COOK COUNTY, IL – An extensive, months-long investigation into time fraud by Cook County Sheriff’s deputies and supervisors has resulted in disciplinary action for 48 officers, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The internal investigation found that...
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Man Charged in Robbins Sexual Abuse, Aggravated Battery Case
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 19-year-old Robbins man has been charged with multiple felonies after a Sheriff’s Police investigation found he sexually abused a woman and strangled her when she attempted to flee, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. According to...
Legislation Requiring Statewide Mental Health Response Training for Law Enforcement Signed into Law
SPRINGFIELD, IL —A legislative initiative of Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart that would require sworn law enforcement personnel to receive mental health awareness and response training has been signed into law. House Bill 375, also known as” Sam’s Act”, will add an...
Reward Offered for Information Leading to Arrest and Conviction in Thornton Township Homicide
COOK COUNTY, IL — A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction in the death of a 37-year-old Thornton Township woman, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation into the murder of...
Sheriff’s Police Investigation Leads to Charges in Sexual Assault at Assisted Living Facility
Sunday, August 20, 2017 — A 57-year-old man has been charged after a Sheriff’s Police investigation found he sexually assaulted another resident at a Robbins assisted living facility, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On June 13, 2015, a 58-year-old...
Prisoner Charged After Handgun Found at Cook County Jail
COOK COUNTY, IL —A prisoner has been charged after a Sheriff’s Office investigation found that he left a gun in a Cook County Jail trash can, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On the morning of Aug. 15, a loaded, 32 caliber Kel-Tec handgun was found by staff in...
Ford Heights Man Charged with Attempted Murder of a Police Officer
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 22-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after an investigation found he shot at a Cook County Sheriff’s Police officer, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 1:05 p.m. on Aug. 13, a man, later identified as Deandre...
‘Field of Dreams’ Becomes a Reality in Ford Heights
COOK COUNTY, IL – A coalition of public and private sector partners today unveiled the first youth baseball field in the Village of Ford Heights. The field is the culmination of years of collaboration among the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, Cubs Charities, the...
Legislation to End Delays in Placing Individuals in Custody with Serious Mental Illnesses in State Care Signed into State Law
Legislation supported by Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart to help end delays for individuals in custody who are in need of placement in state facilities for treatment of serious mental illnesses, has been signed into state law. System backlogs have left those court...
National Sex Trafficking Sting Nets Over 1,000 Sex Buyers and Pimps/Traffickers
Sheriff to Seek Creation of Searchable Database and Increased Fines for Repeat Sex Buyers In an effort to target and reduce sex trafficking, a national coalition of law enforcement agencies conducted coordinated sting operations that led to more than 1,000 arrests,...