Joliet Police

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.

A man charged with robbing with a bank in downtown Joliet claimed he needed the money to repair a vehicle and that the “universe owed him money,” prosecutors said.

A semitrailer driver was arrested in Joliet after he was accused of stealing the vehicle from a company that fired him, police said. The vehicle was found at Pilot Travel Center.

A former jailhouse informant is accused of a hit-and-run crash in Joliet on the same day he allegedly carried out an armed home invasion in New Lenox while wearing a Halloween mask, court records show. 

A Will County judge has denied the pretrial release of a Markham man charged with the 2023 murder of a Joliet teen who was shot 25 times near a playground and community center.

A 35-year-old man was discovered dead inside of a vehicle in the parking lot of the Jewel-Osco grocery store on West Jefferson Street in Joliet.

The BMO bank in downtown Joliet was robbed on Monday afternoon, police said.

A shooting was reported in the parking lot of McDonald’s restaurant on Cass Street in Joliet.

A Plainfield man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a man more than 10 times during a fight in Joliet, according to police.

In recent weeks, defense attorneys have filed a motion for the first time that requests the pretrial release of a Markham man charged with the 2023 murder of a Joliet teen who was shot 25 times.

Two drivers are in serious condition following a crash at an intersection that is not too far from Louis Joliet Mall.

A 20-year-old man was accused of punching a Joliet police officer in the face and later kicked an officer as they attempting to handcuff him. 

A Crest Hill man died from cocaine intoxication at a hospital in 2024 and the Joliet police officers who briefly handcuffed him for erratic behavior will face no charges over the incident. 

A 77-year-old woman died in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Caton Farm Road and Essington Road in Joliet, police said.

A Joliet driver was cited for disobeying a stop sign after crashing into a school bus with 13 students on board, police said. 

No arrests have been made in the investigation of a masked man who stole about $300 in robbery at a Subway restaurant in Joliet’s far west side, police said. 

The shelter-in-place was activated Friday morning by Joliet Police Department as a special operations team executed a warrant at a local house.

A Joliet man has been charged with recklessly firing a gun during an incident where he allegedly grabbed a woman's neck, court records show.

Joliet’s SWAT team responded to a 911 call from a man who claimed someone was threatening another person with a firearm. The man was charged with disorderly conduct.

A man allegedly punched a driver in Joliet who had given him a ride, stole the driver’s vehicle, which was involved in a hit-and-run crash in Crest Hill, police said.

A robber armed with a gun stole money from an employee and a customer at a business off Essington Road in Joliet.

The Joliet Police Department is partnering with more than 200 local law enforcement agencies to step up enforcement during Distracted Driving Awareness month.

A Joliet man was accidentally shot in the foot while an acquaintance was cleaning a gun, police said. 

Joliet Police arrested a previously convicted child sex offender March 25 after a suspicious incident at the Joliet Park District in February.

A Joliet man allegedly fired off gunshots at a family party that left three people wounded following an argument with a man who disparaged his leather pants, prosecutors said.

Mary Anne Smith, 69, was found Sunday morning walking in the same area where she had been reported missing on Friday.

A 20-year-old man in Joliet is expected to survive a shooting that left him with three gunshot wounds, police said.

After losing the case in federal court, former Joliet Mayor Bob O'Dekirk is pursuing his conspiracy lawsuit case in Will County against six people he blames for his 2023 election loss.

The City of Joliet has agreed to pay a Joliet police officer $287,000 in exchange for her dropping what remains of a lawsuit that claimed a detective intentionally accessed a nude photo on her cellphone.

A Joliet man was identified as the suspect involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash on Dec. 14. An Aurora woman was also arrested after she was accused of falsely reporting the suspect vehicle as stolen.

A 6-year-old child in Joliet was driving an child-sized ATV with an 8-year-old passenger when the “ATV lost control and struck a tree,” police said. investigation indicates parents aware children operated ATV.

Joliet Police and Illinois State Police will be doing extra patrols the weekend of March 15-16 for increased safety during the St. Patrick's Day holiday.

A 33-year-old man was struck multiple times in a shooting on Luther Avenue in Joliet. At least three shootings have been reported in the Joliet area since Friday.

A Joliet police detective is seeking to use the report of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s Office investigation of the police department in his federal racial discrimination lawsuit.

An accidental fire destroyed a garage at a residence behind the 7-Eleven store in an unincorporated area in the far west side of Joliet.