Peter Ranstead, police operations, $151,368, 112. Tim Chaplin, fire operations, $155,722, 83. I'll get a number of departments assigned to me, but I'm not representing Joliet," Devito told Joliet Patch during his May interview. The Joliet Police Department is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the State of Illinois. JOLIET, IL In one of the largest taxpayer-funded payouts for a retiring city of Joliet employee, Joliet's Fraternal Order of Police President Mike Devito received nearly $140,000 this year for cashing out his unused sick leave bank, vacation days and comp time accruals. Plainfield, IL 60586 Bob Desiderio, police operations, $155,770, 82. Constable DeLong had served as a Joliet Police Constable for four years. He was paid $18,743 for his unused vacation, $18,475 for his comp time accruals and $27,110 for his unused sick banks. Mark Boros, fire operations, $154,922, 91. Daphne Duret is a reporteron USA TODAY's investigative team anda 2021-22 Knight-Wallace Reporting Fellow at the University of Michigan. The payout to Thanas for his unused vacation bank gave him $120,427 and his accrued sick bank was worth another $47,802. "You scheduled 2 hours of comp time for November 20, 2019. Robert Bender, 68, of Joliet, on three charges of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. Joliet Police badge #305 has since been retired. The Joliet Police Department routinely offers a ' Citizen's Police Academy ' (CPA) that provides an excellent opportunity for citizens and community members to learn about law enforcement. In addition to gaining the backing of Joliet police's sergeants and lieutenants, two current deputy police chiefs, Sherrie Blackburn and Chris Botzum, have each donated $250 to D'Arcy's mayoral campaign. The case of Sgt. Bryan Marconi, fire operations, $172,047, 34. Prosecutors cleared the officers involved of any criminal wrongdoing after a multiagency police task force investigated Lurry's death. While en-route,a SUV collided with him, causing Officer Walsh to crash into an unoccupied lift crane parked on the side of Maple Road just east of Briggs Street. Heavener was found to have violated the police department's general orders regarding public information. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. The Joliet Police Department is well versed and trained to encounter all types of calls for service, as to best serve our community. not guilty of charges of reckless discharge of a gun. He also lost a civil lawsuit filed by the victim and was ordered to . Martin Carreon, 55, of Joliet, on charges of burglary. ", Sawyer was punished for conduct unbecoming of an officer and advised that "members will not use excessive or unnecessary force against another person in the exercise of their duty." Jim Torri, community development, $181,110, 17. Terrence Juricic, public utilities, $166,312, 46. David Farmer, 30 years of service, retired January 1999Salary for JPD pension: $75,821Original pension: $56,866Current pension: $100,335, 15. If the current trend continues, the city may be forced to divert more money away from public services and postpone major infrastructure improvement projects. 51. Ten hours after the squad car's camera recorded the January 2020 incident, Eric Lurry, 37, died of a drug overdose at a hospital. No Cover, All Welcome, 21+, Illinois 16 or 8-Hour Illinois Concealed Carry Classes $160, Mark Skorusa Loan Originator powered by Rocket Mortgage NMLS #2347622, Stabbing At Minooka Business, Paroled Suspect Captured In Arby's, Joliet Central High School 2022-2023 Top Ten Mr. and Ms. J Finalists, Multiple Bomb Threat For Joliet's Hollywood Casino, Angry Gunman Confronts Homeowner On Ingalls: Cops. Investigators allowed the sergeant to review the squad car footage before speaking with him. Once in the hospital, he fell into unconsciousness due to a subdural hemorrhage. ", "The complaint alleges that on Feb. 25, 2020, you threw a water bottle at a computer monitor in the Tact/JNU office causing the screen to be damaged which was in violation of department policy. Mike Adelmann, fire operations, $153,759, 96. Country: United States Address 1: 150 W Washington St City: Joliet State: Illinois Zip Code: 60432-4139 County: Will County Phone #: John Ross, police operations, $155,138, 87. Robert Brown, Deputy Chief of Police - Operations Deputy Chief Robert Brown started with the Joliet Police Department in 2000, previously serving in Patrol, Internal Affairs, and Investigations. Gerald Gear, 38 years of service, retired January 2006Salary for JPD pension: $102,734Original pension: $77,051Current pension: $109,856, 20. Edward Browne, 30 years of service, retired January 2006Salary for JPD pension: $105,658Original pension: $79,244Current pension: $113,993, 9. Terry D'Arcy to become the next mayor of Joliet. One of the officers, a sergeant who is a member of the union that expelled Esqueda this week, told investigators that he thought Lurry was feigning sickness when he appeared to lose consciousness in the back of the squad car. No Cover, All Welcome, 21+, Illinois 16 or 8-Hour Illinois Concealed Carry Classes $160, Mark Skorusa Loan Originator powered by Rocket Mortgage NMLS #2347622, Stabbing At Minooka Business, Paroled Suspect Captured In Arby's, Joliet Central High School 2022-2023 Top Ten Mr. and Ms. J Finalists, Multiple Bomb Threat For Joliet's Hollywood Casino, Angry Gunman Confronts Homeowner On Ingalls: Cops. On March 6, 1897, the suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 99 years in prison. "Although I'm retiring as a police officer, I'm going into a career that I'm really passionate about because I'm still defending policemen. Brent Fraser, community development, $167,870, 41. Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Neal Kruchten, fire lieutenant/EMS coordinator, $172,548, 31. Sean Miller, fire operations, $157,148, 75. The decisioncomes nearly two months intoIllinois Attorney General Kwame Raoulsinvestigation into Joliets Police Department to determine whether officers there have a pattern of committing civil rights violations. On two separate occasions in January, the Joliet Police Department Internal Affairs unit, at the direction of Deputy Police Chief Marc Reid, issued reprimands against Heavener, a Joliet Patch Freedom of Information Act request revealed. Lurry's widow, Nicole Lurry, has since filed a wrongful death suit against the city and the officers involved in the confrontation with her husband. As a result, Joliet has had to cut back spending in services, such as building new sidewalks, street repairs and tearing down dilapidated houses and buildings. Brian Bornemann, fire operations, $153,340, 100. The suspect was able to gain control of Patrolman Murrins gun and shot him five times. Need to call the Joliet Police? Ray Palacios, fire operations, $156,860, 76. The Fabtones. Playing a 1960s Dance Tribute. He confessed to murdering Constable DeLong and stated his only regret was that he hadnt murdered his grandmother too. Charles Stein, 30 years of service, retired July 2008, Salary for JPD pension: $132,194Original pension:$99,146Current pension: $131,560, 44. Police located the Blazer abandoned near McKay Street and Garland Court. The attorney general's office will be holding its first public hearing for this investigation in Joliet, seeking public input. Calvin Conway, 35, of Joliet, on charges of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. Esqueda had been on administrative leave since before his October 2020 arrest but was recently assigned to a desk job at city hall. Esqueda faces up to 20 years in prison after department officials opened a criminal investigation into his actions and prosecutors charged him with four counts of official misconduct. A second Officer was chasing the suspects when he lost sight of them. "When you have a police chief who is more interested in settling scores and covering up his actions than maintaining public safety, it's time for a drastic change," Clement told Joliet Patch in October. "I kind of feel my biggest contribution at the police department was my position in labor, between discipline and contracts. Jerry Austin, police operations, $153,061, 101. Patrick Kelly, police operations, $150,787, 118. Christopher D'Arcy, police operations, $182,164, 12. Joliet Patch has written a full story about Nance's arrest that you can read at the bottom of this article. Mark Troha, fire operations, $154,324, 94. Stephen Breen, police operations, $154,725, 93. JOLIET, IL On Thursday, 10 people were hauled away in handcuffs by Joliet police detectives and officers as part of the agency's "Operation New Year's Resolution.". John Stachelski, fire battalion chief, $180,999, 18. George Hernandez, 38 years of service, retired March 2004Salary for JPD pension: $94,394Original pension: $70,796Current pension: $107,084, 27. $130,649 to Benton for cashing out his unused vacation, sick and comp time banks. He added that he'd heard about the video and was concerned because one of his trainees was involved in the arrest. The Fabtones. Playing a 1960s Dance Tribute. The police department is authorized to have 272 officers, and Busse and Blackmore hold two of those positions. The Joliet Police Department Special Operations Squad (SOS)is the department's high-risk tactical team, more commonly referred to as a 'SWAT' team. Detective Loscheider, along with other Officers, were working on a stakeout of a liquor company in the 700 block of Broadway following information from an informant. Richard Olson, police operations, $159,987, 68. In addition to getting a lifetime Joliet police pension, Devito received the lump-sum payout of $139,244 based on his following accrued fringe benefits: Immediately upon retiring from Joliet police in May, Devito accepted another full-time job as field representative for the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council. Plainfield, IL 60586 Eric Mattson, fire operations, $175,157, 24. On October 21 , 2019 you rescinded your request for 2 hours of comp time for November 20, 2019. That same day, Jan. 29, Heavener was given a written reprimand for going outside the Joliet Police Department chain of command to make comments in a Joliet Herald-News article from Jan. 9 headlined, "Fiesta Fallout, Unfinished Business Remains From the Probe.". https://www.odmp.org/officer/9817-patrolman-martin-s-murrin, Service Dates: February 26, 2001 to August 20, 2004 Brian Dupuis, 28 years of service, retired as a deputy chief in January 2018Salary for JPD pension: $161,495Original pension: $109,009Current pension: same, $109,009, 14. End of Watch:September 29, 1975. Washington State Department of Corrections. Devito's retirement payout from May appears to be the highest for any city employee during these past six years, but it's certainly not the largest for the city of Joliet. About 8:30 a.m. Friday, officers responded to an area near the Joliet Iron Works Historic Site, 75 Columbia St., in response to a report of a man who had been injured from a fall somewhere on the site, according to Joliet police Sgt. Joliet Police badge #134 has since been retired. End of Watch: April 2, 1970. The Joliet Police Department routinely offers a 'Citizen's Police Academy' (CPA) that provides an excellent opportunity for citizens and community members to learn about law enforcement. 