🌱 Patch AM: Panic Alarm At Joliet Used Car Lot After Customer Pulls Gun On 2 Employees: Police

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In today's newsletter:

• Customer dispute at Joliet used car lot escalates into armed confrontation
• West Jefferson retailer helps nab alleged beer thief near BP station
• Guilty plea and 20-year sentence in Joliet Metra track killing

Also on today's calendar: Sontag Speed Supplies Car Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 81, low: 65.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

1. Panic Alarm At Joliet Used Car Lot After Customer Pulls Gun On 2 Employees: Police (patch.com) — Joliet residents are learning more about a tense confrontation at Ride AutoHaus on Ruby Street, where police say a customer pointed a handgun at two employees during an argument over a previously purchased vehicle. Officers responded to a panic alarm, recovered the man's legally owned firearm, reviewed surveillance video that supported the workers' account, and arrested him on aggravated assault charges before releasing him on a pre-trial notice to appear.
   

2. Beer Thief Busted By West Jefferson Business, Joliet Police Make Arrest Over At BP Station: Cops (patch.com) — People in Joliet are hearing how a local business on West Jefferson Street helped stop an alleged beer theft that ended with an arrest at the nearby BP station. Police say a 37-year-old Joliet man, already on pretrial release and barred from the store, was caught with the stolen beer and is now back in the Will County Jail on felony retail theft and related charges.
   

3. Joliet Man Decapitated By CSX Train: Steven Spangler's Killer Learns Sentence For Shoving Him Into Tracks (patch.com) — Joliet residents are learning the outcome of a brutal 2022 killing on the downtown Metra tracks, where homeless resident Steven Spangler was pushed into the path of a freight train. Carlos Hernandez has now pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and received a 20-year prison sentence, following a Metra Police investigation that relied on surveillance video, eyewitness accounts and assistance from Joliet police and fire crews.
   

4. Joliet's Black Joy Parade: These Streets Must Be Closed For Traffic Control, Joliet Police Advise Everyone (patch.com) — Downtown Joliet drivers should prepare for significant street closures and heavy foot traffic during Saturday's Black Joy Parade, as police block key stretches of Chicago, Jefferson, Cass and nearby streets. Joliet Police outline where residents can park, how to access decks, and note that certified drone operators will monitor the event for real-time public safety.
   

5. Mexican Independence Day Parade Returning To Joliet: Decorative Floats, Marching Bands, Dancers (patch.com) — Joliet's long-running Mexican Independence Day Parade returns Saturday, Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. along the historic Collins Street Corridor, celebrating Mexican heritage with floats, bands, and dancers. This year's event also honors three religious communities for decades of service to Joliet families and neighborhoods.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Joliet

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Sontag Speed Supplies Car Show →
  Sontag Speed Supplies, 1931 Donmaur Dr, Crest Hill
  10:00 am
Friday September 11
• La Gringa — Teatro en Español en Joliet →
  Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park, 201 W Jefferson St, Joliet
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Will County Recyclepalooza: Drop Off Unwanted Electronics, Household Hazardous Waste, and More →
  New Lenox, IL,
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Summer Extraordinaire Vendors Event →
  265 Republic Ave, Joliet
  9:00 am
• Ugly Kid Joe At The Forge →
  The Forge, 22 W Cass St, Joliet
  6:30 pm
• Ugly Kid Joe, Wheatus, platinum moon →
  The Forge, 22 W Cass St, Joliet
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Holiday Food Basket Sign-up →
  Will County Center For Community Concerns, 2455 Glenwood Ave, Joliet
  12:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• THE CENTER Young Adults →
  1451 B Black Rd, Joliet
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Toastmasters - Where leaders are made! →
  40 Houbolt Rd, Joliet
  9:00 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day UNLIMITED Attractions Wristband at Haunted Trails (Joliet) →
  Haunted Trails Family Entertainment Center & Picnics, 1423 N Broadway St, Joliet
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• September Meeting of 100+ Women Who Care of Will County →
  Coom's Corner Sports Grill, 1225 E 9th St, Lockport
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• In Memory of our Fallen Heroes 5K →
  801 N Chicago St, Elwood
  6:00 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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