Overview
- Will County leaders unveiled a $5,000 reward Monday in Joliet to spur tips that lead to an arrest in the case.
- Crete Township highway workers discovered sealed trash bags March 3 in a wooded roadside ditch near Norfolk Avenue and Kings Road and later found six dead dogs inside.
- Officials described the animals as pit bulls or mixes about 9 months to 1½ years old, noting bite wounds consistent with possible dogfighting.
- The state’s attorney declined to say how the dogs were killed, and the sheriff’s office said the investigation remains active with no arrests announced.
- Tips can be shared with Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734, by texting 274367, or at willcountycrimestoppers.org, and tipsters may remain anonymous.