Chicago Man Charged with Trafficking Missing Downstate Teen

by Grace Cronin | Sep 29, 2024 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – A Chicago man is facing multiple felony charges following a Sheriff’s Police investigation that determined he sex trafficked a 16-year-old victim who had been reported missing downstate. On Wednesday, Sept. 25th, the Federal Bureau of Investigations...

Sheriff Dart Seeks the Public’s Help to Locate Missing Elk Grove Township Teenager

by Grace Cronin | Sep 22, 2024 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teenager from unincorporated Elk Grove Township. Perla Zumaya was last seen leaving her home on the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 20. She did not take her cell...

Woman Charged with Smuggling Drug-Soaked Paper into Cook County Jail

by Grace Cronin | Sep 11, 2024 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – A 27-year-old Chicago woman has been charged with smuggling drug-soaked paper to an individual in custody during their visit at Cook County Jail, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On April 25, a correctional deputy supervising a visit in...

Convicted California Serial Killer Returned to Cook County to Face Charge for 1993 Murder

by Grace Cronin | Sep 6, 2024 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – A convicted serial killer currently sentenced to death row in California appeared in the Skokie Courthouse today for the 1993 murder of an 18-year-old Glenview woman. Michael Gargiulo, 48, formerly of Glenview, made his first court appearance today...

Sheriff Dart Applauds 5-Year Prison Sentencing of Former Backpage Owner

by Grace Cronin | Aug 30, 2024 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart commended the U.S. District Court’s decision to sentence Michael Lacey, a former Backpage owner, to five years in federal prison for money laundering tied to sex trafficking on the website. “This is a clear warning...