ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL IS ANNOUNCING A NEW TOOL TO HELP POLICE INVESTIGATE GUN CRIMES IN ILLINOIS.

THE ONLINE PLATFORM IS CALLED “CRIME GUN CONNECT,” PROVIDING LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCESS TO THOUSANDS OF CRIME GUN TRACE RECORDS DATING BACK TO 2009 SAYS ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL.

PREVIOUSLY THAT INFORMATION WAS IN PAPER FORM, MAKING IT HARD FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS TO COMPARE NOTES AND LINK CRIMES SAYS RAOUL.

RAOUL SAYS THE PLATFORM ALSO FEATURES SOPHISTICATED MAPPING TECHNOLOGY TO IDENTITY GUN TRAFFICKING TRENDS AND LIKELY OFFENDERS.