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UpdatedSun, Apr 25, 2021 at 10:47 pm CT Reply The city of Joliet's board of police and fire commissioners rejected Police Chief Dawn Malec's recommendation to promote Sgt. Chris Schott to a lieutenant last week. (City of Joliet) JOLIET, IL — A Joliet police supervisor being recommended for promotion to lieutenant was rejected in a 3-0 vote at last Thursday's meeting of the city's board of police and fire commissioners. Joliet Police Sgt. Christopher Schott was turned down in his bid to become elevated to the rank of lieutenant after the board learned Schott recently received a 10-day susp...

UpdatedTue, Mar 9, 2021 at 10:51 pm CT Replies(28) Even though he was demoted in January, Marc Reid is now the highest salaried member of the Joliet Police Department. Reid has used his sick leave bank these past six weeks. He is expected to keep doing so until he turns 50 in April. (Image via city of Joliet ) JOLIET, IL — Marc Reid, a second Joliet deputy chief of police who was demoted on Jan. 13, has also received a pay hike of $17,688 to $171,505, Joliet Patch has learned. However, at no point during the past two months has Reid fulfilled his new assignment as the night watch lieutena...

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 Roechner's deputy chief, according to Black Joliet community activist Jerry Hervey. Because Roechner and Gavin were both underachievers, according to Hervey, the Joliet City Council must not allow Roechner to retire with a $31,000 pay raise on his second to last day ...

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 boost his retirement severance from the city, Joliet Patch found. Gavin got an 11.5 percent salary inc...

Chief Roechner's Pension Spike Surpassed Joliet's Salary Range - Joliet, IL - Al Roechner negotiated a pay raise of more than $30,000 for himself on his second to last day on the job as Joliet police chief.