Joliet Police

A convicted killer on parole was arrested in Rockdale on gun-related charges following a pursuit by Joliet police officers.

Officers met with residents of both homes in Joliet who said they heard the shots but did not see any shooters, police said.

Expect traffic delays around Joliet Memorial Stadium, 3000 W. Jefferson St., Saturday and Sunday because of the Taste of Joliet.

Another suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that happened in Riverwalk Homes in Joliet last week.

The city of Joliet has not had an inspector general since Sean Connolly's contract was terminated in January 2024. The city manager announced Wednesday that Stephen DiNolfo has been hired for the job.

A Joliet police officer was bit by a pit bull dog owned by a man who is accused of pointing a rifle at neighbors, police said.

One of the three victims of a June 12 shooting at Riverwalk Homes in Joliet reported an argument about a dice game had escalated between two men, which led to a shooting, prosecutors said.

A Chicago man who was wounded in a shooting last Thursday at Riverwalk Homes in Joliet has been charged with firing a gun during the incident.

Officers responding to a shooting at a Joliet apartment complex discovered three men with gunshot wounds to their legs, police said.

A Joliet man was arrested on Tuesday after he was accused of communicating with a 14-year-old girl to the point where it was “threatening and sexual in nature,” along with sending her explicit photos, police said.

Joliet police officers arrested three people and one teen following the investigation of a gun they reported seeing inside a vehicle near Riverwalk Homes.

Two Joliet police officers also helped with the rescue of several people inside of an apartment building on Tuesday that was damaged by a cooking-related fire.

A Joliet battalion fire chief rescued a mother and her 3-year-old child from a fire that destroyed the upper unit of an apartment building on Essington Road. 

Two teens were wounded in a shooting on Saturday that officers believe occurred in the 900 block of Marion Street in Joliet, police said. 

A Joliet teen was accused of carrying a backpack containing a loaded Glock handgun modified with a switch device that makes it a fully automatic weapon.

Two people died following a single-vehicle crash in Joliet on Friday night.

A trial has been requested for a false arrest lawsuit against the City of Joliet and attorneys for the city have signaled the possibility of a settlement in a case over the in-custody death of Eric Lurry.

A Will County judge ordered a 15-year-old teen to remain detained as he faces charges accusing him of murder in the fatal shooting of another teen.

A state lawmaker wants the SAFE-T Act repealed after a Will County judge continued the pretrial release of parents charged with the drug-related murder of a child but the law's supporters note the parents have not violated their release conditions.

A 15-year-old boy will be charged as juvenile instead of an adult with the first-degree murder of a 13-year-old boy who was shot twice and left for dead in an alley in Joliet.

The mother of a 13-year-old boy killed in a shooting in Joliet said he was a “very nice kid” who was “very joyful.” The family has a GoFundMe to help with funeral costs.

A Joliet man has been charged with recklessly firing a gun into the ground on May 31 and putting two people in danger.

Officers responded at 1:24 p.m. Sunday to the 2500 block of Fresno Lane for a report of a person shot, according to the Joliet Police Department.

A car crashed into a light pole and then into a Joliet residence along Larkin Avenue on Friday.

An 11-year-old child was flown to a hospital in Maywood for treatment of his injuries when his electric dirt bike collided with a pickup truck in Joliet. 

Joliet officers discovered a residence in the 600 block of Grant Avenue had been struck by multiple rounds of gunfire.

A Joliet man has been charged with harassing a witness in a robbery case by offering money and claiming he had recordings that could incriminate the witness, court records show.

A Lockport man pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of a man killed in 2020 in a Joliet shooting as part of plea deal with prosecutors.

The Joliet City Council has not reached a consensus on whether they should pursue a settlement in a federal lawsuit case over the 2020 in-custody death of a Joliet man, according to the city’s attorneys.

A Will County judge handed down the prison sentence for the Chicago man after he spoke about how he felt the “system mostly targets” Black people and he compared “the system” to “modern-day slavery.”

A man from Texas was accused of using a skimming device at the Route 66 Raceway in Joliet to divert funds from legitimate vendor sales into his personal account, police said.

Officers found no one injured in a shooting reported on Sunday in the 1000 block of Lois Place in Joliet.

An off-duty Joliet police officer died Friday following a crash in southeastern Will County, the Joliet Police Department said.

A 5-year-old boy was in critical condition Friday after being shot in the stomach, probably by another juvenile, Joliet police said.

Joliet police arrested a woman following a disturbance at Motel 6 in Joliet. She faces charges for aggravated battery to a peace officer.

A federal judge found the police misconduct claims in a lawsuit over the 2020 in-custody death of Eric Lurry were strong enough for trial and possibly receive a favorable verdict. 

A Joliet man is being held in Will County jail for allegedly stabbing a woman during an incident in which he was stabbed in the chest.

Joliet police are investigating a weekend shooting which left two homes and six vehicles damaged by gunfire.

Two vehicles and garage door hit in Black Road gunfire, but no one was found injured from shots fired at two locations on Thursday.

The latest shooting was reported on Tuesday in the 500 block of Francis Street in Joliet. A man with a gunshot wound refused to cooperate with officers, police said.

A growing public debate over the case of David Malito, who died after an encounter with police in December, moved to City Hall on Tuesday.

A Shorewood man’s attorneys in a case linked to a 2024 mass shooting in Joliet is seeking to use artificial intelligence to review and analyze his discovery as he prepares for trial. 

The grieving family of David Malito and supporters called for the firing of a Joliet police officer and an independent investigation of the incident that led to Malito’s death. Joliet police chief is defending the actions of the officers.

Chief Bill Evans issued a statement concerning the death of David Malito after police responded to his 911 calls early Christmas morning.

An employee of Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow’s Office is under investigation for “malfeasance,” according to a spokesman for the Will County Sheriff’s Office.

A Joliet police detective remains on administrative leave and the internal affairs investigation has not been completed following his arrest last year in Kendall County on a domestic battery charge.

A Democratic state senator said on Thursday that an in-custody death last year in Joliet has left her with “more questions than answers” and she plans to meet with police officials about the incident.

A female driver suffered a graze wound in a shooting in Joliet, police said. Officers responded to the shooting in the 300 block of South Water Street.

A Joliet man charged with a violent crime had been released from jail in 2023 on the wrong bond amount by a former Will County sheriff’s deputy, who’s now facing sex crime charges, police records show. 

A man who reported he was the target of a Joliet shooting had left the scene during the investigation and two other people refused to cooperate with officers, police said.