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UpdatedTue, May 25, 2021 at 5:45 pm CT Replies(43) Joliet Police Sgt. Doug May pinched Eric Lurry's 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 O'Dekirk 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 January 2020 death of a Black Joliet citizen, Eric Lurry. According to his law firm bio, Connoll...

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 lieutenant's 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 Department's investigations unit, Joliet Police Sgt. Chris Schott slapped a subordinate detective on his buttocks, and Schott tried to kiss the man against his wishes, documents obtained by J...

UpdatedTue, May 11, 2021 at 11:45 pm CT Replies(31) Joliet Police Officer Rich Olson wants to become a sergeant, but the city's board of police and fire commissioners has questions about his track record. (File/John Ferak/Patch ) JOLIET, IL — The city of Joliet's 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 supervisor's rank of sergeant after issues with Olson's recent discipline history arose. Monday's vote on Olson's promotion to sergeant was postponed until next week's meeting to give the ...

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. Hylka's attorney who has indicated cooperation for Hylka to turn himself in to Joliet Police Detectiv...

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 Joliet's news radio station, WJOL. WJOL broke the news Thursday morning, reporting that it confirmed through Joliet Police Sgt. Dwayne English the news of Busse's latest arrest. Joliet Patch had called English about the Busse matter on Wednesday, but the Joliet Police Department spokesman did not return calls to Patch. Subscribe In any event, the 37-year-ol...