Coal City Police

Nail salon burglary investigated

Published by admin on Tue, 08/27/2019 - 7:26pm

Under the cover of darkness a man smashed a window and made entry into a Coal City business, leaving with a bag of cash.
Coal City Police are investigating the Aug. 16 burglary of Magic Nails, 1013 E. Division St. and are seeking information that leads to the arrest of the offender described as a male subject wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt and light colored pants.
The offender was caught on surveillance cameras outside the businesses at 12:01 a.m.

Wilmington teen charged in animal abuse case

Published by admin on Thu, 02/07/2019 - 4:01pm

     A Wilmington teenager turned himself over to Coal City Police on Thursday one week after a criminal complaint was issued for his arrest on a charge of cruel treatment of an animal.
    Kaleb Findlay, 19, arrived at the police station where the complaint was served. He posted $150 bond and was released with a notice to appear in Grundy County Circuit Court on the morning of Feb. 25.
    A video that showed a man violently abusing a dog was posted to more than one social media page and it prompted a call to Coal City Police on Jan. 31.

No charges for teens who led police on 60-mile chase

Published by admin on Tue, 12/18/2018 - 7:54pm

     No charges will be filed against three of the four teenagers who led Coal City Police and multiple other law enforcement agencies on a pursuit from Coal City to Chicago.
    Coal City Police Sgt. Chris Harseim, the department’s investigator, reports a determination was made by the state’s attorney’s office not to proceed with pursuit-related charges against the teens—twin 16-year-old males, a 17-year-old male and a 19-year-old—who all reside in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood.

Webster sentenced in 2015 shooting

Published by admin on Tue, 04/18/2017 - 7:29pm

A Romeoville man agreed to a plea deal that will find him spending the next few years behind bars.
    Walter L. Webster was sentenced to 16 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for shooting his former employer during a dispute in a parking lot along First Avenue in Coal City.
    The 30-year-old appeared in Grundy County Circuit Court on Thursday, April 13, where he entered a guilty plea to an amended charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.  He had been charged with two counts of attempted murder.