by Mike Pierga | Apr 16, 2019 | Press Release
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...
by Mike Pierga | Apr 14, 2019 | Press Release, Uncategorized
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....
by Mike Pierga | Apr 11, 2019 | Press Release
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...
by Mike Pierga | Apr 6, 2019 | Press Release
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...
by Mike Pierga | Mar 8, 2019 | Press Release
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...
