Crime & Safety
'Situation Resolved' After Large Crest Hill Police Presence: Chief
Crest Hill and Joliet police responded to McGilvray Drive and Michigan Court Wednesday afternoon.
CREST HILL, IL — Police descended on a home in the 20500 block of McGilvray Drive near Michigan Court Wednesday afternoon in Crest Hill.
Crest Hill Police Chief Ed Clark told Patch that police received a call reporting a person in crisis, making threats of harm, at 12:30 p.m. Police negotiated with the person, and Clark said he was "hopeful for a peaceful resolution," and that the person would get the help they need.
Clark said there were no hostages and police don't believe anyone else was in the house.
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As of just before 3:30 p.m., Clark told Patch the situation has been resolved and the person was getting help.
Police had the roads blocked off in the Remington Lakes subdivision as negotiations were underway, and Crest Hill police and members of the Joliet SWAT team were at the scene.
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