Crime & Safety
New Lenox Cops Catch 2 Wanted Men
One man had a warrant from Kankakee County and the other from Will County.
The New Lenox cops recently collared a pair of wanted men.
First, about 4:30 Wednesday, Richard Eberhart, 36, of 23211 S. Malibu Drive in Manhattan was arrested in the 1900 block of Water Chase Drive.
An "officer observed a vehicle that had an expired registration plate and conducted a stop," police said. "The officer discovered that the driver, Eberhart, had a warrant for his arrest from Kankakee County."
Eberhart was taken to the Will County jail.
Then, shortly before 6 p.m. Friday, the police arrested Matthew Fields, 28, of 20749 S. Birchwood Lane in Frankfort near the corner of Haven and Warren Avenues.
An "officer observed a vehicle that had no front registration plate and conducted a stop," police said. "The officer discovered that the driver, Fields, had a warrant for his arrest from Will County."
Fields was released after he posted bond.
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