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High Speed Pursuit Ends in Peotone with One in Custody
PURSUIT OF STOLEN SUV THROUGH SEVERAL TOWNS RESULTS IN MULTIPLE COLLISIONS, ONE IN CUSTODY Kankakee County Sheriff’s issued a statement that on April 5, 2024, shortly after 2 p.m, agents from the Tri-County Auto Theft Task Force located an SUV that had been reported stolen out of University Park at a residence in Momence. Several…
Quite a Night for Manteno as Public Works Department Burglarized
On Monday, October 16, just after midnight, a Village of Manteno Department of Public Works vehicle was stolen from the DPW facility at 10555 N. Maple Street, Manteno. The vehicle stolen was involved in a vehicle pursuit in the Village of Wilmington, where the pursuit was terminated. Manteno Police were contacted by Wilmington Police as…
Early Morning Shooting Leaves One Dead, Sheriff Detectives Continue to Investigate Incident
On May 27, at approximately 4:30 a.m., sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 1100 block of Coyote Run, in unincorporated Bourbonnais, in regard to a shooting that occurred after a fight erupted at a house party. Upon arrival, police located 23-year-old, Michael O. Godinez, of Clifton, unresponsive and suffering from gunshot wounds about his chest…
County Board Honors Kankakee County Sheriff Detective
By Stephen Nelson At its Tuesday, April 11, meeting, the Kankakee County Board participated in an award presentation to Kankakee County Sheriff’s Detective Joni Hart. Hart has been named Officer of the Year, as a member of the U.S. Marshal’s Great Lakes Fugitive Apprehension Task Force. During the presentation, it was noted Hart left a…
KAMEG/Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Lawrence Taylor III
On Wednesday, April 5, at approximately 4:59 a.m., Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group (KAMEG) Agents, assisted by the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Lawrence Taylor III, 37, of Pembroke Township, following a search warrant at his residence, 2195 S. 12600 E. Road, Pembroke Township. The search warrant execution resulted in the seizure of approximately 63.1…
Kankakee County Sheriff Issues Statement Regarding HB 5471
Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey issued a statement on social media on January 11, with regard to HB 5471 that was signed by Gov. Pritzker last week. Downey is not alone, as several other Sheriffs issued statements regarding enforcement of HB 5471. “As your Sheriff, I wanted to give citizens of Kankakee County an update…
Kankakee County Sheriff‘s Rescue Dog
Residents assisted Sergeant R. Belcher in Cabery on New Year’s Day, when Sgt. Belcher was dispatched to Cabery, in the morning, regarding a dog that had fallen through the ice on a nearby pond. Neighbors observed the K9 in the freezing water and called it in. Sgt. Belcher worked with several area residents to rescue…
Safe-T Act Ruled Unconstitutional
Kankakee County Judge Thomas Cunnington ruled late Wednesday that the elimination of cash bail provision in the controversial Safe-T Act was unconstitutional. Cunnington ruled the Safe-T Act was unconstitutional on the basis that it violates the Separation of Powers Clause, violates the Victim Rights Act, and unconstitutionally amends Article I Section 9 of the Constitution…
Officer Tyler Bailey Welcomed Home
By Andrea Arens It’s not every day you see law enforcement supported, but there was a huge turnout for Officer Bailey’s Welcome Home Parade, as Law Enforcement from municipalities far and wide followed Bailey’s transport home. The procession started roughly at Rt. 50 in Monee and followed Bailey to the Bradley Police Department, where he…
Manteno Man Charged with Multiple Sexual Assaults
On Wednesday, November 16, Monee Police Department Investigators, with the assistance of the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department, arrested Matthew A. Sumowski, 33, of Manteno, following a traffic stop in unincorporated Manteno. Sumowski was stopped after the issuance of two Will County warrants for two separate sexual assault investigations. The two incidents occurred in the 26000…
Man Arrested After Alledgely Firing Gun Shots
Shortly before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, February 15, Kankakee County Sheriff’s Deputies received a call of shots being fired in the parking lot at a warehouse distribution center, in the 1100 block of Sycamore Road in Manteno. Sheriff’s Deputies were assisted by officers from Manteno and Grant Park Police Departments. Police quickly ascertained no one…
Manteno Legion Holds Benefit for Bradley Officers
The Manteno American Legion held a benefit on Saturday, January 22, for Bradley Police Officers Marlene Rittmanic and Tyler Bailey. In late December, while answering a call for unattended dogs barking at a local hotel, Officer Bailey was critically wounded, while his partner, Sgt. Rittmanic, suffered fatal injuries resulting from a shooting. The officers’ families,…
Bradley Police Officer killed, another wounded
By Andrea Arens Updated: At 9:41 pm Wednesday December 29, two Bradley police officers were called to the Comfort Inn on Route 50 on a report of unattended dogs barking in the parking lot. Officers located the vehicle and the possible owner. While attempting a conversation, the officers were attacked by the occupants of the…
