The Peotone Police Department issued a press release indicating that on April 20, at approximately 2 p.m., two individuals walked into the Peotone Liquor Store and committed a retail theft. The suspects grabbed several bottles of alcohol and hurried out. Peotone resident Danielle Leighton was a witness and said she saw two black males in […]
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Peotone Police Blotter: April 11 – 20
David Drews, 29, of Frankfort, was arrested for an incident that occurred on February 11, at 11:08 a.m. On April 11, the subject turned himself into Peotone Police and was arrested for aggravated traffic – speeding 78-mph in a 40- mph zone and fleeing or attempting to elude police officer in motor vehicle. Drews was […]
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Brown Sentenced to 13 Years in Residential Break-Ins
Unsuspecting victims secretly videotaped. Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced Zacharie Brown, 29, of Bolingbrook, was sentenced recently by Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak to 13 years in prison for breaking into multiple residences at different times and engaging in conduct including residential burglary, attempt sexual abuse, and unauthorized videotaping of unsuspecting victims, including minors, as […]
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Monee Police Blotter: April 10-16
April 10, at approximately 8:15 a.m., a traffic crash on Main Street resulted in minor injuries. The victim, a Monee resident, was checked out by Monee Fire after being rear ended at Briar Lane. Johanson Little, 40, of Monee was cited for following too closely. April 10, at approximately 8:30 p.m., a Monee-Manhattan Road traffic […]
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Officer Lorek Newest Beecher Police Officer
On Monday, April 10, Dylan Lorek was sworn-in as a new full-time police officer for Beecher, replacing Krystow Szwab, who joined the Worth Police Force. Dylan has experience as a police officer in Tinley Park, Orland Park, and McCook, and began his field training last week.
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Beecher Police Blotter: April 10-14
Disclaimer: Charges against each defendant are merely accusations, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. April 10, Patrick James, 29, of the 900 block of High Ridge Road, Schererville, Indiana, was stopped at Indiana Avenue and Highlington Court for traveling 27-mph over the posted speed limit. He was issued […]
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County Board Honors Kankakee County Sheriff Detective
By Stephen Nelson At its Tuesday, April 11, meeting, the Kankakee County Board participated in an award presentation to Kankakee County Sheriff’s Detective Joni Hart. Hart has been named Officer of the Year, as a member of the U.S. Marshal’s Great Lakes Fugitive Apprehension Task Force. During the presentation, it was noted Hart left a […]
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Beecher Police Chief Lemming Named ILACP ‘Chief of the Year’
The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP) would like to congratulate Beecher Police Chief Terry Lemming on winning the 2023 Chief of the Year Award. The award goes to a chief who excels in his/her own department and provides extraordinary service to the association. A committee composed of several from the 1,400+ member statewide […]
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Structural Fire on Barr Road
Manhattan Fire Protection District released a press statement on April 13, stating that at approximately 11:58 a.m. on April 13, the Manhattan Fire Protection District (MFPD) was dispatched to a reported fully engulfed pickup truck, with fire spreading to the residential structure, in the 10200 block of West Barr Road in Peotone. The first units […]
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KAMEG/Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Lawrence Taylor III
On Wednesday, April 5, at approximately 4:59 a.m., Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group (KAMEG) Agents, assisted by the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Lawrence Taylor III, 37, of Pembroke Township, following a search warrant at his residence, 2195 S. 12600 E. Road, Pembroke Township. The search warrant execution resulted in the seizure of approximately 63.1 […]