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Residents press Joliet council on policing after Molito death; council approves rifle upgrades, committee reviews mental-health grant
Summary
Several residents and community advocates used the May 6 public-comment period to press the City Council on police training, transparency and crisis response following a recent death; separately, the council approved new rifles for the Police Department's Special Operations Squad and the Public Safety Committee reported a pending Will County mental-health grant.
Several residents and community advocates used the May 6 public-comment period to press the City Council on police training, transparency and crisis response following a recent death discussed at the meeting; separately, the council approved new rifles for the Police Department's Special Operations Squad and the Public Safety Committee reported a pending Will County mental-health grant.
“My brother-in-law, David Molito, called 911 for help. He begged for help. He begged not to be killed,” Chelsea Dean said during the public-comment period. “The Joliet Police Department did not handle the situation that ultimately ended with a tragic loss of his life.”
Chelsea Dean and other speakers — including Nicole Lurie, who identified herself as the widow of Eric Lurie; Tom Casper of the…
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