CRIME & SAFETY
Martinez’s goal was always to become a police officer
Officer John Martinez only has been at the Minooka Police Department for three years, and he’s already been recognized as its 2023 Officer of the Year. His goal from the outset was to become a police officer, having served in the Army for five years before working as a corrections officer. He applied to work for the Minooka Police Department after moving to Yorkville with his wife.
One Dead Following Single Vehicle Crash
A 63-year-old man from Wilmington is dead following a crash overnight on Monday. The Will County Coroner has announced that John M. Wandless was the sole occupant of a vehicle that struck a tree just before 1:30am on Monday. He was pronounced dead at the scene, at the intersection of Indian Trail and Goodwin Roads.
Update: Father Allegedly Shoots Son At Lake Renwick In Plainfield
Forest Preserve District of Will County police received a 911 call at approximately 7:50 p.m. Monday, April 29, that reported shots fired at Lake Renwick Preserve – Turtle Lake Access in Plainfield. Will County Sheriff’s Police were first to arrive on the scene where they discovered a victim lying...
Irate Customer At Joliet Driver’s Facility Arrested After Attacking Security Guard
On April 25, 2024, at 5:14 p.m., Joliet Officers responded to the Illinois Secretary of State driver’s license facility located at 201 Joyce Road for a report of a disturbance. Upon arrival, Officers learned that a 21-year-old Aareon Newell of Coal City was a customer at the building and had grown irate at the employees over a discrepancy with his identification card. It was determined that Newell grew angry and began yelling profanities and threatened physical harm toward employees and a security guard.
Man Arrested Following Shooting Of Man Walking With Woman In Joliet
Nearly a week after a 21-year-old man was shot in the arm while walking with a woman in the area of Water Street and Munroe Street an arrest made. Maurice Robinson Jr. (20, Joliet) was arrested, processed, and transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm, Reckless Discharge of a Firearm, Possession of a Firearm – No FOID, and Possession of Ammunition – No FOID.
Will County man allegedly damaged slot machine, fled traffic stop nearly hitting officer
PLAINFIELD, Ill. - A Plainfield man turned himself in on Thursday after allegedly damaging a slot machine and fleeing a traffic stop in April. Yussef Zahran, 19, was arrested for criminal damage to property, aggravated assault, obstructing a peace officer and fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer. At...
Coal City Man Charged With Murder, Convicted Then Overturned Could Go Free In Weeks Pending New Trial
A Will County Judge has ordered a convicted killer who was granted a new trial to be released from prison. In three weeks, Jeremy Boshears will walk out of jail for the first time since 2017. The Coal City married man was convicted of killing his girlfriend, 24-year-old Katie Kearns and concealing her murder in a 2022 murder trial. But in January of this year, Will County Judge Dave Carlson granted a new trial due to errors made during the original trial. Under the SAFE-T act judges have the discretion to release defendants.
Cal Hammond recalls the many calls he took as a volunteer firefighter
The lines of the Morris Fire Protection and Ambulance District weren’t set until 1991, which meant the Morris Fire Department had a lot more ground to cover as a volunteer department in the time before it. Cal Hammond, a Morris firefighter for 48 years, recalls much of it, whether...
Man who led police on chase through La Porte sentenced to 92 months in prison
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- An Illinois man who led authorities on 30-minute chase through La Porte County in March of 2021 was sentenced to 92 months in prison this week, the United States District Attorney's Office said. Forty-year-old Martin Devalois, of Romeoville, Illinois, was found guilty of being a convicted...
Illinois man starts fire in Menards, police say
TINLEY PARK, Ill. (WTVO) — Wheaton Police arrested Nathan Grant, 32, for allegedly setting a fire in a Menards. On April 18th, around 4 p.m., the suspect set fire to multiple air conditioning unit filters inside the Mendards located at 6851 West 159th Street, police told FOX32. Authorities found from further investigation that the suspect […]
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