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Socha's Revenge Porn Lawsuit Against Joliet: Judge Issues Ruling - Joliet, IL - Monday marked the five-year anniversary of Joliet police officer Cassie Socha suing Sgt. Grizzle over her nude photos. Now, it's all over.

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, Mar 5, 2021 at 6:02 pm CT Replies(28) Joliet resident Jerry Hervey addressed the Joliet City Council on the issue of pension spikes for Al Roechner and Darrell Gavin. He is against it. (City of Joliet ) JOLIET, IL — Al Roechner was a lousy chief at the Joliet Police Department and Darrell Gavin was equally inept as Roechners deputy chief, according to Black Joliet community activist Jerry Hervey. Because Roechner and Gavin were both underachievers, according to Hervey, the Joliet...

UpdatedMon, Mar 1, 2021 at 1:52 am CT Replies(25) Darrell Gavin lasted two years as a deputy chief in the Joliet Police Department. He was regarded as ineffective in his job. (Image via city of Joliet FOIA ) JOLIET, IL — Darrell Gavin had a successful tenure as a detective sergeant at the Joliet Police Department, but his last two years as a deputy police chief were not a success. Rather than be demoted down to sergeant in January, Gavin negotiated a $17,688 raise to spike his pension and bo...

UpdatedWed, Jan 13, 2021 at 10:46 am CT Replies(37) Joliet deputy chief of criminal investigations Marc Reid is being demoted back to lieutenant. Reid previously ran the police departments internal affairs unit. (Image via city of Joliet ) JOLIET, IL — On his first day at City Hall, new City Manager Jim Capparelli named Lt. Dawn Malec as Joliets new police chief, replacing Al Roechner, who lasted two years on the job. On Tuesday, Malec issued an order announcing that three of Roechners deput...

UpdatedSat, Jan 9, 2021 at 8:14 am CT Replies(32) Lt. Dawn Malec has more than 26 years experience at the Joliet Police Department. Sources have told Patch that Malecs chances of being Joliets next police chief are high. (Image via city of Joliet ) JOLIET, IL — Joliets police chief, which is one of the most powerful positions in Will County, has been entrusted to white men for several decades, but that may change starting next week. After less than 2 1/2 years in the job, Al Roechner submitt...