COOK COUNTY, IL – A Northbrook man has been charged with two counts of armed robbery after Sheriff’s Police Detectives identified him as the offender in two robberies that occurred in unincorporated Northfield Township, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart applauded the Illinois General Assembly’s passage of legislation that eliminates out-of-pocket expenses for first responders seeking mental health treatment. “We rely on our first responders to be there for us when...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Two women and two men – including one man in custody – are facing felony charges for recent attempts to smuggle deadly drug-soaked paper into Cook County Jail. On Tuesday, Sheriff’s Police arrested Brandy Frazier, 23, and Leroy Carter, 42, after they...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Nearly three out of every four revoked FOID card holders have either not accounted for their firearms or returned their FOID cards, according to a new report compiled by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. According to the report, of the more than...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart has relaunched Seniors Training Academy Recruits to Succeed (STARS), a unique program where older adult volunteers help train police recruits to better serve the community. Sheriff Dart founded the STARS...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 44-year-old woman, charged in the 2003 deaths of her newborn twins following an extensive cold case investigation by Sheriff’s Police, has been convicted of murder, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Antoinette Briley pled...
An Oak Lawn man was ordered held in custody at the Cook County Jail after he allegedly traveled to meet undercover Sheriff’s Police investigators posing as a minor victim with whom he had been sexting, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. In April,...
COOK COUNTY, IL – DNA from a wine bottle helped Sheriff’s Police detectives identify the offender in a Rich Township burglary, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Sheriff’s Police responded to a report of a residential burglary on Sept. 6, 2023 in the...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is alerting the public of a recent uptick in telephone and email phishing scams in which scammers identify themselves as a Sheriff’s Office employee in an attempt to defraud victims. Scammers are using the actual...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Chicago man is facing charges for Child Abduction and Luring of a Minor after Sheriff’s Police Detectives found he attempted to lure a minor into his vehicle, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 4:43 p.m. on...