Knife Incident At Speedway On West Jefferson: Joliet Police

JOLIET — One of the hot spots for criminal activity around Joliet's west side is often at the Speedway gas station along West Jefferson Street. Joliet Patch has written about several violent crimes taking place here over the past year, including shootings and stabbings. On Friday evening, Joliet police arrested 32-year-old Christopher Page in connection with a knife incident there.

Page, who came to Joliet from Northlake, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault and criminal damage to property.

According to Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English, just before 6 p.m., officers responded to the Speedway gas station at 1621 W. Jefferson St. for a disturbance.

Officers learned that Page had threatened a store customer with a knife. Police believe that Page approached a man standing next to his vehicle and began insulting the victim.

Page then produced a knife and pointed it at the victim, English said. When the victim drove away, Page punctured the victim’s trunk with the knife, according to police.

Officers located Page behind the building and placed him into custody without incident. Page was let go after being processed at the police station. He was given his notice to appear in court as per the SAFE-T-Act.