Four People Charged in Connection with Attempts to Smuggle Drug-Soaked Paper into Cook County Jail

by Kelly Brady | May 22, 2024 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – Two women and two men – including one man in custody – are facing felony charges for recent attempts to smuggle deadly drug-soaked paper into Cook County Jail. On Tuesday, Sheriff’s Police arrested Brandy Frazier, 23, and Leroy Carter, 42, after they...

Sheriff Dart Announces Relaunch of Senior Citizen Led Training Program for Police Recruits

by Kelly Brady | May 13, 2024 | Press Release

  COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart has relaunched Seniors Training Academy Recruits to Succeed (STARS), a unique program where older adult volunteers help train police recruits to better serve the community. Sheriff Dart founded the STARS...

Woman Convicted in the 2003 Murders of Her Newborn Twins

by Kelly Brady | May 7, 2024 | Press Release

  COOK COUNTY, IL – A 44-year-old woman, charged in the 2003 deaths of her newborn twins following an extensive cold case investigation by Sheriff’s Police, has been convicted of murder, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Antoinette Briley pled...

Oak Lawn Man Charged with Multiple Felonies after Attempting to Meet Minor for Sex

by Kelly Brady | May 3, 2024 | Press Release

An Oak Lawn man was ordered held in custody at the Cook County Jail after he allegedly traveled to meet undercover Sheriff’s Police investigators posing as a minor victim with whom he had been sexting, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. In April,...

DNA from Wine Bottle Leads to Arrest in Rich Township Burglary

by Kelly Brady | May 3, 2024 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – DNA from a wine bottle helped Sheriff’s Police detectives identify the offender in a Rich Township burglary, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Sheriff’s Police responded to a report of a residential burglary on Sept. 6, 2023 in the...