This is What Happens When You Grab a Cop's Groin

By Chuck Sudo in News on Dec 21, 2011 5:40PM

Most of us know never to resist arrest, right? Here's why. A Westmont man faces charges of retail theft, aggravated battery to a police officer and resisting arrest after he was allegedly caught shoplifting from a Park Ridge Dominick's and grabbed onto a police officer's groin for dear life as he was being arrested.

Employees at the Dominick's at 1900 S. Cumberland in Park Ridge reportedly caught Frank Slowik, 44, shoplifting. When police responded to the call they found Slowik running from a store employee. One officer tackled Slowik and, when another officer swooped in to help subdue him, that's when Slowik squeezed the second officer's lemon 'til the juice ran down his leg. The officer responded by striking Slowik several times in the face with his hand.

If the booking photo is any indication, Slowik must have had a kung fu grip on the cop's junk. Slowik was taken to Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago for treatment, then Cook County Jail for booking. He's held on a $50,000 bond. the officer was treated at and released from Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. Park Ridge Police Lt. Duane Mellema said an investigation into the incident showed the officer's force was justified.