Lockdown Lifted For Schools, Joliet Police Help Feds Capture Criminal Suspect: JPD

JOLIET, IL — Several Plainfield and Shorewood area schools were put on a short security lockdown Tuesday morning as Joliet police assisted the U.S. Federal Marshals who were in the area to capture a fugitive out of Chicago.

Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English said it's his understanding the fugitive was being sought for crimes in Chicago. He said the federal marshals showed up at a house in the 1900 block of Hampton Court around 10:30 a.m. and that's when the fugitive ran into the neighborhood.

The incident prompted authorities to issue a short lockdown that lasted 15 to 20 minutes, English said.

The fugitive was ultimately captured about one block away, and there were no weapons involved in the incident, according to police.