Darius Sullivan, 25, of Bourbonnais, Ill. has a lengthy criminal record, and currently has multiple open cases in Kankakee County ranging from burglary to battery.
Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic of Kankakee, Ill. was killed in the line of duty. She was 49-years-old.Darius Sullivan, 25, of Bourbonnais, Ill. is considered to be armed and dangerous. A $25,000 reward has been posted for information leading to his arrest. He has a lengthy criminal record, and currently has multiple open cases in Kankakee County ranging from burglary to battery.Around 9:41 p.m. Wednesday, Sgt.
Rittmanic and her partner, Officer Tyler Bailey were talking with the possible owner of the car in a hotel room, when police say the people in that room attacked and fired at the officers."The senseless harm and killing of two more Illinois police officers bring great sorrow to our agency and to the family, friends, and brothers and sisters of the Bradley Police Department," stated ISP Director Brendan F. Kelly.
Thursday afternoon, a long line of flashing lights could be seen for several blocks in Bradley during a procession honoring Rittmanic’s life and service to the community."It's just a somber feeling, it's kind of indescribable to see everybody come out and go through this tragedy," said Kim Nicholas, community member. "It's a hard life to live, wondering every day if your person is going to come home. It's… it's really tough.
Rittmanic – who served with the Bradley Police Department for 14 years, and the Iroquois County Sheriff's Department for seven years before that – was just five years from retirement. "The crazy thing is they’d probably have to kick her out, she loved her job so much," said Ashlee Johnson, Rittmanic's niece. "She wasn’t that type of person that wanted to pull you over to give you a ticket, unless she felt it was absolutely the only thing she had to do, but she wasn’t that kind of cop. She always aimed to be a cop to make a difference."Gov. J.B. Pritzker, in a Facebook post Thursday wrote, in part: "Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic and Officer Tyler J.
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