On December 30 at approximately 4:30 a.m., per Police Chief David DeMik, two unknown subjects broke the glass to Peotone Tobacco and Liquor and entered the business. The two offenders removed several bottles of alcohol from inside of the business and were driving a stolen SUV from Chicago. Chief DeMik said there were similar burglaries […]
Category: Vedette Mayhem
Posted inManteno Vedette Mayhem, Vedette Mayhem, Will County
Crete Township Murder Arrest
Sheriff Mike Kelley announced Friday January 6th that detectives with the Will County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a fourteen-year-old juvenile in connection to the 12/30/2022 murder investigation that occurred in Crete Township. On 12/30/2022, at approximately 9:05 PM, Deputies with the Will County Sheriff’s Office were sent to the 1100 block of E. 263rd Street […]
Posted inBeecher, Crete, Frankfort, Manteno Vedette Mayhem, New Lenox, Vedette Mayhem
Will County Sheriff’s Police Blotter: December 13 – 19
Frankfort/New Lenox December 13: S. Frankfort Square Drive and W. St. Francis Road, Frankfort; Mark Obregon, 62, of Homewood, was cited for disobeying a traffic control device. December 14: S. Harlem and W. 194th Street, Frankfort; Gregory Beasley, 51, of Chicago, was cited for driving while license suspended. December 18: 23000 block of S. 80th […]
Posted inManteno Vedette Mayhem, Vedette Mayhem
Beecher Police Blotter: December 29-30
Disclaimer: Charges against defendants are merely accusations, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. On December 29, Brandon Jackson, 21, of the 200 block of E. Taylor Street, Grant Park, was stopped at 449 Corning Road for a licensing violation and found to have no valid driver’s license. In […]
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Monee Police Blotter: December 27 – 31
December 27, at approximately 8:30 a.m., officers on routine patrol discovered a pile of discarded mail. The mail mostly was unopened and found to be for various Monee addresses, including Egyptian Trail, Chestnut, and Rt. 50. It appears someone is stealing the mail, looking through it for valuable items, and then dumping it in the […]
Posted in1-Draft, Kankakee, Manteno Vedette Mayhem, Vedette Mayhem
Kankakee County Sheriff‘s Rescue Dog
Residents assisted Sergeant R. Belcher in Cabery on New Year’s Day, when Sgt. Belcher was dispatched to Cabery, in the morning, regarding a dog that had fallen through the ice on a nearby pond. Neighbors observed the K9 in the freezing water and called it in. Sgt. Belcher worked with several area residents to rescue […]
Posted inManteno Vedette Mayhem, Peotone, Vedette Mayhem
Peotone Chief Mort Retires
By Karen Haave Bill Mort has spent his entire adult life in public service. Now, after a myriad of accomplishments and just as many sacrifices, he is retiring as Chief of Police in Peotone. He says it’s time, “Well, you know, I’m not getting any younger. I’ll be 69 in May.” He says his family […]