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Erin Zilka Trial In I-55 Fatal Wreck Ready To Start At Courthouse - Joliet, IL - In 2020, Zilka's defense attorney, Jeff Tomczak, told Patch he intends to prove his client was not under the influence of alcohol or meds.

Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow does not "intend to comply with any request to be interviewed by the [Joliet] Inspector General, which is based on a clearly unconstitutional ordinance," according to a petition filed Monday.

UpdatedWed, May 26, 2021 at 11:46 pm CT Reply As Eric Lurry was losing consciousness in the back of the squad car, Joliet Police Sgt. Doug May smacked the Black Joliet resident in the head and declared, "Wake up, bitch!" (Image via Joliet police ) JOLIET, IL —In one of Al Roechners final decisions running the Joliet Police Department, the citys departing police chief in January notified Sgt. Doug May he was getting a seven-day suspension in connection with Eric Lurrys death from one year ear...

City of Joliet finally investigates its police department one year after death of black man, 37, who had his nose pinched shut by cops for nearly two minutes while baton was shoved in his mouth City of Joliet, Illinois, hired private attorney to conduct independent review of police departments handling of Eric Lurrys case Lurry, 37, married father-of-three, died following a drug-related arrest in January 2020 Dashcam video released in July showed Sgt Doug May pinching Lurrys nose shut for 1 min...

Joliet Officer Turned Off Squad Car's Audio As Eric Lurry Died - Joliet, IL - Joliet Police Chief Al Roechner chose not to discipline Officer Jose Tellez, but new chief Dawn Malec has suspended Tellez for his conduct.

UpdatedTue, May 25, 2021 at 5:45 pm CT Replies(43) Joliet Police Sgt. Doug May pinched Eric Lurrys nose for close to two minutes, restricting Lurry from taking in oxygen, according to a federal lawsuit filed last year naming May as a defendant. (City of Joliet ) JOLIET, IL — Joliet Mayor Bob ODekirk and City Manager Jim Capparelli recently agreed to hire Westmont private practice attorney Sean Connolly to conduct an independent investigation into the Joliet Police Department surrounding the...

UpdatedFri, May 14, 2021 at 1:19 am CT Replies(4) Even though he got a 10-day work place suspension in March and kicked out of the detective unit, Joliet Police Sgt. Chris Schott believes he deserves a promotion and huge raise to a lieutenants rank. (City of Joliet Police Department ) JOLIET, IL — At a December holiday party involving alcohol attended by several off-duty members of the Joliet Police Departments investigations unit, Joliet Police Sgt. Chris Schott slapped a subordinate detec...

UpdatedTue, May 11, 2021 at 11:45 pm CT Replies(31) Joliet Police Officer Rich Olson wants to become a sergeant, but the citys board of police and fire commissioners has questions about his track record. (File/John Ferak/Patch ) JOLIET, IL — The city of Joliets Board of Fire and Police Commissioners has delayed making a decision on whether to promote long-time Joliet patrol officer Rich Olson Jr. to a supervisors rank of sergeant after issues with Olsons recent discipline history arose. Mon...

UpdatedSat, May 1, 2021 at 7:37 pm CT Replies(134) Joliet police held a news conference Friday to discuss their criminal investigation of Jeremy Hylka, who is charged with traveling to meet a child as well as grooming. (John Ferak/Joliet Patch ) JOLIET, IL — At 4 p.m. Saturday, the Joliet Police Department issued a news release announcing that detectives have learned that Jeremy Hylka is currently admitted as a patient in a nearby hospital. "Detectives have been in communication with Mr. H...

UpdatedThu, Apr 29, 2021 at 10:22 am CT Replies(11) (file mugshot via Will County Jail ) JOLIET, IL — For the third time in the past two years, Joliet police officer Bill Busse has been arrested, this time by Chicago police, according to Joliets news radio station, WJOL. WJOL broke the news Thursday morning, reporting that it confirmed through Joliet Police Sgt. Dwayne English the news of Busses latest arrest. Joliet Patch had called English about the Busse matter on Wednesday, but the Joliet...