Even though David Malito was not facing criminal charges, the Joliet officers detained him anyway and he died after being in their custody.
The Will County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene and pronounced the individual dead.
Joshua Samayoa, 29, had to be escorted by Joliet police officers to a squad car after the incident in the 1400 block of Glenwood Avenue.
Thomas Love was located a short time later nearby within the apartment complex and was taken into custody without incident, police noted.
Upon arrival, Joliet police officers initially de-escalated an argument inside the home involving a mother and her adult children.
Ely Rolando Villagrana, 42, will be kept in the Will County Jail under the SAFE-T-Act following last week's Will County Sheriff's arrest.
Crews were battling a fire just before 4 p.m. Monday at the Subway sandwich shop on Jefferson Street.
Jackson and the group began kicking the apartment door and ultimately forced entry into the residence, Joliet police noted.
A 26-year veteran of Joliet police, Lt. Harrison has 66 pages of awards and achievement certificates, his lawyer Michael Ettinger shared.
For the first time since Joliet police pinned him to about 10 business burglaries, Jalen Davis is detained in Will County's Jail.
Christopher Covelli, 32, is from Joliet's North Raynor Avenue. He wound up violating his mental health court contract, files indicate.
Tactical officers arrested Davis at his house in the 900 block of Campbell Street at 7:12 p.m. that night.
Following the arrest, Tiera McDonald requested an ambulance after indicating she had swallowed narcotics, English noted.
In 2024, Joliet police were called to TK's Deep End for a bar disturbance. When officers arrived, Patton was the only person still inside.
Miranda Duncan, 23, was processed at the Joliet Police Department and released on a notice to appear in court.
Marcus Hall, 31, demanded that she get into his vehicle and then grabbed her and pulled her into the vehicle, Joliet police advised.
Joliet police responded to the Circle K at 3021 Plainfield Road for someone trying to steal a vehicle. A Romeoville resident was arrested.
"Aron was a dedicated public servant whose commitment to the community extended beyond his assigned shifts," Morris Fire said.
Crest Hill police arrested Matthew Richards, 37, over the weekend following an incident of violence at Gusto's Bar, 2115 Plainfield Road.
Behnke was released from an area hospital this week, processed at the Joliet Police Department and then taken to the Will County's Jail.
Joliet police say Stallings ignored orders given by the officers and climbed into the front seat and drove away.
Joliet police say Jalen Davis was questioned about his involvement in additional burglaries to businesses in other areas of Joliet.
Meg Gillespie took over the former Thayer Bros. Deli on Ruby Street. Her restaurant never caught on with the community.
This marks the fourth time that Michael Moreno, 38, has been in the Will County Jail since 2022. He is from the 1000 block of Murphy Drive.
Anyone with information regarding the location of Melinda Hall is asked to call 911 or the Joliet Police Department Investigations.
Will County Sheriffs spent six months investigating the shooting in the 2400 block of Joliet's Berry Street near the Louis Joliet Mall area.
Sherman Collins, 44, comes from the 300 block of North Broadway Street, the public housing projects now run by Riverwalk Homes.
He was pronounced dead on scene by the Coroner’s Office at 9:28 p.m. on Saturday.
The 35-year-old is charged with child endangerment.
Joliet police detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Hare on Nov. 24 for retail theft.
Cushing was processed at the Joliet Police Department and transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility.
A 21-year-old man suffered multiple stab wounds to his back, shoulder and hand, Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English told Joliet Patch.
Joliet police officers found 22-year-old Eric Liacone near Herkimer Street and Columbia Street.
Joliet's first police chief hired from outside the department since the 1990s, Evans took over the Joliet Police Department in March 2022.
Two Joliet police officers saw the black Chevy Blazer with tinted windows going southbound on North Chicago Street near Ohio Street.
Christopher McClinton joined the Joliet police force in September 2022. The following summer, he was in a deadly shooting.
Joliet police put Jesse Moreno in Will County's Jail on charges of aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery. He's from Texas.
Denise O'Malley shot her husband in 2020 as he watched a Chicago Bears game in their home. After firing three gunshots, he was hit twice.
The 25-year-old bicyclist was transported to an area hospital and later pronounced dead.
When Joliet criminal defendants don't want to stand trial, some of them hire downtown Joliet criminal defense lawyer Chuck Bretz.