by Mike Pierga | Aug 17, 2017 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL —A prisoner has been charged after a Sheriff’s Office investigation found that he left a gun in a Cook County Jail trash can, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On the morning of Aug. 15, a loaded, 32 caliber Kel-Tec handgun was found by staff in...
by Mike Pierga | Aug 14, 2017 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 22-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after an investigation found he shot at a Cook County Sheriff’s Police officer, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 1:05 p.m. on Aug. 13, a man, later identified as Deandre...
by Mike Pierga | Aug 11, 2017 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A coalition of public and private sector partners today unveiled the first youth baseball field in the Village of Ford Heights. The field is the culmination of years of collaboration among the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, Cubs Charities, the...
by Mike Pierga | Aug 8, 2017 | Press Release
Legislation supported by Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart to help end delays for individuals in custody who are in need of placement in state facilities for treatment of serious mental illnesses, has been signed into state law. System backlogs have left those court...
by Mike Pierga | Aug 2, 2017 | Press Release
Sheriff to Seek Creation of Searchable Database and Increased Fines for Repeat Sex Buyers In an effort to target and reduce sex trafficking, a national coalition of law enforcement agencies conducted coordinated sting operations that led to more than 1,000 arrests,...
