Crime & Safety
Marijuana Growing Operation Busted in Joliet: Police
One person is in custody after a raid at a home on Park Drive, said New Lenox Deputy Chief Bob Pawlisz. New Lenox police asked Will County Sheriff's deputies to assist in executing a search warrant connected with their case.
One person is in custody after police raided a marijuana growing operation Tuesday in Joliet.
The arrest is connected to a case out of New Lenox. Authorities have not released the identity of the person in custody but charges are pending.
At the request of New Lenox police, the Will County Sheriff's Office assisted in executing a search warrant Tuesday morning at a house in the 500 block of Park Drive in Joliet.
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Police were still at the house as of 2:30 p.m., said New Lenox Deputy Police Chief Bob Pawlisz. The warrant and investigation were based on information provided by a confidential source.
Pawlisz declined to say whether the raid was connected to any previous arrests in New Lenox. The investigation remains ongoing.
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Joliet Police assisted in serving the warrant, WJOL.com reports.
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