A Cook County Jail individual in custody has been sentenced to 15 years for solicitation of murder in which he sought someone to kill witnesses in his case, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Ivan Flores, 22, was originally booked into the jail on March 17, 2016...
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Cook County Jail Individual in Custody Indicted on Charge of Attempting to Bring Cannabis into a Penal Institution
A Cook County Jail individual in custody has been indicted after a Sheriff’s Office investigation identified him as the second person involved in a January incident where marijuana was left at an individual in custody-only bathroom at Stroger hospital, Sheriff Thomas...
Eight Individuals in Custody Face Mob Action Charges Following Jail Fight
Eight Cook County Jail individuals in custody found to have been involved in a fight on a maximum security housing tier have been indicted for mob action, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The altercation was reported at approximately 4:35 p.m. on April 3 in...
Three Charged in Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault of Teenager
Three men have been charged after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation found they had sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl in a vacant home in Ford Heights, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 4:45 p.m. on March 31, Sheriff’s Police...
Parolee Charged with Attempting to Bring Cannabis into a Penal Institution
A 27-year-old parolee has been charged with attempting to bring cannabis into a penal institution after an ongoing Cook County Sheriff’s Office investigation found that he left a package containing marijuana under an individual in custody-only bathroom door at Stroger...
Sheriff Supported Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill Passes U.S. Senate
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate passed the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA)/Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act (SESTA), a bill supported by Sheriff Tom Dart, which seeks to add harsher penalties for websites and companies that promote and facilitate sex...
Sheriff Dart Seeks Public’s Help in Locating Missing Teen, Toddler
UPDATE: Katherine Lujano and her son were located safe on March 10 Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teenage girl from unincorporated Des Plaines and her toddler son. Katherine Lujano, 17, and her 18-month old son...
16 Individuals in Custody Face Mob Action Charges Following Jail Fight
Sixteen Cook County Jail individuals in custody found to have been involved in a fight on a maximum security housing tier have been indicted for mob action, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The fight was reported at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 16 in...
Sheriff Warns of IRS Phone Scam
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is warning of a sophisticated phone scam targeting Cook County residents. In this scam, an automated voice claims there is a warrant out for the arrest of the receiver of the call and that they must call a phone number with a Chicago...
National Sex Trafficking Sting Nets over 630 Sex Buyers and Pimps/Traffickers
In an effort to target sex buyers and reduce sex trafficking, a national coalition of law enforcement agencies conducted coordinated sting operations that led to more than 630 arrests, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The 15th National Johns...