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Burglary

9/16/26
2600 block of ruth fitzgerald drive, joliet
Carey Almond, of Plainfield, allegedly entered a residence without permission while occupants slept, struck a woman multiple times in the face and bit her forearm, then punched and broke a window while fleeing; captured with assistance from a Minooka
Assault

9/16/26
300 block of n madison st, joliet
A patient at Saint Joseph Medical Center grabbed a female employee's wrist and pushed her against a wall, then raised his fist and threatened a second employee who intervened; he was charged with aggravated battery and aggravated assault.
Theft

9/15/26
2100 block of west jefferson, joliet
Andrew Hare, 41, of Crest Hill, allegedly concealed merchandise at the Walgreens and left without paying; officers located him at the Fentons Motel where he allegedly fought with police and was tased twice before arrest on charges including aggravate
Assault

9/12/26
1200 block of legacy pointe boulevard, joliet
Officers responding to a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 1200 block of Legacy Pointe Boulevard found a 15-year-old girl who had fled to a neighbor's home after Katherine McDougal, 30, allegedly pulled her hair and grabbed her by the neck,
Burglary

9/9/26
3200 block of channahon rd, joliet
Violent Crime. PD o/s burglary at Food N Fuel. 5 males in clothing fled in a grey Acura
Shooting

9/8/26
Rural, aurora
SHOTS FIRED. Call #: AUPE26108236. Disclaimer: This report is from the Aurora Police calls for service. Information may be subject to change.
Other

8/31/26
I-55 and mp 237, braidwood
Veh Pursuit. Grundy Co Sheriff Unit pursuing a vehicle, IL Lic# KMW4232 N/B. Wanted for traffic violations
Shooting

8/30/26
900 block of willow court, crest hill
Quadruple shooting at park gathering; 2 teens killed, 2 others injured
Shooting

8/1/26
1600 block of walker road, yorkville
Reckless Discharge of a Firearm: On 08/01/2026 at 5:09 p.m., deputies responded to [location] in Fox Township for a report of target shooting in the area which caused minor property damage. The investigation is ongoing.
Assault

7/26/26
1100 block of loren dr, joliet
Man fatally stabbed his wife during a domestic-related confrontation in an attached garage, then turned the knife on himself; both pronounced dead at the scene
Assault

6/26/26
State route 82, braceville
OFFICERS RESPONDED TO RIVERVIEW GOLF COURSE ON STATE ROUTE 82 REGARDING A HARASSMENT CALL. A SUBJECT MADE MULTIPLE UNWANTED ADVANCES ON AN EMPLOYEE. OFFICERS HAD TO ADVISE THE SUBJECT TO STOP.
Other

6/26/26
Shanks phalanx road, braceville
OFFICERS RECEIVED A COMPLAINT THAT ECOSHIELD REPS WERE WALKING THROUGH RESIDENTS' YARDS AND TRESPASSING ON SHANKS PHALANX ROAD. OFFICERS MADE CONTACT WITH THE PARTY AND DISCOVERED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY OF THEIR LICENSES, BUSINESS CARDS OR PAPERW
Other

6/24/26
Warren ravenna road near state route 5, braceville
OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH ON WARREN RAVENNA ROAD NEAR STATE ROUTE 5. THE ONLY VEHICLE INVOLVED WAS A MOTORCYCLE THAT HAD GONE DOWN ATTEMPTING TO AVOID AN ANIMAL IN THE ROAD. THE RIDER DECLINED EMS TREATMENT.
Other

6/24/26
Wood lenhart road, braceville
OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO WOOD LENHART ROAD FOR A POSSIBLE DISTURBANCE. THE CALLER STATED THAT THEY COULD HEAR PEOPLE ARGUING. UPON ARRIVAL, OFFICERS CHECKED THE AREA BUT COULD NOT LOCATE THE SOURCE.
Shooting

6/21/26
15000 block of ridge road, seward township
A Report Of A Reckless Discharge Of A Firearm.
Other

6/18/26
State route 534, braceville
OFFICERS WERE DISPATCHED TO ASSIST WITH A STRUCTURE FIRE AT CAMP JAMES A. GARFIELD RESERVES BASE ON STATE ROUTE 534. A BLOWER MOTOR HAD GOTTEN HOT AND EMITTED SMOKE, TRIGGERING AN ALARM. BRACEVILLE FIRE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE.
Other

