WCSO Police Blotter Week of Jan 4 thru 10
WILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
POLICE BLOTTER
WEEK OF JAN 4 THRU 10
LOCKPORT
-Nothing to report this week.
HOMER GLEN
-Nothing to report this week.
SOUTH TOWNSHIPS
-Nothing to report this week.
JOLIET
1/4 Location: 3200 McDonough St. Will County Juvenile Justice Center
Summary: Chacity Johnson, age 20, of 2612 Ruth Fitzgerald Drive in Plainfield was charged with resisting arrest.
1/5 Location: 95 S. Chicago St. Adult Detention Facility
Summary: Eric Upchurch, age 39, of 134 S. First St. in Wilmington was charged with aggravated battery to a correctional officer.
Location: 95 S. Chicago St. Adult Detention Facility
Summary: James P. Rowland, age 21, of 398 E. Main St. in Braidwood was charged with criminal damage to government property.
1/7 Location: Frederick St. and Hutchins
Summary: Nevin L. McMurtry, age 19, of 300 Hickory St. in Romeoville was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and resisting a police officer after deputies observed a Buick Encore in the area of Catherine and Theodore that matched the description of a stolen vehicle out of Chicago. Deputies followed the vehicle and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. The vehicle traveled down Richmond St. before it left the roadway and stopped in the yard of a home on Raynor Avenue. Four occupants exited the vehicle and fled in different directions. A Sheriff Deputy was able to apprehend McMurtry and he was identified as being the driver of the stolen vehicle. A 15-year-old male subject was also apprehended. Both subjects were brought in for questioning and both subjects refused to cooperate with deputies. The juvenile was released to his guardian and McMurtry was arrested.
1/9 Location: Davison and 2nd Avenue
Summary: Alexander Mendoza, age 21, of 425 Davison St. im Joliet was arrested for driving while license suspended, speeding, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and unlawful use of a weapon.
Location: 16000 block of New Lenox Road
Summary: Jobe Scott, age 32, of 5325 S. Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago was cited for operating an uninsured motor vehicle and driving while license suspended.
1/10 Location: E. Cass and Algonquin
Summary: Michael A. Cuevas, age 38, of 1002 Parkway Drive in Joliet was cited for driving while license suspended and was held on an active Will County warrant.
EAST TOWNSHIPS
1/5 Location: E. Exchange and S. Cottage Grove Crete
Summary: Carmella Nardi, age 32, of 742 E. Louella in Crete was cited for driving while license suspended.
Location: E. Exchange and E. Burville Crete
Summary: At approximately 3:20am, Sheriff’s deputies responded to an accident. Upon arrival, deputies observed a Lexus RX300 on the west side of Exchange, off the roadway, resting on its passenger side doors. Deputies observed that the front windshield had been kicked out and no occupants were inside. Deputies ran the vehicle registration and discovered that the vehicle had been reported out of Aurora. The vehicle had also been spotted in Indiana by law enforcement agencies who had attempted to pursue the vehicle in their jurisdictions.
During the investigation, deputies learned that a call had come into dispatch from a resident who stated that he observed a subject near the forest preserve who ran into a black BMW and drove off at a high rate of speed.
A fully loaded handgun was recovered from the stolen vehicle, along with ammunition. Under investigation.
1/7 Location: 1800 block of E. Offner Road Washington
Summary: Person/s unknown entered a vehicle and stole an empty purse, workbag containing a duty belt, gun holster, work radio, and a baton.
WEST TOWNSHIPS
1/10 Location: S. Naperville-Plainfield Road and W. Hassert Plainfield
Summary: Carl N. Lewis, III, age 33, of 757 Lenox Avenue in Bolingbrook was cited for driving while license revoked, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
FRANKFORT AND NEW LENOX
1/7 Location: W. Laraway and S. Pfeiffer Road Frankfort
Summary: Bryan Buckner, age 23, of 6528 Old Plank Blvd in Matteson was cited for no valid driver’s license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, disregarding a stop sign and obstructing identification.
1/8 Location: Center Road and Manhattan-Monee Road Frankfort
Summary: Maria Francis, age 63, of 9354 W. Golfview Drive in Frankfort was cited for aggravated speeding.
1/10 Location: 12000 block of W. 187th St. Frankfort
Summary: Person/s unknown entered a garage and stole a Toro snow blower.
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