by Mike Pierga | Feb 9, 2016 | Press Release
A national coalition of law enforcement agencies conducted a sting operation that led to 552 arrests – 522 would-be sex buyers (or “johns”) and 30 pimps or sex traffickers – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The National Johns Suppression Initiative...
by Mike Pierga | Feb 8, 2016 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A federal jury found the Cook County Sheriff’s Office policies and procedures for storing individual in custody personal property did not cause the loss or theft of those items. Elizarri, et al., v. Sheriff of Cook County and Cook County, Ill.,...
by Mike Pierga | Feb 7, 2016 | Press Release
An 18-year-old man who was taken into custody for one burglary was also charged in connection with another burglary after Sheriff’s Police officers found items stolen from a second location, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Humberto Moran, of...
by Mike Pierga | Feb 1, 2016 | Press Release
Cook County Sheriff’s Police arrested two people in connection with a shooting that killed a 27-year-old man, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 9 p.m. on Jan. 28, Sheriff’s Police detectives were notified by Robbins Police of a shooting that...
by Mike Pierga | Jan 29, 2016 | Press Release
Three Cook County Jail divisions will close as part of a strategic plan to reduce operational costs and more efficiently house and care for individuals in custody within County custody, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart said today. Beginning Monday, Feb. 1, the primary female...
