Saturday, May 18, 2013
Arrests made by Minooka police and other law enforcement agencies.
Antoine D. Chambers, 37, Joliet, was arrested by Minooka police for driving while his license was suspended in the 500 block of W. Mondamin St./Bob Blair Road, Minooka, on May 10, 2013. Chambers posted bond and was released. Cory B. Hilliard, 40, Minooka, was arrested by Minooka police for a Kendall County warrant for battery in the 2000 block of S. Ridge Road/Saxony Drive, Minooka, on May 10, 2013. Hilliard posted bond and was released. Ricardo Contreras, 37, Chicago, was arrested by Minooka police for driving while his license was suspended in the 300 block of N. Ridge Road/ramp, Minooka, on May 12, 2013. Contreras posted bond and was released. Stephanie E. Lytle, 21, Minooka, was arrested by Minooka police for a traffic violation in the…
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A roundup of recent driving under the influence arrests from around Will County.
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May 4 Brian Vettori, 43, 1782 Red Bud Rd., was arrested at 5:06 a.m. and charged with DUI, following a traffic stop at Boughton Road and Lindsey Lane, police said. May 3 Vanessa Pillow, 35, 202 Pinecrest Rd., was arrested at 1:28 a.m. and charged with speeding and two counts of DUI following a traffic stop at Janes Avenue and Falconridge Way, police said. Want to keep up on crime news from around the area? Like our Crime-n-Shame Facebook page May 2 Omar Guzman, 22, 6480 Woodward Ave., Downers Grove, was arrested at 2:13 a.m. and charged with speeding, a traffic sign violation and two counts of DUI following a traffic stop at Ashbury Road and Hadleigh Drive, police said. April 27 Nicole Spagnola, 22, 90 Country Club Dr., Countryside, was…
A lawsuit against an imprisoned preacher from Crete and an Indiana megachurch topped the week's court news.
A former megachurch preacher sentenced to 12 years in federal prison in March for carrying on a sexual relationship with a teenage member of his congregation was sued in Will County court. In addition to preacher Jack Schaap, 55, of Crete, the First Baptist Church of Hammond was named as a defendant in the lawsuit. The parents of a teenage girl Schaap had sex with while he was pastor of the First Baptist Church of Hammond filed the lawsuit. The suit identifies the parents as "John Doe and Mary Doe," and the teen as "Jane Doe." The suit gives Jane Doe's date of birth as June 27, 1995. Here's what else was going on at the area's courthouses: Check out all these stories and more on our Facebook page.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Fabian Almodovar is in custody and will be charged with the murder of Carlos Orozco, who was pronounced dead Thursday night at Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital.
Update/5:55 p.m. Friday: A 22-year-old Romeoville man is in custody and will be charged with first-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Carlos Orozco, Romeoville police said. Fabian Almodovar was taken into police custody after being discharged from the hospital, Romeoville Assistant Police Chief Steve Lucchesi said. He said Almodovar, who suffered facial injuries and a concussion, is scheduled to be transported to the Will County jail Friday night. Almodovar is accused of stabbing the Joliet teen in the chest during a fight in the parking lot at Jewel-Osco, 20 S. Weber Road. Police declined to release information on what led to the fight. "That aspect is still under investigation," Lucchesi said. Prior arrest records list an address…
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
A resolution in support of the gun law was approved with a 15-6 vote, with the majority favoring it for the "protection of citizens," officials said.
The following article was supplied by Will County: The Will County Board today approved a resolution supporting legislation allowing Illinois residents the right to carry concealed firearms. The resolution does not allow Will County residents the right to conceal carry, as the Illinois legislature must still pass a law. Illinois is the only state that does not allow citizens to carry concealed firearms in public, and faces a June 9th deadline to draft such a law. “We had a healthy and open debate today about concealed carry,” said Speaker Herbert Brooks, Jr. “Not everyone agreed to this proposed change in Illinois law, but everyone did respect the democratic process that provides for discussion and deliberation about issues important to …
Arrests made by Minooka police and other law enforcement agencies.
