Crime & Safety
Disorderly Conduct Arrest At Cass Street's Auto Zone: JPD
This marks the second disorderly conduct arrest in June for 57-year-old Joliet resident Michael Nelson.

JOLIET, IL — On Friday afternoon, while people were at the Advance Auto Parts store at 454 Cass Street, 57-year-old Michael Nelson was exposing himself in the parking lot, and then he urinated on the wall of the business in view of several customers, according to Joliet police reports.
Joliet police were called to the scene, and they took Nelson into custody, charging him with disorderly conduct. This marks the second time in June that Nelson got arrested on a disorderly conduct charge from Joliet police in June.
Nelson's latest arrest occurred at the Advanced Auto Zone business around 2:15 p.m.
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Back on June 3, at 11:50 p.m., Joliet cops were called to Chicago Street Pub, 75 N. Chicago St., for a disturbance outside the bar.
"Officers found multiple people holding on to Nelson. Nelson then attempted to swing at another individual in the officer's presence," police spokesman Dwayne English told Patch earlier this month.
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When officers told Nelson to stop trying to throw punches, he began yelling, prompting officers to arrest him. "Nelson had been outside the bar, acting belligerent towards customers of the bar. Nelson was asked to leave multiple times, to which he refused. Nelson continued to be belligerent and threatened to fight others at the bar," English said.
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