Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is warning of a phone scam in which the caller claims to be a member of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. In this scam, the caller makes notification that there is an allegation against the victim and that payment is required. A...
A maximum security Cook County Jail individual in custody has been charged after an investigation found he indecently exposed himself during a visit in view of a child, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. According to the investigation, on Jan. 10 individual in...
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart launched an email helpline today to connect people to life-saving drug naloxone and released the second installment of the Sheriff’s Awareness Initiative video series on the opioid crisis. The second installment of the video series...
A man paroled less than two months ago following weapon and drug convictions has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon after he was found with a stolen gun in Chicago’s 6th District, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately...
Three maximum security Cook County Jail individuals in custody are among more than two dozen individuals who have been charged with aggravated battery to staff in the last 30 days, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. From Dec. 12 to Jan. 12, 26 individuals in...
A Cook County Jail individual in custody has been charged with threatening his public defender, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. According to a Sheriff’s Office investigation, at approximately the 11 a.m. on Jan. 10, individual in custody Michael Roberson, 34,...
While on patrol and conducting compliance checks in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood, Sheriff's police discovered a gun stash house with a cache of weapons, including two stolen shotguns. On Jan. 9, Sheriff’s officers were checking on the status of a person being...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a motor vehicle theft that occurred in Stickney Twp. At approximately 7:40 a.m. on Dec. 21, the suspect is accused of being involved in the theft of a...
Leading up to the new year, a time of personal reset and renewal for many, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart encourages the public to clear out their old medications through safe disposal to reduce the chance of poisoning, abuse and pollution. With more than 80...
UPDATE: Francisco Martinez was found safe. County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help in locating a 19-year-old missing from Stickney Township. Francisco “Tommy” Martinez left his residence in the 4800 block of Lockwood Avenue today in the early...