by Mike Pierga | Dec 12, 2020 | Press Release
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...
by Sophia Ansari | Oct 11, 2018 | Press Release
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today that the office’s opioid crisis podcast is now available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and Google Play Music. The announcement comes along with the release of a second episode – “Highs and Lows” – that...
by Sophia Ansari | Apr 24, 2018 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A woman is alive after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police officer equipped with naloxone used the opioid overdose antidote to revive her, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 8:05 a.m. on Monday, the officer responded to a call of...
by Sophia Ansari | Jan 17, 2018 | Press Release
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart launched an email helpline today to connect people to life-saving drug naloxone and released the second installment of the Sheriff’s Awareness Initiative video series on the opioid crisis. The second installment of the video series...
