COOK COUNTY, IL – In recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart and partnering organizations raised awareness today about the opioid overdose epidemic and reinforced ongoing prevention efforts at the Cook County Jail. The...
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Chicago Police Officer Charged with new Child Pornography and Child Sex Felonies
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Chicago Police officer arrested in March for sexually abusing a minor in Norridge is now facing new charges of child sexual assault, child sexual abuse, and child pornography as a result of an investigation by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police...
Security Guard Charged with Murder Following Sheriff’s Police Investigation of Fatal Ford Heights Shooting
COOK COUNTY, IL – A private security guard is facing a first-degree murder charge after a Sheriff’s Police investigation found he shot and killed the driver of a vehicle leaving a Ford Heights’ club, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At...
Brookfield Man Charged with Child Pornography, Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse of a Minor
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 29-year-old Brookfield man is facing child pornography felonies and an aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor charge following an investigation by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC), Sheriff Thomas J....
Chicago Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Conviction
COOK COUNTY, IL – A convicted sex offender who was charged in a Sheriff’s Police investigation with possession of child pornography pleaded guilty today and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced. Investigators with the...
Sheriff’s Child Rescue Unit Receives National Honor
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Child Rescue Unit has been named the 2023 National Sheriffs’ Association Crime Victim Services Award recipient in recognition of outstanding achievement by a Sheriff’s Office in support of crime victims, Cook County Sheriff...
Man Charged with Armed Robbery of Ford Heights Store
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 24-year-old man has been charged after a Sheriff’s Police investigation found he robbed a Ford Heights store, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 8:40 a.m. on June 26, Sheriff’s Police responded to a retail...
Man Charged with Multiple Felonies after Pointing Gun at Motorist Following Minor Traffic Accident Near Hillside
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Westchester man has been charged with aggravated battery and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon after he pointed a firearm at another motorist following a minor traffic accident near Hillside, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced...
Juvenile Charged with First-Degree Murder for Thornton Township Homicide
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 17-year-old from Robbins has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder in connection with a homicide that occurred at the Kickapoo Meadows Forest Preserve late last year, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Nov. 1, 2022,...
Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Road Rage Shooting
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Chicago man has been charged with attempted murder after a Sheriff’s Police investigation found he shot at two motorists during a road rage incident, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 11:55 p.m. on May 22,...