by Mike Pierga | Nov 2, 2015 | Press Release
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is warning the public to be on alert when someone comes to the door claiming to be a worker without proper identification — it may be a set up for a burglary. Sheriff’s Police detectives are investigating a suspected ruse entry...
by Mike Pierga | Oct 27, 2015 | Press Release
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart has joined several local officials in urging the creation of a gun violence coordinator and a task force to address gun violence. A proposed Cook County ordinance would create a Cook County Gun Violence Coordinator who would head a...
by Mike Pierga | Oct 25, 2015 | Press Release
A Streamwood man wanted for trafficking a 15-year-old girl for sex has been arrested, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Derrick Hill, 41, was taken into custody on Oct.23 at his home by the Streamwood Police Department on a $1.5 million arrest...
by Mike Pierga | Oct 22, 2015 | Press Release
A man wanted for dragging a Bradley, Ill., police officer with his vehicle was arrested by the Cook County Sheriff’s Central Warrant Unit, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The Central Warrant Unit received information from the Bradley Police Department that the...
by Mike Pierga | Oct 16, 2015 | Press Release
A Cook County Sheriff’s Police unit dedicated to finding missing state wards has recovered more than 500 at-risk children, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Sheriff Dart launched the Cook County Sheriff’s Child Protection Response Unit in October 2012 to help...