Cook County Sheriff’s Police are seeking to identify individuals in these photographs as they may have information about a shooting that occurred last week in Robbins. Sheriff’s Police detectives are interested in speaking to these individuals who were at Manny’s Blue...
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Western Springs Man Charged with Disseminating Child Pornography
A 72-year-old man has been charged after an investigation found that he sent explicit images of children using a messaging app, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Edward Evans of Western Springs was charged Nov. 14 with two counts of distributing...
Information Sought in Fatal Hit and Run
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian. At approximately 7 p.m. on Nov. 4, Sheriff’s Police responded to a call of an unresponsive female found on the roadway in the...
Information Sought on Hit and Run Driver
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help to identify the driver of a vehicle that struck and seriously injured a pedestrian in Leyden Township. At approximately 9:50 p.m. on Oct. 30, Sheriff’s Police learned from a passing motorist that a...
Spectator Sign-Up Process for People vs. Van Dyke Post-Trial Hearing
Members of the public interested in attending the People vs. Van Dyke post-trial hearing scheduled on Wednesday, Oct. 31 will be required to sign up for a seat that morning, per Judge Vincent Gaughan’s orders. Spectator signups will begin at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday...
CVS Health, Sheriff Tom Dart Announce Joint Effort to Raise Consumer Awareness about Safe Medication Disposal in Cook County
CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) and Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart today announced a joint effort to raise consumer awareness about the importance of safe medication disposal. Approximately 150 CVS Pharmacy locations in Cook County will now provide patients with...
Two Men Charged After Being Found with Stolen Vehicle
Two men have been charged after a traffic stop revealed they were in possession of a stolen vehicle, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 13, Sheriff’s Police pulled over a gray Ford Mustang at 123rd and Bishop in...
Man Charged with First Degree Murder in Robbins Killing
A 60-year-old Blue Island man has been charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of a Robbins man on Oct. 11, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Rodney Knockum was arrested on Oct. 12 and charged on Oct. 13 with murder of Eddie Appleton,...
Cook County Sheriff’s Office Now on iTunes, Spotify
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today that the office’s opioid crisis podcast is now available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and Google Play Music. The announcement comes along with the release of a second episode – "Highs and Lows" – that brings listeners...
Man Charged with Promoting Prostitution following Sheriff’s Police, Homeland Security Investigation
An investigation by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Vice Unit and U.S. Department of Homeland Security led to the arrest of a 36-year-old man for promoting prostitution at his Chicago apartment, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Sept. 18, Sheriff’s Police...