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   A police search of an Elgin cop’s Kirkland home this week uncovered   
   numerous firearms and ammunition, ready-to-eat survivalist meals and   
   computer equipment containing hours worth of videos depicting child   
   sexual abuse, police said.   
      
   Jordan M. Collins, 33, was charged Wednesday with five counts of   
   possession of child pornography, Class 2 felonies. If convicted, he   
   faces up to seven years in prison. He also was placed on   
   administrative leave from his job as an Elgin police officer.   
      
   Collins was being held at the DeKalb County Jail as of Wednesday   
   evening. DeKalb County Judge Joseph Pedersen granted prosecutors’   
   request to keep Collins in jail while he awaits trial.   
      
   Collins has been an Elgin police officer for five years, according   
   to a news release from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.   
      
   He’s ordered to appear for arraignment at 9 a.m. Dec. 20 at the   
   DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore.   
      
   “All child predators, particularly those in a position of authority,   
   must be held accountable for the horrific crime of child pornography   
   that can leave lifelong scars on victims and their families,” Raoul   
   said in a news release. “I am absolutely committed to working with   
   local law enforcement agencies to protect communities from offenders   
   who exploit children, even if those individuals are themselves   
   supposed to be keeping their communities safe.”   
      
   Deputy Bureau Chief Shannon O’Brien is prosecuting the case for   
   Raoul’s High Tech Crimes Bureau, according to the attorney general’s   
   office.   
      
   Illinois State Police arrested Collins at 9:27 p.m. Monday at the   
   Elgin Police Department when he showed up for work, according to   
   DeKalb County court records filed Wednesday.   
      
   “This officer was placed on administrative leave immediately   
   following the arrest, with additional action expected following   
   review of the criminal charges,” Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley said   
   in a news release. “The criminal actions of a single police officer   
   do not define the Elgin Police Department. This department will   
   never deviate from upholding the highest standards of integrity,   
   accountability and dedication to the community it serves.”   
      
   Police also seized Collins’ personal cellphone and work cellphone,   
   and searched his black Dodge pickup truck, according to records.   
   Authorities said Collins’ pickup truck has a disabled veterans   
   license plate on it.   
      
   Collins on Monday night was taken to the DeKalb County Jail, where   
   police tried to interview him. However, he declined to answer their   
   questions and requested an attorney, according to court records.   
      
   Collins was booked into the jail at 1:03 a.m. Tuesday.   
      
   State police officers, DeKalb County Sheriff’s office deputies and a   
   forensics team with the attorney general’s office searched Collins’   
   home beginning at 11:01 p.m. Monday.   
      
   “Many firearms were located at the residence, and a large amount of   
   ammunition,” according to court records. “In the basement,   
   [officers] observed a large mattress on the floor with a nightstand   
   and lamp next to it and a large amount of meals ready-to-eat.”   
      
   During the search, police also collected a black Acer laptop, two   
   USB drives and a black Samsung Galaxy S8 cellphone that allegedly   
   belongs to Collins.   
      
   Police said they found four videos depicting sexual abuse against   
   female children on one of the USB drives, and one two-hour, 14-   
   minute-long video depicting sexual abuse against female children on   
   the laptop, according to court records,   
      
   Investigators first began looking into Collins’ behavior after   
   receiving a cybertip Sept. 29 that reported 17 uploads of suspected   
   materials depicting child sexual abuse, according to court records.   
      
   On Oct. 19, investigators through the attorney general’s office’s   
   Illinois Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received two   
   more cybertips through a phone that allegedly belongs to Collins.   
      
   https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2023/12/07/elgin-cop-   
   charged-with-possessing-child-sex-abuse-videos-evidence-found-at-   
   his-kirkland-home-police/   
      
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