A maximum security individual in custody has been charged again with aggravated battery to staff after a Sheriff’s Office investigation found that the individual in custody threw feces at a correctional deputy for the second time within a week, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart...
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National Law Enforcement Coalition Arrests Record Number of Johns
More than 1,300 sex buyers – a record – were arrested across 18 states in this summer’s National Johns Suppression Initiative aimed at reducing sex trafficking, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The operation by a national coalition of law...
Governor Signs Sheriff Dart’s “Rocket Docket” Legislation
People arrested for minor traffic offenses and small-volume drug cases will no longer spend months in Cook County Jail under legislation Gov. Bruce Rauner signed Friday. Following last year’s successful “Rocket Docket” pilot project designed to move non-violent...
Sheriff Dart Releases Additional Video in Jail Hostage Incident
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart has released additional video in which individuals in custody took control of a jail housing unit and injured another individual in custody. According to the Sheriff’s Office investigation, at approximately 4:30 p.m. July 28,...
Individual in Custody Charged with Battering Correctional Deputy
A Cook County Jail individual in custody has been charged with aggravated battery to staff after an investigation found he threw feces and struck a Cook County correctional deputy, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. According to a Sheriff’s Office investigation...
Man Charged in Wife’s Murder
An Arlington Heights man has been charged with first degree murder after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation found that he shot and killed his wife, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 1:45 p.m. on July 31, Sheriff’s Police responded to...
Sheriff Identifies Individuals in Custody Involved in Jail Hostage Incident
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart has released the identities of the individuals in custody who took control of a jail housing tier and injured another individual in custody. The office has also released video clips depicting the incident. At approximately 7:30 p.m....
Man Charged with Battering Courtroom Deputies
Four felony charges have been filed against a 21-year-old man who fought with Cook County Sheriff’s courtroom deputies trying to take him into custody, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Cook County Associate Judge Michael Kane had ordered DUI defendant Artavius...
Man Charged in Justice Home Invasion
A 44-year-old man has been charged with armed robbery and home invasion that occurred in unincorporated Justice, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 4:50 a.m. on July 14, Cook County Sheriff’s Police received a report of a home...
Man Charged with Selling Drugs at Senior Housing Complex
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today that a Chicago Heights man has been arrested and charged after an undercover investigation by Sheriff’s Police found that he sold crack cocaine at the senior community where he lives. Last month, Cook County Sheriff’s...