Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced Robert Watson, 29, of Joliet, recently was sentenced to 100 years in prison by Circuit Judge David Carlson in the brutal 2019 killing of a 76-year-old Wisconsin man in the hotel of Harrah’s Casino in Joliet. A jury found Watson guilty on all four counts of First Degree […]
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Monee Police Blotter: July 24 – 29
July 24, at approximately 12:15 a.m., a traffic crash in the 5600 block of W. Court Street, led to a DUI arrest of a Monee man. After striking a parked car, Brandon Cunningham, 47, was processed and transported. He declined any medical attention. July 25, at approximately 6:30 a.m., MPD received information from the Kankakee […]
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Criminal Detained for Damages to Mayberry Junction
By Madeleine Willis James Steele reported damages to local business Mayberry Junction on July 21. This is not the first account of vandalism reported this summer. Manteno has seen various reports of criminal activity, including the knocking over of a porta john and the kidnapping incident that occurred earlier in July. At approximately 12:20 a.m., Steele […]
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Monee Police Blotter: July 5 – 23
July 5, a Monee resident placed a packaged phone into a post office receptacle at the Monee facility. A few days later, the phone company advised him they had never received the phone. The post office stated it had never been scanned into the system. A theft report was taken. July 18, at approximately 6:30 […]
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Monee Police Blotter: July 11 – 15
July 11, at approximately 6 p.m., officers investigated a property damage accident in the 6600 block of W. Monee-Manhattan Road. Nikita S. Ringo was cited for operation of an uninsured motor vehicle. July 11, at approximately 6 p.m., a traffic stop for talking on a cell phone led to the arrest of Nevilon J. Meadows, […]
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Glasgow Statement on Illinois Supreme Court Decision
Out of 102 State’s Attorneys throughout Illinois, 100 opposed the Act as written. I was honored to lead the legal challenge brought by 64 of these State’s Attorneys. Our mission was never to stop principled bail reform, but to ensure our criminal justice system continues to protect the safety of the law-abiding citizens of Illinois […]
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Monee Police Blotter: July 3 – 9
July 3, at approximately 1 a.m., a traffic stop and the fresh smoke of recently used cannabis turned into a controlled substance arrest on Monee-Manhattan Road. Adyn Pence, 22, of Chicago, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of a fictitious ID, no valid registration, and making an illegal left turn. Officers located […]
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Beecher Police Blotter: July 5 – 6
Disclaimer: Charges against each defendant are merely accusations, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. July 5, Jorge Luis Luz, 29, of the 2700 block of N. Lawndale, Chicago, was stopped at Dixie Highway and County Line Road for failure to display a safety sticker on a truck and […]
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Monee Village Board Votes to Sponsor MPD Golf Outing
By Karen Haave The Monee Village Board has agreed to sponsor a $100 hole for the police department golf outing, over the objection of one trustee. Douglas Horne cast the lone “no” vote, saying he doesn’t feel right about using public funds for charitable giving, even if it is a nominal amount. His suggestion was […]
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Cook County Felon Tomas Rekasius Sentenced to Eight Years in Crete Township Shooting
Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced that four-time convicted felon Tomas Rekasius, 31, of Orland Park, was sentenced recently by Circuit Judge Bertani-Tomcazk to eight years in prison for a 2018 Crete Township shooting. Judge Bertani-Tomcazk presided over a bench trial and found him guilty September 21, 2022, of Armed Habitual Criminal, a Class […]