COOK COUNTY, IL – A Chicago woman who befriended and then sexually trafficked a runaway teen has been charged with involuntary sexual servitude and human trafficking, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Thursday, September 16, members of the...
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Sheriff’s Police Detective Who Solved Cold-Case Murders of Twin Infants Named 2021 International Officer of the Year
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Police Detective Ginny Georgantas, whose tireless devotion to solving the 17-year-old murders of twin infant boys led her to learn the complex field of forensic genealogy, has been named the 2021 Officer of the Year by the...
More Than Two Dozen Men Arrested in Cook County Sheriff’s Police “John” Sting in Unincorporated Leyden Township
COOK COUNTY, IL – Officers from the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Special Victims Unit issued citations to 27 men and towed 22 vehicles as part of an undercover operation in unincorporated Leyden Township targeting individuals seeking to purchase sex, Cook County...
Sheriff Dart Launches Missing Persons Project
COOK COUNTY, IL – To prioritize long unsolved cases of missing people, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office has launched the Missing Persons Project, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced at a press conference today. The new project will provide resources dedicated...
Mental Health Co-Responder Program Expands to South Suburb
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Oak Lawn Police Department is the first law enforcement agency to partner with a Cook County Sheriff’s Office program that enables officers to virtually connect individuals in crisis to a mental health professional, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart...
Man Charged with Child Pornography
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Worth man has been charged with possession and dissemination of child pornography after investigators found numerous sexually explicit images and videos of children under the age of 13 on his cellphone, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced...
Cook County Sheriff Urges Public to Follow Precautions Amid COVID-19 Rise in Community
COOK COUNTY, IL – As the Chicago area experiences a concerning increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking the public to get vaccinated and strictly follow the latest CDC guidelines because community spread of the virus...
Sheriff’s Office Offers Free Assistance to Tenants, Housing Providers as Eviction Moratorium Expires
COOK COUNTY, IL – As the moratorium on filing eviction cases has been lifted, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is reminding housing providers and tenants grappling with eviction that they can access the Office’s Community Resource Center for assistance in accessing...
25 Men Arrested in Cook County Sheriff’s Police “John” Sting Targeting Sex Buyers
COOK COUNTY, IL – Officers from the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Special Victims Unit issued citations to 25 men and towed 21 vehicles as part of an undercover operation targeting individuals seeking to buy sex, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On...
Man Charged with Illegally Transferring Firearm
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 22-year-old Midlothian man has been charged after a Sheriff’s Police investigation found he gave a gun to his brother who could not legally possess one, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On April 1, Sheriff’s Police recovered a...