JOLIET — While producing a photo gallery of the old Will County Courthouse property, Patch spotted a bare-chested man emerge from the portable toilets. He was the same man featured in a crime story the previous day, and this time he was running — running from the Joliet Police Department.
Eventually, five Joliet police officers confronted 29-year-old Charlie Eckard in the parking lot of the Will County Courthouse, and kept him there for several minutes.
According to Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English, Eckard was arrested, processed and released on a Notice to Appear related to charges of criminal damage to property.
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On Friday at 1:12 p.m., the officers responded to the Ottawa Street Parking Deck at 110 North Ottawa Street for a report of a man possibly attempting to break into a vehicle.
Upon arrival, police said officers learned that a man, later identified as Eckard, was seen throwing a brick at the front passenger side window of a van, shattering the window.
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According to English, officers saw Eckard running from the parking deck as they responded to this incident. Officers caught up to Eckard at 14 W. Jefferson St. and placed him into custody without incident after he was identified as the man who had damaged the van’s window.
Police determined that no items had been removed from the victim’s van, English indicated.
Last Thursday, Aug. 30, Eckard was the focus of a Joliet Patch crime story headlined: Knife At Plainfield Road Motel Leads To Arrest: Joliet Police.” In that incident, the Joliet Police Department announced an overnight arrest in connection with a knife incident at the Townhouse Motel at 832 Plainfield Road. The 29-year-old Eckard was arrested and later released on a notice to appear in court on charges of aggravated assault.
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