COOK COUNTY, IL – A 34-year-old nurse has been charged with drug possession after she took possession of what she believed were illegal drugs from an undercover Sheriff’s Police officer to give an individual in custody at the jail, Cook County Jail, Sheriff Thomas J....
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Man Charged in Unincorporated Stickney Township Home Invasion
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 35-year-old man has been charged with home invasion after a Sheriff’s Police investigation found he forced his way into an unincorporated Stickney Township home and physically assaulted two residents, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced...
Sheriff’s Honor Guard Receives 2022 Eternal Flame Award
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is proud to announce that members of the Sheriff’s Honor Guard were awarded the Eternal Flame Award by the Illinois Chapter for Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) in recognition of their unwavering support for...
Rockford Man Charged with Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse of Minor
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Rockford man is now facing felony charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, grooming, and solicitation of child pornography following an investigation by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit, Cook County...
Matteson Man Charged with Child Pornography Felonies
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 27-year-old Matteson man is now facing felony child pornography charges, including indecent solicitation of a child and grooming following an investigation by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit, Cook...
Sheriff’s Police Secure Murder Charge in Forest Preserve Death
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced a murder charge today in the shooting of a 64-year-old Lansing man Tuesday afternoon at a forest preserve in Calumet City. Cook County Forest Preserve Police and Calumet City Police responded to a call of...
Sheriff’s Office Distributing Free Turkeys to Cook County Residents
COOK COUNTY, IL – Members of the Cook County Sheriff’s office joined the Cook County Housing Authority, community members, and local churches to provide free turkeys to county residents, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Nearly 200 turkeys have been...
Helicopter Funding Approved for Sheriff’s Office to Improve Public Safety
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart thanked the Cook County Board of Commissioners today for authorizing funding to acquire a police helicopter to combat the violent crime plaguing our community, assist in large-scale emergency situations, and help...
“Grey Death”, AR Style Weapon, and Narcotics Recovered from Home of Convicted Felon on Electronic Monitoring
COOK COUNTY, IL – On Monday, Nov. 14, Sheriff’s Office Electronic Monitoring Unit investigators conducted a compliance check at a residence in Chicago’s Lawndale Neighborhood where EM participant Charles Douglas, 35, was residing. Douglas, a convicted felon who was...
Maywood Man Charged with Burglary and Retail Theft
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 33-year-old Maywood man is now facing burglary and retail theft charges after breaking and entering two commercial stores and stealing more than $6,000 worth of lottery tickets, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Nov. 1,...