by Mike Pierga | Aug 28, 2015 | Press Release
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office will be honoring women and men from our Armed Forces this weekend by hosting the 7th Annual Law Enforcement Ride for Veterans on Saturday, August 29th. Approximately 150 bike riders will participate in the 82 mile journey that begins...
by Mike Pierga | Aug 27, 2015 | Press Release
A 27-year-old woman has been charged with promoting prostitution following an investigation by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Vice Unit, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Aug. 25, a Sheriff’s Police undercover officer responded to an advertisement in the...
by Mike Pierga | Aug 26, 2015 | Press Release
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Chicago today urged Governor Bruce Rauner and state lawmakers to fund critical advanced mental health training for Illinois law enforcement. As of July 1, the state ceased funding...
by Mike Pierga | Aug 25, 2015 | Press Release
More than 100 non-violent, unjustly incarcerated Cook County Jail individuals in custody could now be eligible to fight their cases while living and working within the community as a result of groundbreaking legislation effective immediately. Senate Bill 202,...
by Mike Pierga | Aug 6, 2015 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – An investigation conducted by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of a correctional officer, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Oscar Taylor, 53, has been charged with three counts of unauthorized bringing of contraband...
