Mischievous Teen Roaming Streets at 2 in the Morning Spat in Cop's Face, Threatened to Kill His Family: Police

JOLIET, IL — A teenage boy caught out past 2 a.m. by cops investigating a report of car burglaries spat in an officer’s face and threatened to murder his family, police said.

Officers ran into both the 17-year-old and a 14-year-old boy when they were sent to look into the reported break-ins near the corner of Morgan Street and Dwight Avenue early Wednesday.

Both the youths were clad entirely in black and the 17-year-old reportedly had a warrant out for his arrest.

After the teens were taken into custody, the older one threatened to spit on an officer and murder him and his family, police said, and was also uncooperative while he was being processed.

When the officer was securing the teen’s seat belt before his ride to River Valley Juvenile Detention Center, the teen spat in his face, police said.

The 14-year-old was released to his mother’s custody.