Crime & Safety
Law & Order & Shorewood: Police Blotter
In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories. Kind of.
May 18
Dim bulb?
A Darien man was going around town with only one headlight, police said.
Adam Mokry, 20, of 8175 Chapman Court was caught during a 9 p.m. traffic stop at the intersection of Routes 52 and 59 and charged with improper lighting and driving while license revoked.
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The needle and the damage done
A Coal City man wanted for supposedly having a hypodermic needle ran afoul of the Shorewood cops and went to jail.
He was also allegedly caught with yet another needle.
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Nicholas Peddicord, 30, of 410 E. Second St. was charged with possession of a hypodermic needle, driving while license revoked and improper lane usage during a 6:30 p.m. traffic stop.
Peddicord was also hit with a Will County warrant charging him with possession of a hypodermic needle.
Meanwhile, down in Manhattan ...
A Shorewood teen was jailed for allegedly possessing anti-depressants and pot pipes.
Ryan Kelly, 18, of 1223 Berkely Court was charged with possession of prescription drugs without a prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Kelly and two others were sitting in a car parked in downtown Manhattan just a couple doors away from the police station about 11:30 p.m., said Police Chief Bill Fitzgerald.
An officer found the car suspicious, Fitzgerald said, and was given permission to search the vehicle.
The officer reportedly found antidepressants and marijuana pipes in a hidden compartment in the modified center console of the front seat.
One more time with May 17Pinned by pickup
A man was pinned under his own pickup truck when vehicle rolled on top of him after he fell while getting out of the cab.
Before he was trapped under the pickup, the unidentified 64-year-old man was parked in the lot of the CVS at the corner of Jefferson and River roads about 5 a.m., said Police Chief Robert Puleo.
The man stumbled getting out of the cab and fell to the ground, Puleo said, and the pickup, which he left in gear, rolled onto his shoulder.
A passerby rushed over and backed the pickup off the man, who suffered a shoulder injury, Puleo said.
Not much more information was available as the police did not make a report on the incident. Puleo said no report was made because the accident happened on private property.
May 13Shorewood police get their man
The Shorewood cops tracked down a wanted man and brought him to justice.
Chase Kovel, 25, of 815 Diamond Court in Shorewood was arrested at or near his home about 1 p.m. on a county warrant charging him with driving while license suspended.
Shorewood dragnet
A local woman wanted in Grundy County was caught by the Shorewood cops.
Michelle Gregory, 39, of 916 Butterfield Circle E. was picked up shortly after 1 p.m. and taken in on a warrant charging her with contempt of court.
May 6Alleged drunk driver nabbed
A Plainfield man was charged with driving under the influence.
Terry Stoiber, 36, of 1422 Westhampton Drive was arrested about 12:30 a.m. He was also charged with speeding.
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