COOK COUNTY, IL – In-person visitation at the Cook County Jail is scheduled to resume on Sunday, March 14, due to the low number of positive cases of COVID-19 at the jail and the continued decline of infection rates in the Chicago and Cook County, Sheriff Thomas J....
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Chicago Man Charged with Promoting Prostitution Following Sheriff’s Police Sting
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Chicago man has been charged with promoting prostitution after Cook County Sheriff’s Police arrested him at his home after arranging to meet a woman at his home who offered to exchange sex for money, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced...
La Grange Park Man Charged with Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Police arrested a 20-year-old La Grange Park man after he arranged to purchase a vehicle from an individual and then carjacked the victim at gunpoint, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On March 9, the man,...
Update on COVID-19 Cases at Cook County Jail
At a time when jails and prison across the nation are still dealing with massive outbreaks of COVID-19, the Cook County Department of Corrections (CCDOC), with a population of over 5,400 individuals in custody, had a total of 13 individuals in custody positive for...
22 Men Arrested in Cook County Sheriff’s Police “John” Sting Targeting Sex Buyers
Officers from the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Special Victims Unit issued citations to 22 men and towed 19 vehicles after the men responded to online prostitution advertisements, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Wednesday, SVU officers set up...
Sheriff’s Squad Car Struck by Vehicle While Pulling Over Another Vehicle for Scott’s Law Violation
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Cook County Sheriff’s Police Officer’s squad car was rear-ended Wednesday night while the officer was pulling over a driver who failed to slow down or change lanes for a stopped police car with its emergency lights flashing. A Scott’s Law joint...
Four Juveniles Arrested on Warrants for Offenses Related to Carjacking
This week Cook County Sheriff’s Police located and arrested four juveniles on warrants related to pending carjacking cases as part of the Sheriff’s Office’s enhanced effort to combat the recent carjacking surge in Chicago and Cook County. Three males and one female...
Chicago Man Charged with Attempted Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse
A 34-year-old Chicago man has been charged with multiple felonies after he solicited an undercover Cook County Sheriff’s Police Special Victims Unit investigator posing as a teenage girl on a messaging app, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Juan Heredia, of the...
Two More Men Charged with Trafficking in Connection with Missing Teen Recovered in December
Honey Myles-Baker Nealy Two Chicago men each face felony charges after allegedly sex trafficking a missing 14-yearold girl, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The teen was recovered by Sheriff’s Police in early December when felony charges were also...
Cook County Sheriff’s Police Administer Naloxone to Save a Chicago Man
The quick and compassionate work of Cook County Sheriff’s Police reversed a deadly overdose in Chicago on Friday morning, announced Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart today. At approximately 9:40 a.m., Sheriff’s Police officers were on patrol in Chicago’s 15th...