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Man arrested, charged with groping women on Old Plank Road Trail
Nuria Mathog
Contributing Editor
A Richton Park man
was arrested Nov. 25
From Nov. 26
and charged with Class 4
felony battery after he allegedly
groped multiple
women on the Old Plank
Road Trail in three separate
incidents this fall, the
Frankfort Police Department
announced in a Nov.
26 news release.
Anthony C. Swift, 33,
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of the 22800
block of
East Drive
in Richton
Park, was
arrested in
connection
with Swift
incidents
reported on the trail Sept.
10, Oct. 23 and Nov. 6. In
each incident, a woman
reported a lone man had
grabbed her buttocks.
At around 11:20 a.m.
Nov. 25, Frankfort officers
received several reports
of a potential suspect running
between the Larch
Road and the LaGrange
Road suspension bridge,
according to police. A
woman reported she was
walking westbound on the
trail when she saw a man
matching the description
Mokena Board of Trustees
of the suspect in previous
cases running eastbound
toward her. The woman
said she passed the man,
continued walking westbound
and noticed someone
quickly approaching
her from behind. At that
point, she said she turned
around and saw the man
behind her. She reported
she thought he was attempting
to touch her,
but he was startled by her
movement and changed direction,
running east along
the trail.
Frankfort patrol officers
worked with a Will County
Forest Preserve officer to
set up a perimeter, which
they began to tighten
with each reported sighting,
according to police.
The man, later identified
as Swift, was detained on
the trail between Oak and
White Streets, and taken
to the Frankfort Police station
for additional questioning.
Through investigation,
police determined
Swift was a regular trail
user and would sometimes
park near the trail and
Larch Road, according to
the release. On Nov. 25,
he reportedly parked near
White and Elwood streets.
After being processed
and interviewed by Frankfort
police, Swift was
transferred to the Will
County Jail, where he
awaits a bond hearing.
The Frankfort Police Department
wishes to thank
the community and other
law enforcement agencies
for all of the leads and tips
investigators received that
led to the arrest.
‘Big bang for your buck’: Village
approves property tax levy
9
Village says levy
is ‘tax neutral’ for
property owners
Jon DePaolis
Freelance Reporter
The Village of Mokena
Board of Trustees voted
5-0 Nov. 25 to approve
the 2019 property tax levy.
Trustee George Metanias
was absent.
The 2019 levy proposes
an increase over the 2018
Please see village, 6
Round it up
A brief recap of other items discussed at the Nov.
25 Mokena Village Board meeting.
• After a brief executive session, the Village Board
members voted 5-0 to approve a voluntary separation
agreement with Public Works Director Lou Tiberi.
• Trustees voted 5-0 to approve a special event
request from Mokena Miracles to allow for the
delivery of holiday gifts using Village vehicles on
Dec. 15.
• William Martin Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
725 Cmdr. Jim Hogan and Billy Kordick spoke
during the Discover Mokena portion of the meeting,
informing the public of the VFW’s efforts to solicit
donations for the Manteno Veterans Home.