Disclaimer: Charges against each defendant are merely accusations, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. June 17, Nicholas Contreras, 37, of the 1400 block of Crooked Creek Circle, was encountered in the 300 block of Eagle Lake Road and found to have a suspended driver’s license. The vehicle Mr. […]
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Monee Police Blotter: June 27 – July 2
June 27, at approximately 8:30 a.m., a Mokena man, who was running late for work, didn’t make things any better when he wedged his car underneath a semi-trailer on Monee-Manhattan Road just east of I-57. Aidan Thompson, 20, was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, failure to yield, and driving with […]
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MPD’s Sgt. Martin Graduates from NU Staff and Command Program
The Monee Police Department is pleased to announce Sgt. Jamal Martin’s recent graduation from the Northwestern University Staff and Command program. This program provides upper-level college instruction, with a vast curriculum of command officer topics. The Northwestern University Center for Public Safety is considered one of the top tier police leadership schools in the nation. […]
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Anderson Sentenced to 30 Years for Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault
Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced that Kenneth Anderson, 37, of Joliet, was sentenced recently by Circuit Judge Daniel Rippy to 30 years in prison for Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child, a Class X felony. Anderson pled guilty of the offense before Judge Rippy on June 13. The child was 11 years […]
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Beecher Police Blotter: June 20 – 25
Disclaimer: Charges against each defendant are merely accusations, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. June 20, Jackson Drake, 20, of Heather Lane, Bourbonnais, was observed in a golf cart at 615 Dixie Highway by officers. The encounter revealed Drake possessed marijuana and fake identification. He was charged with […]
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Monee Police Blotter: June 19 – 25
June 19, at approximately 4 p.m., a traffic stop for expired plates ended with a Hazel Crest man being charged with driving while suspended, plus several registration violations. Marvin Jones, 33, was processed and bonded. June 21, at approximately 3 p.m., a Monee-Manhattan Road business contacted MPD to report a theft at the business. According […]
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Peotone Police Blotter: June 20 – 28
Sholanda Williams, 30, of Danville, was arrested on June 20 on a warrant from Macon County and received a citation for disobeying a stop sign. Williams was released with a notice to appear in court. Derec Roberson, 25, of Mark, Illinois, was arrested on June 26 at 6:35 p.m. for driving while license is revoked, […]
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Monee Police Provides Successful Resolution of Missing Juvenile
On June 13, the Monee Police Department received information of a newly created Facebook account that was linked to a juvenile female runaway from Monee. The juvenile had been reported missing by her mother on May 31. Through extensive internet search resources, detectives obtained several leads for her possible whereabouts. On June 14, after numerous […]
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Blaique Morgan Sentenced to 27 Years in Murder of Neighbor
Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced Blaique Morgan, 26, of Joliet, was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Vincent Cornelius to 27 years in prison in the death of Robert Bielec, his next-door neighbor in 2016. Judge Cornelius found Morgan guilty of two counts of First-Degree Murder on November 14, 2022, following a bench trial […]
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Monee Police Blotter: June 12 – 18
June 12, at approximately 8:20 a.m., a traffic stop for disobeying a stop sign ended with a Florida man being charged with driving while suspended and several registration violations. Daniel Stef, 59, was processed and bonded. June 12, at approximately 6:30 p.m., a Monee-Manhattan Road business contacted MPD to report more than $20,000 missing from […]