COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart commended the U.S. District Court’s decision to sentence Michael Lacey, a former Backpage owner, to five years in federal prison for money laundering tied to sex trafficking on the website. “This is a clear warning...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Barrington man pleaded guilty today to child pornography charges following a Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC) investigation last year, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced. In June of 2023, ICAC Investigators...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 15-year-old from Matteson has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing a relative during a verbal dispute, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26, Sheriff’s...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 44-year-old Chicago man has been charged with burglary and theft after a Sheriff’s Police investigation identified him as the person who removed laptops and other items from a Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced...
COOK COUNTY, IL – K9 Aris will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Aris’s vest is sponsored by Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. and will be embroidered with the sentiment...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Chicago man being held in custody at the Cook County Jail for felony weapons possession and possession of a stolen vehicle has been indicted by a Cook County Grand Jury after Sheriff’s Office investigators found dozens of pieces of drug-soaked...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Cook County Corrections Deputy appeared in court today charged with possession of controlled substance after an internal investigation by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office found she was in possession of dozens of sheets of paper soaked in suspected...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 30-year-old Streamwood man has been charged with possession of child pornography following a Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Monday, July 22, Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is warning the public of a telephone scam during which callers, who identify themselves as Sheriff’s Office employees, tell individuals they must come to a Sheriff’s Office location to a pay a fine or face arrest....
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation into a fencing operation at a Chicago store led to the recovery of approximately $2.4 million in suspected stolen merchandise and five firearms, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On July 2, Sheriff’s...