Cabria A. Griffin, 21, Joliet, was cited by Minooka police for driving without a license at 470 W. Mondamin St./N. Ridge Road, Minooka, on May 9, 2013. She also was cited for operating a vehicle with expired registration. Ryan A. Volke, 18, Minooka was cited by Minooka police for possession of drug paraphernaila at Ridge Road and Brannick Road on May 13, 2013. Denise R. Lee, 59, Minooka, was cited by Minooka police for a violation of driver/passenger safety belts at 0 S. Ridge Road/W. Twin Rail Drive, Minooka, on May 13, 2013. Tod D. Stewart, 45, Yorkville, was cited by Minooka police for a violation of driver/passenger safety belts at 17845 N. Ridge Road/Midpoint Road, Minooka, on May 13, 2013. Larry Myrick, 57, Naperville, was cited by …
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Children are invited to participate in a Children's Bicycle Safety Rodeo from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday in the parking lot at the Minooka Police Department.
Are your children ready to ride into the summer months? Or, could they use a refresher on cycling safety? Well, then this is for you. The Minooka Fire Protection District, Minooka Police Department, Minooka Citizens Police Academy Alumni and Channahon Fire Protection District are teaming forces to put on a Children's Bicycle Safety Rodeo. The event is from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday (May 18, 2013) in the Minooka Police Department parking lot, 121 E. McEvilly Road, Minooka. Admission is free and the event is open to children from kindergarten-fifth grade (just bring your parents). All parents must sign a waiver at the time of registration, according to a news release issued by the Minooka Police Department. Children are asked to bring …
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
A Joliet man took a five year prison sentence for drunkenly driving over a man lying in the road.
A Joliet man was sentenced to five years in prison for running over a person lying across East Washington Street. Vincent Borgic, 61, had been found guilty of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol at the conclusion of a trial before Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak earlier this year. Borgic ran over Scott Zolecki in July 2011. Zolecki was intoxicated and lying down on East Washington Street at the time. "Borgic, who admitted coming from a bar, told police he never saw the victim before running him over with his Dodge Challenger at about 10:30 p.m. that night," according to a statement from Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow's office. "He told police he had no idea what happened." But witnesses testified at the trial that other…
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
There was a brief lockdown at a Channahon day care center on Tuesday afternoon while police investigated a report of an attempted break-in in the area.
Kidz Korner in Channahon was on lockdown for about 10 minutes on Tuesday afternoon while police investigated a report of an attempted robbery in the vicinity of the child day care center, said Kidz Korner director Tiffany Farkas. The lockdown lasted from about 1:55 to 2:05 p.m., Farkas said. During that time, Kidz Korner personnel used their text alert system to notify parents of the situation. One of the staff members called Channahon police and received an all-clear sign at about 2:05 p.m. One Kidz Korner staff member said she heard Minooka Community High School's South Campus also was on lock-down during the police investigation. Channahon police chief Jeff Wold confirmed officers were investigating a break-in at a home near U.S. 6 and …
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A Channahon couple is suing Sunny Ridge Family Center in Bolingbrook over an alleged botched adoption in 2011.
A Channahon couple is suing a Bolingbrook adoption agency over an alleged botched adoption, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. John and Denise Steller discussed adopting a child with Sunny Ridge Family Center in 2010 and brought home a toddler in 2011. About 10 months later, the boy's adoptive father challenged the proceedings, and the boy was taken from the Stellers' home. "In January 2012, a Cook County court found Sunny Ridge did not seek the consent of the boy’s father on the adoption and did not properly terminate the father’s parental rights, the lawsuit states," according to the Sun-Times. Now the Stellers are suing Sunny Ridge for negligence, breach of contract and fraud. They are seeking more than $50,000 on each of the five …
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