6/12/26
Allen smith road, braceville
OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A RESIDENTIAL ALARM DROP ON ALLEN SMITH ROAD. OFFICERS SPOKE TO THE HOMEOWNERS AND DETERMINED THAT THE ALARM WAS ACCIDENTAL.
Other

6/11/26
Kinsman road, braceville
OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO CHECK THE WELFARE OF A RESIDENT ON KINSMAN ROAD. OFFICERS MADE CONTACT WITH THE RESIDENT.
Other

6/11/26
Braceville robinson road, braceville
OFFICERS RESPONDED TO THE OLD VAUGHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON BRACEVILLE ROBINSON ROAD. OFFICERS ASSISTED THE TRUMBULL COUNTY BUILDING DEPARTMENT WITH SERVING A CEASE AND DESIST ORDER FOR WORK THAT WAS BEING DONE TO THE BUILDING'S ROOF WITHOUT A PERMIT.
Other

6/11/26
State routes 534 & 5, braceville
OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A TWO-VEHICLE CRASH BETWEEN A GARBAGE TRUCK AND A CHRYSLER SEDAN AT THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROUTES 534 AND 5. BOTH VEHICLES HAD DISABLING DAMAGE AND REQUIRED A TOW. THE DRIVER OF THE SEDAN HAD ONLY A MINOR APPARENT INJURY. BRA
Other

6/10/26
Eagle creek road, braceville
OFFICERS RESPONDED TO EAGLE CREEK ROAD FOR A NOISE COMPLAINT. THIS WAS PART OF AN ONGOING ISSUE BETWEEN NEIGHBORS. BOTH PARTIES WERE ADVISED AS TO HOW TO LEGALLY HANDLE THEIR DISAGREEMENTS.
Theft

6/10/26
1400 block of rock creek blvd, joliet
Multiple high-end vehicles stolen and damaged at hotel parking lot during Hot Rod Power Tour; 3 Corvettes and 1 Camaro taken
Other

6/9/26
Jewell north road, braceville
OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A JEWELL NORTH ROAD ADDRESS REGARDING A CIVIL MATTER. ONE PARTY WAS TRESPASSED FROM THE PROPERTY.
Theft

6/9/26
1400 block of rock creek blvd, joliet
Three Chevrolet Corvettes and a Camaro stolen from Holiday Inn parking lot during Hot Rod Power Tour event; multiple other vehicles also damaged
Assault

6/8/26
200 block of gore rd, morris
Shooting/Stabbing. FD o/s of a subject stabbed multiple times in the abdomen.
Other

6/8/26
Kale adams road, braceville
OFFICERS RESPONDED TO KALE ADAMS ROAD TO CHECK THE WELFARE OF AN ELDERLY RESIDENT WHO HAD NOT BEEN HEARD FROM IN A WHILE. OFFICERS MADE CONTACT WITH THE RESIDENT.
Other

6/3/26
State route 5, braceville
OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A RESIDENCE ON STATE ROUTE 5 TO CHECK THE WELFARE OF A RESIDENT THAT HAD NOT BEEN HEARD FROM IN A FEW DAYS. BRACEVILLE FIRE AND POLICE MADE ENTRY TO FIND THAT THE RESIDENT HAD DIED, APPARENTLY OF NATURAL CAUSES.
Other

6/3/26
N and b i-55 and rte 59, joliet
Veh Pursuit. ISP pursuing a chevy sedan with a F/B driver in a shirt, last seen N/B.
Other

6/1/26
State route 534, braceville
OFFICERS WERE DISPATCHED TO STATE ROUTE 534 TO ASSIST BRACEVILLE EMS WITH A SUBJECT IN CRISIS. THE SUBJECT COMPLIED WITH ORDERS AND ACCEPTED TRANSPORT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION.
Assault

6/1/26
Riverview golf course state route 82, braceville
OFFICERS RESPONDED TO RIVERVIEW GOLF COURSE ON STATE ROUTE 82 REGARDING A HARASSMENT CALL. A SUBJECT MADE MULTIPLE UNWANTED ADVANCES ON AN EMPLOYEE. OFFICERS HAD TO ADVISE THE SUBJECT TO STOP.
Other

6/1/26
Shanks phalanx road, braceville
OFFICERS RECEIVED A COMPLAINT THAT ECOSHIELD REPS WERE WALKING THROUGH RESIDENTS' YARDS AND TRESPASSING ON SHANKS PHALANX ROAD. OFFICERS MADE CONTACT WITH THE PARTY AND DISCOVERED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY OF THEIR LICENSES, BUSINESS CARDS OR PAPERW
Arrest

