A bill seeking to address assaults and public indecency against those working in correctional settings - including correctional officers, deputies, attorneys and civilians - passed the Illinois Senate with a vote of 57-0 last Thursday, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J....
Cook County Sheriff’s Police will be conducting enhanced patrols focusing on distracted drivers, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. These enhanced patrols will occur during daytime hours starting Monday and will occur periodically through April 30....
A 26-year-old Chicago man has been charged after he fled from investigators with a package containing switches that convert Glock handguns to fully automatic weapons, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Sheriff’s Police investigators received...
A 46-year-old Bolingbrook man investigated by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police’s Child Exploitation Unit has been sentenced to federal prison in a child pornography and sex trafficking case, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. In April 2017, Ronald Gobenciong was...
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is warning of a sophisticated phone scam targeting Cook County residents. In this scam, an unsolicited caller claiming to be from Apple Inc. states that there has been a security compromise to their device and/or iCloud account. The...
To ensure the public is better protected from those who lose their right to carry deadly weapons, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart proposed legislation Thursday to create countywide police units to recover those weapons and to improve information sharing about those...
A Leyden Township man has been charged with multiple felonies after firearms, ammunition and suspected narcotics were found in his apartment, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 8:55 a.m. on Feb. 15, Cook County Sheriff’s Police...
Two men have been charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon after firearms and ammunition were found during the execution of a search warrant in Ford Heights, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 9 a.m. on Feb. 14, Sheriff’s...
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart released new episodes today of the podcast “Breaking Free” featuring content aimed at supporting those on the front lines of the opioid crisis – the friends and family helping loved ones with substance use disorders. The four new...
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is warning the public about ruse burglaries following an incident that occurred in unincorporated Palos Heights. At approximately 4 p.m. on Feb. 10, a 94-year-old woman was approached by a man outside her home in the 6000 block of...