by Mike Pierga | May 25, 2017 | Press Release
The federal indictment of 21 people involved in the leadership of a vast, nationwide, Thai sex trafficking organization was unsealed today at a federal courthouse in Minneapolis, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. After receiving multiple tips starting in August...
by Mike Pierga | May 16, 2017 | Press Release
The search for the missing 16-year-old Villa Park teenager will continue this morning at 8 a.m. at W. Belmont Ave. and N. River Rd. near Franklin Park, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The Sheriff announced Monday afternoon that the Sheriff’s Office...
by Mike Pierga | May 12, 2017 | Press Release
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office will host its Department of Corrections Promotional Ceremony today, May 12, 2017 at the Mental Health Transition Center from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The sworn and civilian staff promoted in 2016 and 2017 to Sergeant, Lieutenant, Commander,...
by Mike Pierga | May 8, 2017 | Press Release
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart will join the families of fallen officers as they remember those killed in the line of duty at the 16th annual Cook County Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony. The hour-long ceremony starts at 11 a.m. on May 9 at the Cermak Woods Forest...
by Mike Pierga | May 5, 2017 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Eight maximum security individuals in custody have been charged with aggravated arson in connection with burning their uniforms, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On the evening of April 15 multiple individuals in custody destroyed...