by Mike Pierga | Feb 3, 2017 | Press Release
Cook County Sheriff’s Police are scheduled to conduct enhanced patrols this weekend, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Sheriff’s Police are conducting countywide DUI enforcement patrols today, Saturday and Sunday nights. They will also be on the lookout for...
by Mike Pierga | Jan 27, 2017 | headlines
Six victims of the serial killer John Wayne Gacy remain unidentified. Originally recovered from Gacy’s residence in late 1978 and early 1979, the remains of six Gacy victims have never been identified. DNA technology has advanced to supplement the...
by Mike Pierga | Jan 23, 2017 | Press Release
The public may now post bond for Cook County Jail individuals in custody at suburban district courthouses, in addition to the current bonding location at Cook County Jail, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. As of Jan. 17, 2017, bond may be posted for jail...
by Mike Pierga | Jan 23, 2017 | Press Release, Uncategorized
Cook County Sheriff’s Police recovered firearms with loaded magazines – one of which had been reported stolen –and arrested two people during a traffic stop in Ford Heights, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 3:25 p.m. on Jan. 21, a...
by Mike Pierga | Jan 17, 2017 | headlines
A NOTE ON UNJUST INCARCERATION Our nation’s jails hold more than 731,000 people on any given day. More than 7,500 are right here in Cook County Jail – the largest single-site jail in the United States. With over five million people, Cook County is the America’s...
