COOK COUNTY, IL – On Monday, Nov. 14, Sheriff’s Office Electronic Monitoring Unit investigators conducted a compliance check at a residence in Chicago’s Lawndale Neighborhood where EM participant Charles Douglas, 35, was residing. Douglas, a convicted felon who was...
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Maywood Man Charged with Burglary and Retail Theft
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 33-year-old Maywood man is now facing burglary and retail theft charges after breaking and entering two commercial stores and stealing more than $6,000 worth of lottery tickets, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Nov. 1,...
Worth Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Worth man is heading to prison and must register as a sex offender as a result of an investigation by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Juan Carlos...
Man Faces Multiple Felonies After Crashing Stolen Vehicle, Fleeing Police
COOK COUNTY, IL – An 18-year-old man has been charged with multiple felonies after he crashed the stolen vehicle he was driving into another car and dropped his gun while fleeing the scene, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 6 p.m. on...
Sheriff’s Office Donates Gun Safety Locks to Children’s Hospitals
COOK COUNTY, IL – As gun ownership continues to rise dramatically, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with local children’s hospitals to distribute free gun locks to help keep firearms out of the hands of children, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart...
Sheriff’s Police Awarded Illinois Department of Transportation Traffic Enforcement Grant
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department has been awarded a Federal Fiscal Year 2023 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant to conduct additional traffic safety efforts, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The $122,220...
Sheriff’s Child Rescue Unit Marks 10th Anniversary
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Sheriff’s Police Child Rescue Unit (CRU) commemorated its 10th anniversary after finding more than 1,100 missing children. Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart created the unit in 2012 to dedicate time and effort to search for missing...
Broadview Man Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run in Forest Park
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 49-year-old man has been charged in a hit-and-run accident that killed a Chicago man earlier this year, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. In the early morning hours of June 28, Sheriff’s Police responded to Loyola University...
Man Charged with First-Degree Murder and Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault for Northbrook Homicide
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 49-year-old man now faces first-degree murder charges for beating his roommate to death in Northfield Township, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Oct. 18, Sheriff’s Police responded to a call at the 3600 block of Salem Walk in...
Cook County Jail Chess Team Posts Strong Finish in its Largest Intercontinental Chess Competition
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Jail’s men’s chess team finished 3rd in its division during the championship round of an intercontinental chess competition for detained individuals from nearly four dozen nations representing every continent except Antarctica,...