The Cook County Sheriff’s Office would like to warn the public of a phone scam in which the caller identifies himself as “Sgt. Dennis Peterson” or “Lt. Jonathan Moore” and claims to be an employee the Sheriff’s Office. The calls have originated from multiple different...
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Chicago Man Charged with Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse
A 40-year-old Chicago man has been charged with multiple felonies after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation found he solicited an undercover officer posing as a teenage boy on a dating app, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The man, identified as Jaime...
National Sex Buyer Stings Reach 10,000 Arrests
A national operation aimed at deterring johns and disrupting the online facilitation of sex trafficking made its 10,000th arrest since 2011 during the latest sting, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The 10,000th arrest was made during the 19th...
Sheriff Announces Program to Help At-Risk Missing
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is making free scent kits and training available to the public to assist in locating individuals with autism or dementia who may wander away, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Approximately half of autistic...
Sheriff Announces Operation Deadly Distractions
Cook County Sheriff’s Police have launched “Operation Deadly Distractions” to curb the rampant and dangerous use of cell phones by motorists, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced at an October 23rd press conference with national safety experts. Sheriff’s Police began the...
Sheriff Announces Operation Deadly Distractions
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Police have launched “Operation Deadly Distractions” to curb the rampant and dangerous use of cell phones by motorists, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced at an October 23rd press conference with national safety experts. Sheriff’s...
Historic International Individual in Custody Chess Tournament Held
individuals in custody in seven countries spanning multiple continents participated in a historic chess tournament that concluded Tuesday, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. individuals in custody at Cook County Jail competed against prisoners from...
Robbins Man Charged with Attempted Murder for Shooting Outside Bar
A Robbins man has been charged in connection with a shooting that injured a two people outside a bar in the south suburban village last month, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Demitri M. Boykin, 37, of the 13700 block of South Troy in Robbins,...
National Sex Buyer Sting Nets More Than 500 Arrests
From California to New York to Alabama, more than two dozen police agencies partnered in a five-week, anti-trafficking operation that led to the arrest of more than 500 sex buyers, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The 18th National Johns Suppression...
Sheriff’s Office Launches E-File Service for Civil Process Requests
Individuals requesting the Cook County Sheriff’s Office serve civil court documents have a new, convenient way to do so. The Sheriff’s Office E-filing Portal allows members of the public to request service for documents, such as summons and subpoenas, upload documents...