will gather all the information in a way which provides the best case for an arrest and the best case for a states attorney to charge and convict in front of a judge or jury beyond a reasonable doubt.
Some recent actions by the task force include a truck-weighing roadside safety check Thursday on Route 23 just north of Route 17, and seizure of a stolen car that was found parked in the driveway of a rental home in the 1500 block of East Main Street.
A state trooper received a report there was a possible stolen vehicle that was in plain sight at that location, Darko said.
Responding troopers checked the vehicle identification number of the brown 1991 Mercury car that was parked at the residence. They learned the car was reported stolen from Chicago, so they seized the car and had it towed from the scene, Darko said.
Investigators received owner permission to check the property for anything suspicious. The property renter has not been living there for the past couple weeks, said Tim Mehalic, who owns the rental property.
In addition to the stolen car, police removed two motor scooters and a toolbox from the property.
The task force also continues to conduct roving roadside safety checks throughout Streator. Between Monday and Wednesday, the task force issued 112 citations (including 71 for safety belt violations and three for alcohol-related violations) and 95 warnings and made 14 criminal arrests. Statistics were not available this morning for safety checks conducted after Wednesday.
The Illinois Department of Corrections assisted the task force in making a parolee compliance check sometime last week, said IDOC spokesman Sergio Molina.
Molina said it was a standard parolee check, which includes drug testing. The parolee was not taken into custody.
The multijurisdictional task force is comprised of about 60 law enforcement officers from various agencies including Illinois State Police and the Streator Police Department.
Anyone with information about the Mesarchik case is encouraged to contact the task force by calling 1-877-DALTONM (1-877-325-8666) or e-mailing daltonm@isp.state.il.us , or by sending standard mail to Dalton Mesarchik Homicide Task Force, P.O. Box 406, Streator, IL 61364.
By CRAIG WIECZORKIEWICZ News Reporter
The Dalton Mesarchik Homicide Task Force is more than halfway through following up on an estimated 600 leads obtained since it began operation March 26.
Investigators have looked into approximately 350 leads so far, said media liaison Illinois State Police Trooper Jeff Darko.
There still has been nobody arrested or charged in connection to the 7-year-old Streator boys murder, although the task force announced 12 days ago that there is a suspect or suspect type in the homicide case.
As I have said before, this is a slow process, Darko said. We will gather all the information in a way which provides the best case for an arrest and the best case for a states attorney to charge and convict in front of a judge or jury beyond a reasonable doubt.
Some recent actions by the task force include a truck-weighing roadside safety check Thursday on Route 23 just north of Route 17, and seizure of a stolen car that was found parked in the driveway of a rental home in the 1500 block of East Main Street.
A state trooper received a report there was a possible stolen vehicle that was in plain sight at that location, Darko said.
Responding troopers checked the vehicle identification number of the brown 1991 Mercury car that was parked at the residence. They learned the car was reported stolen from Chicago, so they seized the car and had it towed from the scene, Darko said.
Investigators received owner permission to check the property for anything suspicious. The property renter has not been living there for the past couple weeks, said Tim Mehalic, who owns the rental property.
In addition to the stolen car, police removed two motor scooters and a toolbox from the property.
The task force also continues to conduct roving roadside safety checks throughout Streator. Between Monday and Wednesday, the task force issued 112 citations (including 71 for safety belt violations and three for alcohol-related violations) and 95 warnings and made 14 criminal arrests. Statistics were not available this morning for safety checks conducted after Wednesday.
The Illinois Department of Corrections assisted the task force in making a parolee compliance check sometime last week, said IDOC spokesman Sergio Molina.
Molina said it was a standard parolee check, which includes drug testing. The parolee was not taken into custody.
The multijurisdictional task force is comprised of about 60 law enforcement officers from various agencies including Illinois State Police and the Streator Police Department.
Anyone with information about the Mesarchik case is encouraged to contact the task force by calling 1-877-DALTONM (1-877-325-8666) or e-mailing daltonm@isp.state.il.us , or by sending standard mail to Dalton Mesarchik Homicide Task Force, P.O. Box 406, Streator, IL 61364.
. I hope and pray that LE will find who killed young Dalton--whether is was Devlin or some other twisted slime.