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In December, Joliet police officer Tyler Bayles fatally shot a 19-year-old Naperville man on Second Avenue. There is no body camera footage of the deadly encounter. (Image via John Ferak/Joliet Patch Editor )
JOLIET, IL The Chicago Police Department uses about 8,000 officer worn body cameras. Elgin utilizes 157 body cameras for officers and supervisors. Moline s Police Department has 84 body cameras. Then, there s the
Joliet Police Department.
One of the largest police departments in Illinois, the city of Joliet employs about 270 sworn officers and uses zero body cameras. Joliet s past two chiefs, Brian Benton and Al Roechner, chose not to pursue the purchase of body cameras even though scores of police departments across Illinois and the country were embracing and adapting to officer body cameras as a new way of accountability and transparency.
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Joliet police had a block of Second Avenue between Rowell Avenue and Arizona Avenue roped off Dec. 22 after third-year Officer Tyler Bayles fatally shot a Naperville teen holding a BB gun threatening to shoot people, sources said. (Image via John Ferak/Patch Editor )
JOLIET, IL More than a week after a 19-year-old Naperville man was fatally shot by Joliet police on Second Avenue, Joliet Patch has learned more details of the shooting. Multiple sources have told Patch that J
Joe Casten.
Casten has battled immense mental health challenges over the last three years. Sadly, Joe lost his battle on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, according to his obituary.