Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is seeking the public’s assistance to locate a missing man. Joseph Kohl was reported missing Monday, after having left his home without his car, cell phone, keys or wallet. Kohl is a 6’02”, 55 year old white male, with brown hair and brown...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Jail individuals in custody challenged Russian federal prisoners in a historic international individual in custody chess tournament, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Sheriff Dart welcomed Russian chess grandmaster Dr....
The Ford Heights Park District announced today that it was recently awarded a grant in the amount of $153,000 from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund (BTF) to support the construction of a youth baseball field in the community. The project will provide a home field for the...
A traffic stop led to arrests after Sheriff’s Police officers found more than 3 pounds of suspected drugs in the vehicle and a gun on one man, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 4:05 a.m. on March 23, a Sheriff’s Police patrol officer...
Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigators arrested a man who was out on bond for a weapons charge after they recovered a stolen, loaded gun mounted with a laser, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. While conducting specialized enforcement on March 22 in Chicago’s...
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart today announced a round of hiring for correctional deputies as well as the Sheriff’s Office’s participation in no less than 17 job fairs through the end of the summer. The office is pursuing a diverse selection of dedicated deputies...
Two men have been charged in connection with illegally selling a firearm that ended up in the hands of a convicted felon, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The Sheriff’s Police investigation began in December 2015, when the Sheriff’s Police Gun...
Cook County Sheriff’s Police will conduct a roadside safety checkpoint Friday (tomorrow) night through early Saturday morning in Leyden Township, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart said today. At the checkpoint officers will ensure drivers are complying with Illinois driver's...
A 36-year-old man has been charged with multiple felonies after an investigation found that he had entered a Ford Heights home in the middle of the night and attacked another man while he slept, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 1:25...
A traffic stop in Ford Heights led to the recovery of a loaded gun and the arrest of two people, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 10:20 p.m. on March 3, Sheriff’s Police Street Crimes Suppression Unit officers stopped a silver, 2007...