Police remind residents to make sure vehicles are always secure, and not to leave keys, key fobs or other valuables in their cars.
Police said the incident occurred on Feb. 25 when Long and two others tried to steal an item during a sale that had been arranged online.
Metra said the incident does appear to be an accident and so far, it appears Joost thought the train was going to stop.
The incident occurred Thursday at the Hickory Creek station in Mokena.
A series of swastikas were found at three locations within a block-and-a-half of each other Sunday afternoon.
A Mokena police dash cam video shows the moment a speeding Metra train passed a 191st Street crossing with malfunctioning gates.
Jewelry and cash have been stolen from a number of unoccupied Mokena homes during daylight hours over the past few weeks.
James Vidmar of Mokena has been charged after police say hidden cameras were found near the band room at Beecher High School.
Two people had minor injuries in a crash that closed a stretch of Wolf Road Monday afternoon.
Authorities arrested a man accused of bringing four guns on a train at the Metra station in Mokena.
Indiana State Police say Andrew Tagli had exited his vehicle after a crash when he was hit by a Honda CRV in Jasper County Saturday night.
Find out where the registered sex offenders are living in Mokena before the kids go out trick or treating.
Mokena police say the employee caused about $700 in losses for the business through fraudulent propane and cigarette refunds.
Mokena police arrested two employees at Meijer in separate incidents of alleged thefts.
Rodney Brown is accused of stealing items from a car parked at the Hickory Creek Preserve in Mokena.
Chris Carlson has been appointed as the Mokena Police Department's second commander, while Jospeh Ballantine is now a sergeant.
UPDATD: The driver hit a tree late Monday near LaPorte Road and 114th Avenue, according to the Mokena Fire Protection District.
A three-step approach could go a long way in preventing car burglaries in Mokena and throughout the Lincoln-Way area.
A man working as a greeter at the Meijer store in Mokena Thursday night is accused of attacking a customer.
Mokena police say five car break-ins were reported in a three hour span in the Grasmere subdivision early Wednesday morning.
Police say Salvador Alvarez stole equipment from a Mokena business and threatened managers with a bat before fleeing to his home in Joliet.
Police said a Harvey man fled the Meijer in Mokena and was found on private property in Frankfort's Settlers Pond subdivision.
No one was hurt in the crash Friday, and the semi was moved to the shoulder for crews to work, according to state police.
Mokena police hauled in 200 pounds of unwanted or unused prescription drugs at a take-back event at the police station last weekend.
Police have charged Dustin Veal on accusations he sexually abused a young girl at his home in Mokena.
Four people were arrested on outstanding warrants by police in Mokena during January.
Mokena police arrested a man they say abandoned his vehicle in a parking lot after damaging another car in the lot.
Mokena man arrested after real police officers saw him driving a car with "police-type lights" and trying to make traffic stops.
A number of cars and a truck were involved in a crash under the 187th Street bridge on Interstate 80.
Katie Kearns vanished late Sunday night after working at the Woody's Bar in Joliet. She lives near Mokena.
The Will County Sheriff's Department has taken over the investigation.
Kearns works at Woody's Bar In Joliet. She vanished after working Sunday night, her friends say.
Mayor Frank Fleischer called the tagging of racist graffiti on village and business signs in Mokena a series of "cowardly acts."
There are nine registered sex offenders living in Mokena, according to the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.
Mokena police cited two people who allegedly threatened a neighbor on Waterford Lane.
Mokena's police chief said the charges stem from an ongoing investigation that began last Fall.
Eric Erstrom, 50, was pronounced dead at the scene of a three-car crash on I-294 Saturday.
All three defendants remain locked up at the Will County Adult Detention Facility where their bonds range from $100,000 to $150,000.
The Mokena Police Department asks citizens to report suspicious behavior after a string of car burglaries in the Lincoln-Way area.
Mokena police charged three alleged offenders after a search for suspects in a car theft and vehicle burglary case.