Stalker Lands In Will Co. Jail For 3rd Time In 2024: Joliet Police

JOLIET — A 70-year-old Joliet homeowner from the 900 block of Cora Street, Panagiotis Sakitjakis, is now back in the Will County Jail for the third time since February as the Joliet police keep arresting him in connection with allegations of violating a stalking no contact order against his next door neighbors.

The Cunningham Neighborhood battle has continued for a couple years now and Sakitjakis has retained Joliet criminal defense lawyer Ted Hammel and attorney Frank Andriano to handle his matters at the Will County Courthouse.

Sakitjakis' latest arrest from Joliet police happened on Tuesday morning and now he's being detained indefinitely in the Will County Jail. He faces at least seven counts of stalking so far this year, according to the Will County court files.

According to Joliet police, on May 21, at 8:49 a.m., the officers responded to a house in the 900 block of Cora Street for a violation of a stalking no contact order. The officers learned that Sakitjakis was listed as a respondent in a stalking no contact order following past issues with his neighbors, who were listed as a protected address.

On this date, police said Sakitjakis parked his van on the street directly in front of and within 100 feet of the protected address. Sakitjakis was placed into custody without incident after officers confirmed that he intentionally parked the van in front of the protected address, Joliet police reports show.

Jail records indicate that Sakitjakis was let out of custody shortly after diner time on Thursday. He was also kept in jail from April 3 to 5, and Feb. 1 to 3, the logs show.

According to a protection order petition filed last November, the woman next door notified the court that on Sept. 10, "I called an officer from Joliet police to come out because Sakitjakis violated his current order. He was out walking his dog when I came out to walk one of my dogs. When I noticed Mr. Sakitjakis at the corner, I turned back to my home played with my dog to allow distance or for him to get back inside with his German Shepherd as it is very aggressive, and he cannot control it even on a leash the dog pulls the owner to the point he has to use two hands.

"As I was waiting on my property in front of my garage, he came to enter the back of his house, His dog begin pulling him and he yelled out to me, 'Why don't you and your stupid dog go in the house?' I went into my house to report this incident to Joliet PD and officer Nicholas Crowley badge 198 asked me what I would like him to do, talk to him or arrest him. I said arrest him but the officer gave him a verbal warning after making sure Mr. Sakitjakis was fully aware of the order."

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