Teen Runaway and Girlfriend Brawl With Cops at Joliet Burger King: Police

A teenage runaway and his girlfriend brawled with three cops after they were caught drinking beer in the back of a Joliet Burger King, police said.

The runway’s mother called the cops about 10 p.m. Monday after she learned her 17-year-old son was at the Burger King on Plainfield Road near the mall. After the officers arrived, the shift manager told them the runaway and his girlfriend, also 17, were drinking beer in the back.

When the officers approached, police said, the runaway reached into this backpack. An officer stopped him and they began fighting. During the scuffle, police said, the girlfriend tried to grab the officer’s pistol out of its holster.

The officers eventually subdued the two teens, police said, but even after the runaway was handcuffed, he continued to struggle and spat on an officer.

The police shackled the runaway and put him in a spit hood. He and his girlfriend were both taken to River Valley Juvenile Detention Center.

The three officers were injured and transported to Presence St. Joseph Medical Center. One officer suffered a bite wound and knee injuries, police said, another was spat on and sustained an elbow injury, and the third hurt his ribs, knuckles and knees.

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