McLean County overall crime down, drug arrests up in 2015

Posted on February 29, 2016

By Adam Studzinski

BLOOMINGTON – McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage had good and bad news about crime in the county during 2015.

“We had between a 6 and 7 percent decrease in crime in McLean County for 2015,” said Sandage. “However, a 46 percent increase in drug related arrests.”

Sandage said the county is actively combating drug offenses.

“We’ve been doing a lot more proactive patrols. Starting this week, our second K-9 unit is hitting the streets,” said Sandage. “We got a K-9 through the Buffet Foundation that provided the K-9, the training and a fully loaded vehicle at no cost to the taxpayers at all.”

Sandage added close proximity to two major interstates – I74 and I55 – means more drugs moving through the county.

Adam Studzinski can be reached at [email protected].

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