Wednesday, February 27, 2013
When a Frankfort woman refused to have sex with Mark Loven, the Mokena man pulled her hair and screamed at her.
Mark Loven, 24, of the 9900 block of Sussex Court in Mokena, was charged with battery for insisting on sex from a 20-year-old Frankfort woman and then pulling her hair when she refused. According to police reports, Loven and the woman on Feb. 8 had left a home in the 10800 block of W. LaPorte Road; they were en route to a store for snacks. While the woman was driving, Loven reportedly insisted on sex. She refused. The woman, according to police, said when she refused the man, he grabbed her by the hair and attempted to bang her head into the steering wheel. She said Loven was screaming at her. Although the incident happened in Mokena, the woman said she didn't know where the police department was located and drove with Loven in the car to …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
The sizable vehicle damaged property in downtown Mokena on its way through the village.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
The sizable vehicle damaged property in downtown Mokena on its way through the village.
The driver of a semi truck that rolled through downtown Mokena was issued citations after his 70,000-pound vehicle toppled a streetlight. Jason Allen Earls, 55, of the 60200 block of East 190 Road in Fairland, Oklahoma, is charged with driving an over-length vehicle on a non-designated roadway, driving off the roadway and leaving the scene of a property damage incident. Mokena police received reports of a hit-and-run involving a semi at 6:18 p.m. Jan. 4 at the intersection of Front Street and Wolf Road. Upon arriving at the site, police discovered the streetlight from the southwest corner of the intersection tipped over and lying on the sidewalk. The steel access plate that controls the wiring for the stoplights at the intersection was …
The accompanying photos were taken by the Will County Sheriff's Department during the week of Jan. 9-Jan. 15. Charges are not evidence of guilt.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Michael Matela was booked into Will County Jail pending several formal possession charges, none of which were filed, after a police traffic stop turned into a medical emergency.
Updated: 3:52 p.m. Thursday The Will County State's Attorney on Jan. 7 declined to file formal possession charges against Michael S. Matela, of Frankfort, after Mokena police performed a traffic stop on the car he was driving and discovered a man suffering from a heroin overdose in the car’s passenger seat. Formal charges for improper lane usage were filed against Matela. Matela was booked into Will County Jail on Jan. 4, pending formal charges for possession of a controlled substance, cannabis possession and paraphernalia possession. He appeared in Will County Circuit Court on Jan. 17, where he received a sentence of $185 in fines and three months supervision for improper traffic lane use. --- A Frankfort man faces felony drug charges …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The accompanying photos were taken by the Will County Sheriff's Department during the week of Jan. 9-Jan. 15. Charges are not evidence of guilt.
Every week we'll show some of the mug shots of people arrested in New Lenox. The photos will be supplied by the Will County Sheriff's Department, New Lenox, Mokena or Frankfort Police Departments. Are you a fan of true crime? "Like" the Crime-n-Shame page on Facebook. This week, all pictures were submitted by the Will County Sheriff's Department and taken when the accused were booked between Jan. 2-Jan. 8. Information for the Mug Shot Gallery is provided by law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. If you or a family member are charged or cited and the case is subsequently …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The accompanying photos were taken by the Will County Sheriff's Department during the week of Jan. 1-Jan. 8. Charges are not evidence of guilt.
Every week we'll show some of the mug shots of people arrested in New Lenox. The photos will be supplied by the Will County Sheriff's Department, New Lenox, Mokena or Frankfort Police Departments. Are you a fan of true crime? "Like" the Crime-n-Shame page on Facebook. This week, all pictures were submitted by the Will County Sheriff's Department and taken when the accused were booked between Jan. 2-Jan. 8. Information for the Mug Shot Gallery is provided by law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. If you or a family member are charged or cited and the case is subsequently …
Friday, January 4, 2013
The accompanying photos were taken by the Will County Sheriff's Department during the week of Dec. 25-Jan. 1. Charges are not evidence of guilt.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
The accompanying photos were taken by the Will County Sheriff's Department during the week of Dec. 25-Jan. 1. Charges are not evidence of guilt.
Every week we'll show some of the mug shots of people arrested in New Lenox, Mokena and Frankfort. The photos will be supplied by the Will County Sheriff's Department, New Lenox, Mokena or Frankfort Police Departments. This week, all pictures were submitted by the Will County Sheriff's Department and taken when the accused were booked between Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Are you a fan of true crime? "Like" the Crime-n-Shame page on Facebook. Information for the Mug Shot Gallery is provided by law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. If you or a family member are charged or cited and the …
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Take a look at some of the larger crimes and convictions in Frankfort this year and the people who were accused of committing them.
Most of Frankfort's highest profile crimes of 2012 resulted in suspects being caught and taken to jail. For some of the people in the photos above, they're still in court hearings, hoping to prove their innocence. For others, they were convicted of their crimes this year. The photos were supplied by the Will County Sheriff's Department, the Frankfort Police Department and other law enforcement agencies throughout 2012. For more information on the people in the photos, read the stories below. The famed White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk ignited a flurry of comments and several follow-up stories after his arrest Oct. 23 in New Lenox for DUI. Burglaries Police: Frankfort Burglary Suspect Arrested After Stealing From His Grandma Alexander Q. …
Anna Schier
12:27 am on Sunday, March 3, 2013
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