Monday, May 20, 2013
A 13-year-old Frankfort girl has gone missing.
UPDATE: 10:55 a.m. Monday Frankfort Deputy Police Chief Kevin Keegan reported that the missing girl has been found. She is safe and sound. ... Original Story: Frankfort Police are attempting to find a missing 13-year-old girl who left home sometime before 8 a.m. today. While neither the girl's name nor a photo has been released, she is described as being 5-foot-4-inches tall and weighing 95 pounds. She has dark brown hair. There was no clothing description available. Frankfort Deputy Police Chief Kevin Keegan said the girl's parents said she apparently took along a small amount of money, packed some clothes in a black backpack and left on a blue mountain bike. She was last seen in the area of Locust and Utah streets. A police bloodhound …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Frankfort police reports, May 11.
SATURDAY, MAY 11 Herald Dean Gerdez, 59, of the 23000 block of South Pine Valley Drive, Frankfort, was charged with driving under the influence, improper lane use, improper lighting and driving without insurance, according to a report. Police stopped Gerdez at about 9:55 p.m. near the intersection of 108th Avenue and Lincoln Highway. He is due on June 5 in Will County court. Kevin Kerrigan, 27, of the 23200 block of South 104th Avenue, Frankfort, was charged with driving under the influence, DUI with a blood-alcohol level greater than 0.08, driving without insurance, speeding and improper lane use, according to a report. Kerrigan was stopped at about 9:50 p.m. near the intersection of Folkers Drive and Old Frankfort Way. He is due on June …
It's National Police Week, and Patch Facebook readers shared their reasons for appreciating the Frankfort Police Department.
It's National Police Week and some Frankfort residents shared their experience and appreciation for the Frankfort Police Department. When Frankfort Patch Facebook fans were asked to share a thoughtful personal story, the responses were heartwarming. Sue Novotny revealed how much it meant when two Frankfort Police Officers stopped once to assist her when her car broke down on an isolated road in sub-zero temperatures. I wish I knew their names "I wish I knew their names, but I was very grateful and appreciative of the 2 officers who came to my aid last January when my car broken down on one of our rural roads. It was one of that sub-zero, wind-chill days before 6 a.m. The transmission on my jeep went, and I was stuck waiting for the tow…
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Frankfort's Fire and Police Commission wants the alleged victim of Frankfort cop Donald Walsh to testify before a disciplinary hearing, reports the Sun-Times Media.
While the courts are pursuing the criminal case against Frankfort Police Officer Donald Walsh for alleged aggravated domestic battery and burglary charges, the official disciplinary action by the Frankfort Board of Fire and Police Commissioners is seeking testimony from the victim. That may be a violation of the victim's rights. Walsh, who is accused of beating his former girlfriend in July 2012, is facing a hearing of the Fire and Police Board. Village Attorney David Silverman is seeking testimony from the victim, who fears she could be at risk if she agrees to testify. The Will County prosecutor in the case, Dave Neal, told Will County Judge Bobbi Petrungaro "he believes the village’s desire to subpoena the woman violates her rights …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Frankfort police reports, May 1-7.
TUESDAY, MAY 7 A 19-year-old Tinley Park man was issued an ordinance violation for possession of marijuana and was cited for speeding, according to a report. He was stopped at about 1:23 a.m. near the intersection of 95th Avenue and Lincoln Highway. He is due on June 13 in Will County court. THURSDAY, MAY 2 Elizabeth T. Spalliero, 33, of the 1300 block of Brown Avenue, Joliet, was charged with retail theft, according to a report. She was arrested at about 12:25 p.m. in the 11000 block of Lincoln Highway. A 16-year-old Joliet girl also was cited for retail theft in the same incident. WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 Toni M. Gatto, 24, of the 1600 block of West 183rd Street, Homewood, was arrested on an outstanding Will County warrant, according to a report…
Friday, May 3, 2013
Prosecutors added a count of residential burglary to a Frankfort cop's felony domestic battery case.
A Frankfort cop charged with beating up his Mokena girlfriend was slapped with an additional count of residential burglary during his arraignment Friday morning. Donald Walsh, 29, pleaded not guilty to that charge, as well as to the counts of domestic battery and aggravated domestic battery he was already facing for allegedly attacking his girlfriend in July. Special prosecutor Dave Neal said the residential burglary charge stems from Walsh allegedly breaking into the home of his 32-year-old girlfriend with the intent to batter her. The girlfriend accused Walsh of slipping into her house while she slept in the early hours of July 25. After "verbally assaulting" her and demanding to see who she had been calling on her cell phone, the …
Frankfort police reports, April 27.
SATURDAY, APRIL 27 Kristen D. Trice, 23, of the 11500 block of Tea Tree Lane, Frankfort, was charged with driving under the influence, DUI with a blood-alcohol level greater than 0.08, failing to display license and improper lane use, according to a report. She was stopped near the intersection of Lincoln Highway and Plank Trail Drive. Trice is due on June 7 in Will County court. Brooke N. Daverin, 27, of the 100 block of Prairie Avenue, Bradley, was charged with driving under the influence and speeding, according to a report. She was stopped in the 400 block of Nebraska Street. Daverin is due on June 4 in Will County court. David A. Lazarz, 37, of the 20800 block of Frankfort Square Road, Frankfort, was charged with driving under the …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Frankfort police reports, April 15-22.
MONDAY, APRIL 22 Alvaro M. Rodriguez, 22, of the 1900 block of Sybil Drive, Crest Hill, was charged with felony retail theft, according to a report. He was arrested in the 1900 block of LaGrange Road and taken to Will County jail. Bail was set at $30,000. His next court date is May 14. Benjamin Draus, 42, of the 9700 block of Forestview Drive in Mokena, was charged with felony aggravated battery to a senior citizen and aggravated battery in a public place, according to a report. He was arrested near the intersection of Highland Road and Sauk Trail and was taken to Will County jail. Bail was set at $40,000. He was released on April 23. MONDAY, APRIL 15 Katarzyna Lewicki, 33, and Robert M. Calaway, 32, both of the 1300 block of Cambia Drive…
Monday, April 8, 2013
Frankfort police reports, March 27-30.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 Two people were issued ordinance violations for selling tobacco to minors, according to reports. A 44-year-old woman from Tinley Park was cited at about 4:28 p.m. in the 21100 block of LaGrange Road. The second person, a 19-year-old man from Mokena, was ticketed at about 4:40 p.m in the 9500 block of Lincoln Highway. Both are due in court on May 9. SATURDAY, MARCH 30 Brett T. Scollard, 25, of the 5100 block of South Sayre Avenue in Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence and speeding, according to a report. He was arrested at about 2:50 a.m. near the intersection of Lincoln Highway and Wolf Road. Scollard is due in court on May 5. Like the Crime-n-Shame Facebook page for tales of mischief and woe from all …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Frankfort police reports, March 22-24.
SUNDAY, MARCH 24 Ronald R. Torres, 31, of the 2300 block of Sunnydale Drive in Woodridge, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI with a blood-alcohol level greater than 0.08, driving off the roadway and making an improper left turn, according to a report. Torres was stopped at about 9:17 p.m. near the intersection of LaGrange Road and Lincoln Way Lane. He is due in court April 5. SATURDAY, MARCH 23 Michael M. Zyla, 26, of the 500 block of Prairie Road in Matteson, and Gregory R. Wroblewski, 33, of the 500 block of Prairie Road in Matteson, was charged with felony burglary and theft, according to a report. Both men were arrested at 12:30 p.m. in the 8400 block of Sauk Trail and taken to Will County jail. FRIDAY, MARCH …
Marisa Thomas
1:02 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013
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