by Kelly Brady | Apr 11, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Illinois Senate passed legislation today proposed by Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart that eliminates out-of-pocket expenses for first responders seeking mental health treatment. “We ask first responders to be constantly exposed to traumatic...
by Kelly Brady | Mar 30, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 21-year-old man awaiting trial on electronic monitoring for felony gun and drug charges is now facing additional felonies following a joint operation conducted by Cook County Sheriff’s Police, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA)...
by Kelly Brady | Mar 29, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 22-year-old woman has been charged with felony drug offenses after attempting to smuggle illegal narcotics in the diaper of a 9-month-old baby during her visit with an individual in custody at the Cook County Jail, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart...
by Kelly Brady | Mar 21, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today the expansion of a program in which individuals in custody train shelter dogs and help them find their forever homes. Sheriff Dart founded Tails of Redemption in 2018 to help dogs who may be...
by Kelly Brady | Mar 14, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A joint investigation by Sheriff’s Police, Homeland Security Investigations, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection led to felony drug charges against the owner of Chicago’s Spybar nightclub, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At...
by Kelly Brady | Mar 12, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Police will be conducting a roadside safety checkpoint in Leyden Township, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The checkpoint will run from 7 p.m. Thursday through 1 a.m. Friday on Mannheim Road. Officers at the checkpoint...
by Kelly Brady | Mar 10, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 40-year-old Palatine man is charged with criminal sexual abuse after Sheriff’s Police Detectives learned he forced himself on a 26-year-old woman and sexually abused her inside her home, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 6:56...
by Kelly Brady | Mar 8, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 19-year-old Lansing man appeared in court today for possession of child pornography following a months-long investigation by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Thursday...
by Kelly Brady | Feb 27, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is raising public awareness about an underutilized tool for the public that can remove firearms from individuals who pose an immediate and present danger to themselves or others. “Undoubtably, there are people out...
by Kelly Brady | Feb 26, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A man wanted in Atlanta, Georgia for child pornography felonies was arrested following an investigation by the Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC), which found pornographic videos of children under the age of 13 on his...