JOLIET \u2014 With only four days left in 2024, the Joliet Police Department has closed down the year with another drug bust at the Star Inn, resulting in two arrests.<\/p>\n
Joliet police said that 65-year-old Dennis Harkins<\/strong> was arrested and released on a Notice to Appear on charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and possession of a controlled substance. Actually, Harkins ended up in the Will County Jail, after all because he had an outstanding arrest from DuPage County.<\/p>\n In addition to Harkins, 40-year-old Joseph Futrell <\/strong>of Joliet was also arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and possession of a controlled substance.<\/p>\n Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English said the following events happened on Friday:<\/p>\n Following an investigation conducted by the Joliet Police Narcotics Unit, Harkins was identified as a suspect in the delivery of narcotics. At 3:53 p.m., the officers executed a search warrant on a guest room rented by Harkins at the Star Inn, 2219 1\u20442 West Jefferson.<\/p>\n Upon search of the room, the officers recovered suspected crack cocaine. The room was determined to be unoccupied at the time of the search warrant. Harkins was located a short time later in the 2400 block of West Jefferson Street and was placed into custody without incident. It was learned that Futrell was also a resident of the room, and he was located in the 2200 block of West Jefferson Street and placed into custody without incident. <\/p>\n Harkins was determined to also have a valid DuPage County warrant for failing to appear in court on previous traffic charges.<\/p>\n \n Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.<\/p>\nFind out what's happening in Jolietfor free with the latest updates from Patch.<\/h2>\n
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