COOK COUNTY, IL – A 22-year-old Markham woman has been charged after packages with parts that create switches to convert Glock handguns to fully automatic weapons were delivered to her residence, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Sheriff’s Police...
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Sheriff Dart Warns Public of Phone Scam
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is alerting the public to a recent phone scam in which the caller claimed to be an employee of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office and called from a number disguised to appear as though it was from the Sheriff’s...
Sheriff’s Police, Homeland Security Investigations Takedown Brothel Operation
COOK COUNTY, IL – A joint investigation by Cook County Sheriff’s Police Special Victims Unit and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of a residential brothel operation led to felony charges against two men for promoting prostitution, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart...
Sheriff Dart Testifies Before Senate on Solutions to Carjacking Surge
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart testified today before a U.S. Senate Committee about the Chicago area’s disturbing rise in carjackings and his work with automakers on innovative, comprehensive solutions. Last year there were more than 2,000...
Man Charged with Dissemination of Child Pornography
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Schaumburg man has been charged with dissemination of child pornography after investigators determined he shared several sexually explicit images and videos of children under the age of 13 through social media apps, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J....
Palatine Township Man Charged with Murder, Aggravated Battery
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 47-year-old Palatine Township man has been charged with fatally stabbing his roommate, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 9 p.m. on Jan. 26, Sheriff’s Police responded to a report of a battery that occurred in an...
Man Charged with Injuring Sheriff’s Police Officers Responding to Domestic Dispute
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Lynwood man has been charged after Cook County Sheriff’s Police officers and a civilian were injured during a domestic dispute investigation, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 9:50 a.m. on Dec. 26, Sheriff’s Police responded...
Wheeling Man Charged with Possession, Solicitation, and Dissemination of Child Pornography
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Wheeling man has been charged with possession, solicitation, 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...
More Than a Dozen Men Arrested in Sheriff’s Police “John” Sting Operation
COOK COUNTY, IL – Officers with the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Special Victims Unit arrested 16 men and towed 11 vehicles as part of an undercover operation targeting individuals seeking to buy sex on the internet, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today....
Sauk Village Man Charged with Animal Cruelty, Other Misdemeanors
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Sauk Village man has been charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty and violation of owner’s duties after three emaciated horses were found on his property, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On December 8, the Cook County...