Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Joliet police say the victim was hit five times while walking in the 400 block of East Jackson Street, but should survive; a "person of interest" is being sought.
A Joliet man is hospitalized in intensive care after being shot five times Tuesday night in what police are calling a gang-related attack. Joliet Police Cmdr. Brian Benton said the victim, 26, was walking his dog in the 400 block of East Jackson near Collins Street at about 6:30 p.m. when a car pulled alongside him and fired five shots into his torso and leg. Police were able to speak to the man before he went into surgery at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox as well as to a person who witnessed the shooting, and are now are looking for a "person of interest" who could be the assailant, Benton said. The cause for the attack is believed to be gang-related, and the victim does have gang connections, but Benton declined to discuss what …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Arrests made by the Shorewood Police Department and other law enforcement agencies.
Eric Clubertson, 29, 1624 Fieldstone Drive N., Shorewood, was arrested on March 12 by Shorewood Police on a Cook County warrant for traffic offenses after her vehicle was stopped for no registration. Culbertson posted bond and was released with court information. Joseph T. Wrobel, 21, of 106 E. Jefferson, Shorewood, was arrested on March 12 by Joliet Police on charges of criminal damage to property, obstruct/resist a police officer. Wrobel was released on an I-bond. Andrew L. Heberer, 28, of 907 Caprice Drive, Shorewood, was arrested on March 12 by Joliet Police on charges of possession of cannabis. Heberer was issued a compliance ticket. Brian J. Holtz, 30, 106 E. Jefferson, of Shorewood, was arrested on March 13 by Joliet Police on an …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
The suspect, who claimed both incidents were accidental, was charged with aggravated battery, Cmdr. Rich Demick said.
A Joliet man who claimed he burned his 1-year-old niece with an iron while he was trying to teach her it was "hot" and later did the same thing with his sister when he was "playing around" was arrested on aggravated battery charges Thursday. Joliet police learned of the two incidents after being notified by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, who had been contacted by Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet when the 24-year-old woman and her child came in to be treated for their injuries, Cmdr. Rich Demick said. Deamonte M. Kelly, 20, of 313 Luana, admitted causing both victims' injuries on two separate days but called the circumstances "accidental," Demick said. Kelly and his sister were staying in a room at …
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Joliet police say Andre Nash deliberately removed his GPS monitoring bracelet and then hid out at a friend's house before the state caught up with him.
A Joliet man who decided to cut off his Illinois Department of Corrections home monitoring device and leave his house found himself back behind bars Wednesday night, Joliet Police Cmdr. Rich Demick said. Andre Lamont Nash, 43, declined to tell police why he deliberately removed the electronic GPS from his ankle Tuesday, leaving it behind at his 604 Clement home, or why he refused to give himself up when police tracked him down to a residence at 1417 Englewood, Demick said. Joliet police were notified of the situation by the Illinois Department of Corrections and accompanied state marshals to the Englewood address, he said. Nash, who refused to answer the door to police, was eventually arrested after the home's resident returned and allowed…
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Krista Zarbock, an employee of the Furry Babies, confirmed the 2-month-old chihuahua was back; Joliet police could not be reached for comment.
The tiny puppy snatched from a pet store in the Louis Joliet Mall Friday night has been returned safely, a store employee said Monday night. Krista Zarbock, who works for the Furry Babies store, was the first to sound the alarm about the theft of the 2-month-old blue chihuahua, contacting media outlets on Saturday and posting a note and photos on the Joliet Patch Facebook page. A subsequent story posted on Joliet Patch generated dozens of leads, Joliet Police Chief Mike Trafton said Monday. Although the details of the 1.5-pound female dog's return weren't available from police Monday night, Zarbock posted this note on Joliet Patch's Facebook site at about 10 p.m. Monday: "Our Chihuahua is safe!!! Thank you to the Joliet Police Department, …
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Joliet police said they believe the incident, which involved a 14-year-old male touching the young boy's penis and having the boy touch him, only occurred once.
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested for inappropriately touching a 4-year-old and persuading the young boy to touch him, Joliet police said. The incident took place at about 1:30 p.m. Dec. 29, and was reported to police on Dec. 30, after the victim told his mother about the sexual contact, Cmdr. Rich Demick said. The victim was interviewed through the Will County Child Advocacy Center and told a child psychologist that the teen had touched his penis and had instructed him to touch the suspect's penis, Demick said. It was a single episode that occurred at the victim's house, and police do not believe the child had been molested previously, he said. The 14-year-old was taken into custody on Jan. 3 and charged with aggravated criminal sexual …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
A hit-and-run driver mowed down a Crest Hill man walking his dog early Saturday, leaving him mortally injured in the street.
A Crest Hill man left to die in the street by a hit-and-run driver Saturday morning clung to life but succumbed to his injuries Monday. Luis Vallaldid, 68, died at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center two days after a car ran him down near the corner of Curtis Avenue and William Street. Vallaldid and his wife, 68-year-old Carmen Vallaldid, were walking their dog about 6:45 a.m. Saturday. The Vallaldids were in the street but near the sidewalk when a smaller, gray or silver car heading east on the westbound side of the roadway hit them, said Joliet police Capt. Mike Botzum. Luis Vallaldid suffered grievous injuries, Botzum said, but Carmen Vallaldid was just grazed by the car and unhurt. The driver got out of the car, walked over and looked …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Few details available about the Wednesday night incident, other than no one was injured and no shots fired, Joliet Police Lt. Mike Batis said.
A man accused of holding up the CVS drug store at Caton Farm and Drauden roads Wednesday night is in custody and likely to be charged with armed robbery, Joliet police Lt. Mike Batis said. The incident occurred at about 7:30 p.m., and it's believed the suspect acted alone. No shots were fired or no employees or customers were injured, Batis said. Beyond that, however, no other details about what occurred or how the suspect was captured will be released until morning, he said. "The suspect's being interviewed right now," said Batis, speaking at about 9:40 p.m. "He probably will be booked (into the Will County jail) tonight." The 2375 Drauden Road store was surrounded by a half dozen squad cars, and officers blocked the parking lot entrances…
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Joliet police have asked for a grand jury to investigate a missing person case opened the same day Linda Fellenbaum's family reported that she had disappeared.
Joliet police detectives have asked for a grand jury to investigate a missing person, a theft and the theft of a gun related to a case filed the same day local woman Linda Fellenbaum's disappearance was reported, according to court papers. Circumstances described in the Nov. 6 motion to appoint a grand jury and grand jury investigators—the theft and the theft of a firearm—match allegations made in the Fellenbaum case. Before the mother of three vanished on Oct. 21, her live-in boyfriend, 40-year-old Donald Wolak, reportedly went to the police and told officers she stole a "large sum of cash" and one of his handguns. Fellenbaum, 33, returned to Wolak's 3608 Crockett Court home five days later, on Oct. 21, police said. Wolak expected her to …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The incident stemmed from one teen chasing, and firing off one round, according to published reports.
A 15-year-old boy was in police custody Tuesday in connection with the Monday afternoon shooting outside Joliet Central High School that forced the school into lockdown. Joliet police say the incident involved two boys, one of whom was chasing the other with a gun, according to a story in the Joliet-Herald News. The incident began at about 4:05 p.m. Monday when a Central staff member heard a shot, resulting in the school going into lockdown for about 30 minutes. No one was injured and the lockdown was lifted at 4:40 p.m. No other details were available on the altercation. Calls to the Joliet Police Department were not returned. Editor's note: An earlier version of this story had an incorrect age for the teen who is in custody. Get news …
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Magnolia White
11:48 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013
Well at least the dog wasn't injured... WTF? more ›