No firearms found at Riverwalk Homes in Joliet after domestic disturbance

A large police presence at Riverwalk Homes in Joliet was spurred by officers’ belief that someone may have been armed during a domestic disturbance, but no firearms were found.

At 3:13 a.m. Thursday, officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at the apartment at Riverwalk Homes in the 300 block of North Broadway Street, said Joliet police Sgt. Dwayne English.

As officers responded, they learned a “male could be overheard yelling and threatening to shoot a female,” English said.

Officers arrived, overheard the argument and ordered the people inside the apartment to come outside. Their commands were ignored.

“Based upon the information at hand, officers believed that an occupant of the apartment may be possibly armed and a perimeter was established,” English said.

The Joliet Police Department’s Special Operations Squad and Crisis Negotiator Team responded to the scene.

A short time later, someone left the apartment and told officers no disturbance had been taking place. Negotiators made contact with a 29-year-old man and two other people in the apartment, who all left the apartment without incident.

Officers received consent to search the apartment but no firearms were found. Officers also found no evidence of criminal activity.

The 29-year-old man had been taken into custody because he had an active warrant for his arrest for missing court in a case where he was charged with resisting and obstructing a police officer.