Police Blotter: Man charged with SUV theft
February 26, 2013 6:28PM
Updated: March 28, 2013 6:20AM
JOLIET — Two men were arrested Tuesday after a police officer reportedly spotted them in a SUV stolen a few hours earlier.
Around 3:30 p.m. a resident of the 600 block of North Hickory Street came out to find the 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe she’d left running and unlocked in her driveway was gone, Chief Mike Trafton said.
Around 9:30 p.m. Officer Bill Otis was on patrol in the 400 block of Chicago Street when he found Terrell L. Franklin, 32, and Anthony J. Anderson, 32, sitting in the Tahoe in a parking lot, according to reports.
Officers detained Anderson before Franklin “was located hiding under another car in the lot,” Trafton said.
Franklin, of 221 Mississippi Ave., allegedly admitted taking the Tahoe and was booked into the county jail on charges of motor vehicle theft and driving on a suspended license.
Anderson, of 326 S. Reed St., was not charged in the theft, but was jailed for failing to appear in court on traffic violations.
In other police news:
Charles B. Barefield: 31, of 717 Water St. in Joliet, was arrested by sheriff’s police Sunday on a charge of driving on a suspended license.
Joseph A. Whelan: 52, of 18809 Crawford Ave. in Flossmoor, was arrested by Mokena police Monday on a charge of aggravated domestic battery.
Dontae K. Edwards: 21, of 122 Somerset Lane in Bolingbrook, was arrested by sheriff’s police Monday on a charge of reckless discharge of a firearm.
Demetrius Watson: 39, of 16W564 Honeysuckle Rose Lane in Willowbrook, was arrested by sheriff’s police Monday on a charge of driving on a suspended license.
Ende Lopez: 32, of 516 Willard Lane in Joliet, was arrested by sheriff’s police Monday on charges of driving on a suspended license and no insurance.
Sonja C. Duenez: 43, of 505 S. Raynor Ave. in Joliet, was arrested by sheriff’s police Monday on a charge of driving on a suspended license.
Robert P. Willis: 30, of 410 Rowell Ave. in Joliet, was arrested by state police Monday on charges of driving on a suspended license and obstructing justice.
Sarah M. Buck: 32, of 3310 Center St. in Braceville, was arrested by sheriff’s police Monday on a charge of drug possession.
