Local liquor store robbed
JOLIET TOWNSHIP -- Armed men held up a liquor store Wednesday night.
Will County Sheriff's spokeswoman Kathy Hoffmeyer said deputies were called around 11:30 p.m. after the three men threatened two employees at Ingalls Park Food and Liquor, 1822 E. Washington St.
"Three black men wearing black hooded sweat shirts, blue jeans and ski masks came in, two of them carrying semi-automatic handguns," she said.
One of the robbers forced the cashier to give him the money from the registers and punched him in the face. The trio also took a bottle of gin that was sitting on the counter and fled.
Will County Sheriff's police said the 44-year-old victim was sleeping in his car in front of the River Restaurant, 24001 W. Lorenzo Road, when the suspect broke the window with a hammer.
The 36-year-old man allegedly stabbed the victim in the arm and shin before leaving the scene. The victim was taken to Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center with nonlife-threatening injuries.
Detectives were working Thursday afternoon to locate and question the alleged assailant, police said.
State police Master Sgt. Thomas Evoy said the UPS semi was carrying a double trailer when the crash occurred at 3:11 a.m. at milepost 141 near Interstate 355.
"The truck drove off the road and rolled over onto its side, spilling out nonhazardous freight," he said. The driver reportedly suffered minor injuries and was taken to Silver Cross Hospital.
Drivers were backed up for miles as crews worked to move the boxes and trailers from the roadway. At 10 a.m., eastbound traffic remained solid back to Richards Street, while gapers' delay slowed westbound drivers to LaGrange Road. All lanes had been reopened by 12:30, Evoy said.
"It does not appear alcohol was a factor in this crash," he said. "No citations have been issued, but the investigation is still ongoing."
ComEd has reported that between Oct. 13 and 20, someone used a shotgun to destroy two transformers on Woods Road north of Hansen Road. In an apparently unrelated incident, over the weekend someone damaged the water payment drop box outside the Diamond Village Hall.
Anyone with information about either incident can anonymously call CrimeStoppers at 815-942-9667. CrimeStoppers offers rewards of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest.
• Thomas L. Viola , 50, of 5841 Chatsworth Court in Hanover Park, was arrested by sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Tuesday on a charge of theft.
• Anthony Hawkins , 48, of 366 N. Broadway in Joliet, was arrested by sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Tuesday on charges of theft and criminal trespassing.
• Lectricia L. Echols , 23, of 943 Lois Place in Joliet, was arrested by sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Tuesday on charges of driving on a revoked or suspended license and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
• Robert J. Stifter , 49, of 118 Independence Ave. in Joliet, was arrested by sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Tuesday on a charge of manufacture or delivery of cannabis.
n Matthew A. Campus , 17, of 401 Wabash St. in Wilmington, was arrested by sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Tuesday on charges of criminal damage to property and unauthorized possession of a firearm.
• Nedra T. Stone , 25, of 1030 Lexington Circle in Ford Heights, was arrested by sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Tuesday on a charge of forgery.
• Pierre L. Dawson , 22, of 1501 W. 114th Place in Chicago, was arrested by Joliet police and booked into the county jail Tuesday on charges of theft and criminal trespassing.
• Brent A. Senesac , 54, of 75 W. Division St. in Manteno, was arrested by Manhattan police and booked into the county jail Tuesday on charges of theft, aggravated fleeing of police, reckless driving and driving on a revoked or suspended license.
• Enrique M. Martinez , 61, of 1121 E. Cass St. in Joliet, was arrested by Joliet police and booked into the county jail Tuesday on charges of unlawful use of a weapon, unauthorized possession of a firearm, defacing the identifying marks of a firearm and possession of cannabis.
• Willie L. Jackson , 19, of 1609 Ullian St. in Joliet, was arrested by Romeoville police and booked into the county jail Tuesday on a charge of possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
• Frank J. Pugliese , 54, of 1603 Firethorn St. in Bolingbrook, was arrested by Bolingbrook police and booked into the county jail Tuesday on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, failing to report an accident involving an injury or death and hit-and-run.
• Kevin M. Jarecki , 29, of 19384 Victorian Drive in Mokena, was arrested by Mokena police and booked into the county jail Wednesday on charges of aggravated battery, domestic battery, interfering with the report of domestic violence and criminal damage to property.
• Daniel A. Casarez , 56, of 1309 E. Washington St. in Joliet, was arrested by Braidwood police and booked into the county jail Wednesday on a charge of possession of a controlled substance.
• Katie L. Crucil , 25, of 4703 Cornell Ave. in Downers Grove, was arrested by sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Wednesday on charges of armed violence, production of cannabis plants, manufacture or delivery of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia.
• Steven A. Oertel , 25, of 238 Adler Creek Drive in Romeoville, was arrested by the Metropolitan Area Narcotics Squad and booked into the county jail Wednesday on charges of armed violence, manufacture or delivery of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia.
• Mark J. Evers , 37, of 130 Boulder Court in Frankfort, was arrested by Frankfort police and booked into the county jail Wednesday on charges of unlawful use of a weapon, unauthorized possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance.
• Ismael Perez-Quintana , 23, of 444 Seneca Court in Bolingbrook, was arrested by sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Wednesday on a charge of driving on a revoked or suspended license.
• Frank Wormley , 51, of 1840 Delaney Road in Gurnee, was arrested by sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Wednesday on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol.
• Bonnie L. Nieto , 27, of 610 N. Wasson St. in Streator, was arrested by sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Wednesday on charges of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, driving without a valid license and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
• Scott A. Johnson , 39, of 1118 Roosevelt Ave. in Joliet, was arrested by Joliet police and booked into the county jail Wednesday on a charge of possession of a controlled substance.
• Flenisha M. Richardson , 21, of 13105 S. King Drive in Riverdale, was arrested by sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Wednesday on a charge of driving on a revoked or suspended license.
