In an effort to target and reduce sex trafficking, a national coalition of law enforcement agencies conducted coordinated sting operations that led to 752* arrests, including 723 sex buyers (or “johns”) and 29 pimps or sex traffickers. In its 13th operation, the...
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help in identifying the person who shot a man at a cemetery. At approximately 2:50 p.m. on Feb. 4, a 36-year-old Chicago man, who had attended a funeral, was shot multiple times at the Oakridge Cemetery,...
Cook County Sheriff’s Police are scheduled to conduct enhanced patrols this weekend, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Sheriff’s Police are conducting countywide DUI enforcement patrols today, Saturday and Sunday nights. They will also be on the lookout for...
Six victims of the serial killer John Wayne Gacy remain unidentified. Originally recovered from Gacy's residence in late 1978 and early 1979, the remains of six Gacy victims have never been identified. DNA technology has advanced to supplement the techniques used...
The public may now post bond for Cook County Jail individuals in custody at suburban district courthouses, in addition to the current bonding location at Cook County Jail, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. As of Jan. 17, 2017, bond may be posted for jail...
Cook County Sheriff’s Police recovered firearms with loaded magazines – one of which had been reported stolen --and arrested two people during a traffic stop in Ford Heights, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 3:25 p.m. on Jan. 21, a Sheriff’s...
Marian Hatcher, who serves as Senior Project Manager and Human Trafficking Coordinator at the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, has been awarded the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from President Obama, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. In receipt of the...
A 30-year-old woman and her 38-year-old ex-boyfriend have been charged with multiple felonies in connection with a home invasion at her Maine Township residence and the death of a dog found her husband’s vehicle, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At...
A Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation led to the arrest of 29-year-old Arlington Heights man in connection with a ruse burglary in Leyden Township, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 23, a man claiming he was a...
An individual in custody has been charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer after injuring a correctional deputy earlier this week, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. A Sheriff’s Office investigation revealed that on Jan. 2 when the...