Theft/Property — Frankfort, IL — reported 2026-07-15

SUMMARY

Will County deputies arrested a robbery suspect in a wooded area.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: Theft/Property
  • Location: Frankfort, IL
  • Date reported: 2026-07-15
  • Suspect: not stated

REPORTED DETAILS

  • The investigation started after a robbery at a Speedway gas station in Frankfort Township on Saturday.
  • The suspect allegedly fled the scene in a silver or blue Jeep.
  • Deputies responded to another robbery involving a similar vehicle at a White Castle in Matteson.
  • Police officers had followed that vehicle to the intersection of Interstate 80 and Interstate 57, where the driver and passenger fled on foot into a wooded area.
  • K-9 Copper and his handler helped arrest one suspect.
  • County Club Hills police arrested a second suspect in the parking lot of the Country Club Hills Food and Liquor.