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...
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...
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...
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, 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...
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...
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...
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...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 35-year-old man has been charged with multiple felonies after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police officer was dragged by a vehicle during the investigation of a possible road rage incident, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 10:15...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 35-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after an investigation found he shot another man in the face, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 3:10 a.m. on June 20, Sheriff’s Police responded to the 1400...