5/31/26
4900 block of courtland circle, plainfield
HE'S ON PACE TO BECOME JOLIET POLICE DEPARTMENT'S MOST ARRESTED PERSON FOR 2026
Arrest

5/30/26
4900 block of courtland circle, joliet
HE'S ON PACE TO BECOME JOLIET POLICE DEPARTMENT'S MOST ARRESTED PERSON FOR 2026
Assault

5/26/26
Jefferson street, joliet
WRONG-WAY DRIVER CROSSES JEFFERSON STREET BRIDGE BEFORE CRASH, 2 CRITICALLY INJURED: JOLIET POLICE
Theft

5/25/26
Riverbend driving range state route 5, braceville
THEFT REPORTED AT RIVERBEND DRIVING RANGE OFF STATE ROUTE 5 AFTER SOMEONE TOOK UPWARDS OF 6,000 GOLF BALLS FROM THE BUSINESS.
Theft

5/24/26
Braceville robinson road, braceville
IDENTITY THEFT REPORTED BY A RESIDENT ON BRACEVILLE ROBINSON ROAD. THE VICTIM HAD NOT LOST ANY MONEY, BUT WANTED TO BE PROACTIVE WHEN SHE NOTICED SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY ON HER BANKING REPORTS.
Assault

5/19/26
Braceville robinson road near oakland drive, braceville
SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH REPORTED ON BRACEVILLE ROBINSON ROAD NEAR OAKLAND DRIVE. A LARGE BOX TRUCK FAILED TO NAVIGATE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE TRUCK GOT STUCK IN THE DITCH AND STRUCK A METAL FENCE ACROSS THE STREET. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
Other

5/17/26
Wood-lenhart road, braceville
OFFICERS ASSISTED BRACEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH A DOWNED WIRE ON WOOD-LENHART ROAD, AND A FEW HOURS LATER WITH A TREE DOWN ACROSS BRACEVILLE ROBINSON ROAD NEAR THE BRACEVILLE CEMETERY.
Other

5/15/26
Braceville robinson road, braceville
OFFICERS ASSISTED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE WITH A RESIDENT WHO HAD PASSED OUT ON BRACEVILLE ROBINSON ROAD. THE PATIENT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
Other

5/14/26
Warren ravenna road, braceville
DOMESTIC DISPUTE REPORTED ON WARREN RAVENNA ROAD, WHERE ADDITIONAL BRACEVILLE OFFICERS RESPONDED FROM THEIR HOME TO ASSIST. THE MAN WAS TRANSPORTED TO ST. JOSEPH WARREN HOSPITAL FOR AN EVALUATION.
Theft

5/13/26
Diehl south road, braceville
ABANDONED VEHICLE REPORTED ON DIEHL SOUTH ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS STOLEN FROM A HOME IN WARREN TOWNSHIP AND RETURNED TO THE OWNER.
Other

5/6/26
State route 5 & state route 534, braceville
TWO-CAR CRASH REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROUTE 5 AND 534 AFTER AN SUV AND CAR COLLIDED. ONE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.
Shooting

5/3/26
2900 block of colorado avenue, joliet
Man shot and killed in Dollar Tree parking lot
Shooting

5/3/26
2900 block of colorado ave, joliet
31-year-old man shot and killed in Dollar Tree parking lot, gunshot wound to head
Shooting

4/15/26
16000 block of ashley rd, lisbon township
A Report Of Shots Fired.
Shooting

4/10/26
Larkin avenue and black road, joliet
3 TEENAGERS SHOT, 1 ARREST MADE BY JOLIET POLICE DEPARTMENT: 'THIS APPEARS TO BE TARGETED INCIDENT .
Other

3/27/26
1600 block of mason avenue, joliet
MISSING TEEN IN JOLIET: POLICE SAY THIS 17-YEAR-OLD MAY BE IN VULNERABLE STATE
Shooting

3/20/26
5400 block of walker road, na-au-say township
A Report Of Reckless Discharge Of A Firearm Was Received.
Shooting

3/15/26
Walker rd and route 47, kendall township
A Reckless Discharge Of A Firearm Was Reported
Shooting

3/15/26
Walker road and route 47, kendall township
The Report Of A Reckless Discharge Of A Firearm.