Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help in identifying an offender who kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman last week. On Sept. 12, a 44-year-old Chicago woman reported that a male subject forced her into a vehicle at approximately 2:30...
Sunday, September 17, 2017 —Two teenagers have been charged in connection with an attempted armed robbery, where one victim was shot, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. According to the Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation, at approximately 4:20...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart today announced plans to introduce groundbreaking legislation to reduce the number of children born in custody in Illinois. Under the proposal, pregnant individuals in custody found to be likely to give birth during...
COOK COUNTY, IL – An extensive, months-long investigation into time fraud by Cook County Sheriff’s deputies and supervisors has resulted in disciplinary action for 48 officers, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The internal investigation found that...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 19-year-old Robbins man has been charged with multiple felonies after a Sheriff’s Police investigation found he sexually abused a woman and strangled her when she attempted to flee, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. According to...
SPRINGFIELD, IL —A legislative initiative of Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart that would require sworn law enforcement personnel to receive mental health awareness and response training has been signed into law. House Bill 375, also known as” Sam’s Act”, will add an...
COOK COUNTY, IL — A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction in the death of a 37-year-old Thornton Township woman, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation into the murder of...
Sunday, August 20, 2017 — A 57-year-old man has been charged after a Sheriff’s Police investigation found he sexually assaulted another resident at a Robbins assisted living facility, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On June 13, 2015, a 58-year-old...
COOK COUNTY, IL —A prisoner has been charged after a Sheriff’s Office investigation found that he left a gun in a Cook County Jail trash can, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On the morning of Aug. 15, a loaded, 32 caliber Kel-Tec handgun was found by staff in...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 22-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after an investigation found he shot at a Cook County Sheriff’s Police officer, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 1:05 p.m. on Aug. 13, a man, later identified as Deandre...