Police officer stabbed, man arrested after welfare check in Chicago suburb
By Fox 32 Digital StaffPublished April 29, 2023 1:58PMJolietFOX 32 Chicago
CHICAGO - A Chicago-area police officer was stabbed while responding to a home in the southwest suburbs Saturday morning.
Police say Francisco Alvarez, 42, of Glendale Heights, was arrested for attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery to a peace officer after an incident at a Joliet residence.
Officers responded to a home in the 500 West block of Bevan Drive around 4 a.m. for a welfare check following a 911 call.
When they arrived, the owner of the home said Alvarez was an acquaintance who had been staying at the home.
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