3. Gordon Corp, 30 years of service, retired July 2011Salary for JPD pension: $128,383Original pension: $96,287Current pension: $118,421, 13. Brian Prochaska, police operations $155,412, 84. Joliet police captured the following criminal defendants on outstanding warrants Thursday: 1. He received 13 commendations and letters of appreciation, represented himself in a manner that other Officers admired, and set a perfect example of a Joliet Officer. 27 Feb 2023 22:50:18 Joliet Police Department Contact Information Address, Phone Number, Fax Number, and Hours for Joliet Police Department, a Police Department, at West Washington Street, Joliet IL. Christopher Botzum, police operations, $166,907, 42. He never regained consciousness, and died six days later. Contact Daphne at dduret@gannett.com, @dd_writes, by signal at 772-486-5562. first reported by The Herald-Ledger newspaper, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Esqueda, a former Marine reservist and 27-year veteran of the Joliet (Illinois) Police Department, knew that was a long time to hinder someone's breath, especially someone with drugs in his mouth and in medical distress. I think we've made huge leaps in my 18 years as a labor group president," Devito told Joliet Patch during his May interview. Share & Bookmark, Press Enter to show all options, press Tab go to next option. Joliet, IL 60432 In another exclusive public spending story, Joliet Patch tracked down the Joliet Police Pension Fund annual statement for 2018, a report that is a matter of public record and gets filed with the Illinois Department of Insurance. And after everything thats happened, do I really want to be associated with them?. ", The complaint was filed by Police Sgt. During their on-call month(s), SOS sub-teams and their members are available to respond to any situation at a moment's notice to best serve the Joliet-area community. Pontotoc County Sheriff's Office. #JolietPolice #JolietHistory 1/X . In 1924 he escaped but returned voluntarily two years later because he said his conscience bothered him. Malec scheduled discipline hearings for Esqueda at least twice in the early fall to announce what his punishment would be for leaking the video, which department leaders had already shown to a group of local pastors, Lurry's family and a few local reporters in the days before Esqueda stepped forward. No Cover, All Welcome, 21+, Illinois 16 or 8-Hour Illinois Concealed Carry Classes $160, Mark Skorusa Loan Originator powered by Rocket Mortgage NMLS #2347622, Stabbing At Minooka Business, Paroled Suspect Captured In Arby's, Joliet Central High School 2022-2023 Top Ten Mr. and Ms. J Finalists, Multiple Bomb Threat For Joliet's Hollywood Casino, Angry Gunman Confronts Homeowner On Ingalls: Cops. Prior to joining the Joliet Police Department, Officer Walsh served with the Burr Ridge Police, Palos Heights Police, and Chicago Ridge Police. 7 pm. But he made clearhis office has nojurisdiction to take any specific actions regarding the death ofLurry, who a medical examiner ruled died of a drug overdose hours after his encounter with police. Robert Brown, became interim police chief in October, $173,086, 27. A subsequent story published this week outlined patterns of retaliation against such officers in departments large and small across the country, highlighting how some within law enforcement useinternal affairs investigations and other forms of retaliation and intimidation to punish those who break the code of silence. Visit ourFallen Officerspage to learn about our Officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. Romeo Nance, 22, of Joliet, on charges of aggravated discharge of a weapon, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated assault, reckless discharge of a firearm and obstructing a peace officer. Edward Rachel, 32 years of service, retired April 2009Salary for JPD pension: $110,127Original pension: $82,595Current pension: $107,768, 41. Gregory Glomb, 30 years of service, retired March 2012Salary for JPD pension: $133,262Original pension: $99,947Current pension:$119,341, 22. Dennis Goron, 30 years of service, retired May 2010Salary for JPD pension: $122,229Original pension: $91,672Current pension: $115,755, 23. Joliet Police badge #117 has since been retired. According to Patch's past city spending articles, the following list contains some of the top retirement payouts made to Joliet employees in addition to their pension checks: Related Joliet Patch public spending coverage of City Hall: Joliet's Mackley Due $104,155 For Unused Sick, Vacation Nest Egg, Joliet's Jim Eggen Will Get $97K For Unused Vacation, Sick Days, Joliet Spent $2M For Retiree Payouts In 2020: Patch Analysis, Eye-Popping Retirement Buyout For Deputy Police Chief Tab Jensen, ed to me, but I'm not representing Joliet,", Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council.