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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Cook County Grand Jury indicted two individuals in custody at the Cook County Jail after a Sheriff’s Office investigation found them in possession of paper soaked in synthetic cannabinoids, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On April...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 56-year-old convicted sex offender is heading back to prison as the result of investigation by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC) that found he shared and possessed child pornography, Cook County...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A convicted felon on parole for gun crimes was charged with possession of child pornography after an investigation found multiple images of child pornography on a file sharing app account that belonged to him, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J....
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is warning the public of a telephone scam where a caller identifying as a Sheriff’s Office employee tells victims they must pay for missing court or risk going to jail. The scammer tells victims that they missed a...