WILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
POLICE BLOTTER
WEEK OF FEB 16 THRU 22
EAST TOWNSHIPS
2/21 Location: 28000 block of S. 80th Avenue Peotone
Summary: Walonza Hall, age 40, of 9820 Folkers Road in Frankfort was cited for driving while license revoked.
Location: 25000 block of S. Cottage Grove Avenue Crete
Summary: A 17-year-old male resident from Monee was arrested for aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated battery, and battery after he struck the driver of a Nissan in the head with a firearm and then stuck the firearm into the body of the driver. He then told the driver to get out of the vehicle and drove away. Park Forest Police later located the vehicle with the offender and a second individual, a 15-year-old male, inside. The 15 year old was later released. The 17 year old was interviewed and taken into custody at River Valley Juvenile Detention Center.
2/22 Location: 100 block of Chicago Road Monee
Summary: Erika Tennison, age 34, of 2213 Coldspring Road in Crown Point, IN was cited for driving while license suspended.
NEW LENOX AND FRANKFORT
2/18 Location: 1801 E. Lincoln Highway New Lenox Lincoln way Central
Summary: Ryan P. Gardner, age 48, of 105 Delta Drive in Oakwood, IL was arrested for criminal trespass to property after he was found on the property. Gardner has previously been issued a “No Trespass Order”.
2/21 Location: Market and S. LaGrange Frankfort
Summary: William F. Collins, age 53, of 9430 W. Hickory St. in Mokena was cited for failure to yield emergency vehicle.
SOUTH TOWNSHIPS
2/20 Location: W. South Arsenal Road Wilmington
Summary: Deputies were called to a residence around 3:18am regarding a possible burglary in progress. Upon arriving, they spoke with a 66-year-old male who was standing at the end of the driveway. Deputies placed the man into their squad car and cleared the residence. No one was home and nothing appeared out of place.
Upon talking with the man, he stated that around 11:30pm he was driving on Arsenal Road when he lost control of his vehicle and it became stuck in deep snow. He did not have a functioning cell phone so he attempted to get his vehicle out of the snow for several hours and was hoping to see another vehicle so he could flag it down for help. After all attempts failed, the man decided to start walking for help. He stated that he was extremely cold as the current temperature was -5 degrees.
The man eventually came upon a residence and went to the door because he saw a Ring doorbell. He made every attempt to the homeowner to be alerted that he was outside, to no avail. The man knocked on the doors and eventually broke into the house. He realized no one was home and turned up the heat and began writing an apology letter. Shortly after, he saw deputies arriving on the scene.
Deputies spoke with the brother of the homeowner who stated that he had called 911 because he saw someone inside his brother’s home and he knew his brother was not at home. Deputies contacted the homeowner, explained what had happened, and the homeowner confirmed that he had numerous alerts on his Ring App. The homeowner then understood what had happened and declined to file a complaint. The 66-year-old man stated that he would pay for the damage he caused while breaking in. The man’s vehicle was found a little over a quarter of a mile away from the residence in a snowdrift.
LOCKPORT
2/20 Location: W. Bruce Road and S. Gougar Road
Summary: Shannon K. Trovato, age 33, of 7738 Mobile Avenue in Burbank was cited for aggravated speeding.
HOMER GLEN
2/20 Location: W. 159th and S. Parker Road
Summary: Rachel Arias, age 25, of 4044 N. Pioneer Avenue in Chicago was cited for aggravated speeding and driving while license suspended.
WEST TOWNSHIPS
-Nothing to report this week.
JOLIET
2/16 Location: 2000 block of Gaylord Road
Summary: Victim stated that while apartment hunting on Facebook marketplace she made contact with a listing and spoke with a man named Mr. Gray. Mr. Gray advised that the victim needed to send him $150 before he would send an application. The victim complied thru a banking app. Then Mr. Gray asked for a picture of her family who would be residing in the apartment and a $500 security deposit before the victim could come see the home. The victim complied, however began feeling like something was not right about the situation.
The victim then contacted the listing company, “American Homes 4 Rent” and was advised that there was no one by the name of Mr. Gray that worked for them. The victim called Mr. Gray and stated that she had called the police. He stated he would reimburse her the money but has not done so.
Location: 1000 block of E. Clinton St.
Summary: Victims stated they went to a Boost Mobile store and purchased a new apple phone. After purchasing the phone, Boost employees advised them in order to transfer their information from the old phone, to contact apple customer service. The victim looked up a phone number for Apple and called it. They assumed that they were speaking to an Apple employee and had a lengthy conversation with them. At one point in the conversation, they were transferred to another person who advised them to download the app “AnyDesk”. Once the app was downloaded, the Apple employee was able to obtain all personal and financial information from the victim’s old phone. The victim later discovered that a $900,000 withdrawal from his banking account had caused an $888,000 overdraw. At time of report, victim was not sure who made the withdrawal but found it to be highly suspicious. Under investigation.
2/17 Location: 1028 Gael Drive
Summary: Jason A. Cardenas, age 32, of this address, was arrested for intimidation and disorderly conduct.
Location: 95 S. Chicago St. Adult Detention Facility
Summary: Irene Lawson, age 24, of 919 N. Raynor Avenue in Joliet was arrested for aggravated assault of a correctional officer.
Location: 100 block of Broadway
Summary: Jesse Ramos, age 28, of 409 Tallman in Romeoville was cited for driving while license revoked.
2/18 Location: Essington and Caton Farm
Summary: Aubrey Gray, age 45, of 600 Woodruff Avenue in Joliet was cited for driving while license suspended, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, improper lighting and illegal transportation of alcohol.
Location: 95 S. Chicago St. Adult Detention Facility
Summary: Terrence T. Williams, age 25, of 1107 Magnolia Avenue in Joliet was charged with criminal damage to government property.
2/20 Location: 95 S. Chicago St. Adult Detention Facility
Summary: Michael D. Jaudon, age 37, of 1005 Draper Avenue in Joliet was charged with battery to a correctional officer.
2/21 Location: 95 S. Chicago St. Adult Detention Facility
Summary: Adrian L. Ellis, age 38, of 1538 Englewood in Joliet was charged with aggravated assault to a correctional officer.
Location: W. Eames and S. Manor
Summary: Edrick Johnson, age 30, of 209 Lincoln St. in Joliet was cited for driving while license suspended, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and disobeying a traffic control device.
2/22 Location: Plainfield Road and Leness Lane
Summary: David R. Harvey, age 65, of 1524 N. Raynor in Joliet was cited for driving while license revoked and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
Location: S. Broadway and W. Division
Summary: Axel L. Arcuri, age 28, of 624 S. Monroe in New Lisbon, WI was cited for driving while license revoked and no registration.
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