COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is releasing images of several ruse burglary offenders and warning the public about the scheme following an incident in unincorporated New Trier Township. Sheriff’s Police responded to a ruse burglary on Sept. 1 in...
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Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Ford Heights Shooting
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 42-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a June shooting in Ford Heights, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 9 p.m. on June 9, Cook County Sheriff’s Police responded to the 1500...
Texas Man Charged with Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon Following Road Rage Incident
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Texas man has been charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon following a road rage incident in Barrington Township, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 3:50 p.m. on Aug. 30, a Sheriff’s Police officer on...
Sheriff Dart Warns Public of Spike in Thefts of Kia & Hyundai Vehicles
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is warning the public about a dramatic rise in thefts of certain models of Kia and Hyundai vehicles. He is urging owners to take additional precautions to reduce the risk of theft. In the past few months, the number...
Sheriff Dart Warns Public of Ruse Burglaries
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is warning the public about ruse burglaries following an incident that occurred Monday in unincorporated Norwood Park Township. At approximately 5:15 p.m. on Aug. 8, Sheriff’s Police responded to a call of a...
Niles Man Charged with Possession of Child Pornography
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 41-year-old Niles man has been charged with Possession of Child Pornography after investigators found he viewed sexually explicit images of underage children through social media, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Wednesday,...
Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Leyden Township Shooting
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 28-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation found he shot another man in unincorporated Leyden Township, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 5:30 a.m. on July 25,...
Man Charged with Dissemination and Possession of Child Pornography
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Des Plaines man has been charged with Dissemination and Possession of Child Pornography after investigators determined he viewed and distributed several sexually explicit images and videos of children under the age of 13 through social media, Cook...
Sheriff Dart Launches New Community Resource Center Site
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart launched today a new Community Resource Center site where the public can walk in and secure assistance with a wide range of social services, filling a critical need in the community. The Community Resource Center...
Man in Jail Custody, Fiancé Charged in Murder for Hire Plot
COOK COUNTY, IL – A man in custody at Cook County Jail and his fiancé have been charged after an undercover Sheriff’s Office investigation found that they had sought to hire someone to kill a witness in the man’s current murder case, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced...