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5,743 Cook County Concealed Carry Objections

5,743 Cook County Concealed Carry Objections

Cook County Applications 81,862 Total Sheriff's Office Objections 5,743   Basis for Concealed Carry Objection Objection Count* Agg. Battery/Agg. Assault 815 Burglary/Theft/Robbery 276 Domestic Violence 2214 Drugs 304 False Personation of Police/Public Employee 40...

Man Arrested for Injuring Child

Man Arrested for Injuring Child

A Sauk Village man who Sheriff’s Police found holding a child and a knife has been charged with stabbing another child, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 4:10 p.m. on July 6, Sheriff’s Police officers responded for report of a man...

Sheriff Dart Seeks Public’s Help  Locating Missing Man

Sheriff Dart Seeks Public’s Help Locating Missing Man

Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help locating a missing man. Hector Castillo-Nunez, 62, was last seen on the night of July 3rd in the 2200 block of Nichols Road in unincorporated Arlington Heights. He does not speak English....

Man Arrested for Selling  Illegal Fireworks

Man Arrested for Selling Illegal Fireworks

A Chicago man has been arrested after Cook County Sheriff’s Police seized approximately 1,900 pounds of illegal fireworks, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart said today. Vincent Saraceno, 36, was arrested Thursday morning after Sheriff’s Police found him selling illegal fireworks...

Smart 911 for Cook County Constituents

Smart 911 for Cook County Constituents

Smart911 technology is now available for Cook County constituents. Below is an overview of how you can take advantage of this important development to more easily communicate with Cook County Sheriff’s Police and keep both your family and the community safe. How Does...

UNKNOWN VICTIM OF JOHN WAYNE GACY IS IDENTIFIED

UNKNOWN VICTIM OF JOHN WAYNE GACY IS IDENTIFIED

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 —After waiting more than 30 years, family and friends of William “Bill” George Bundy now have the answer to the question, “where has our loved one gone,” Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced on Monday. Due to Sheriff Dart’s renewed...