COOK COUNTY, IL – A Chicago Heights man is facing multiple felony charges after a Sheriff’s Police investigation found that he kidnapped two individuals and held one of them for ransom, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Wednesday, Dec. 18,...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teenager from Ford Heights. Patrael Williams was last seen in the 800 block of Greenwood Avenue in Ford Heights on Monday, Dec. 9. He is 15 years old,...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Norridge man is facing felony charges of dissemination and possession of child pornography following a months-long investigation by the Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. In...
COOK COUNTY, IL –The Cook County Sheriff’s Office joined the Cook County Housing Authority on Tuesday to provide free turkeys to south suburban residents ahead of the Thanksgiving festivities. “Ensuring that every family has the opportunity to enjoy a holiday meal is...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 30-year-old Berwyn man has been charged with possession of child pornography following a Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Earlier this year, ICAC Unit investigators...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Sheriff’s Police will be at polling sites across suburban Cook County on Tuesday to ensure the safety of poll workers and of residents exercising their right to vote, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Sheriff’s Police has been working closely...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 54-year-old man was charged with Aggravated Kidnapping with a Firearm and Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm after he barricaded himself with two others inside his Tinley Park home for nearly 17 hours on Halloween, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 47-year-old Country Club Hills woman has been charged with a felony after Sheriff’s Office investigators caught her trying to smuggle drug-soaked paper into Cook County Jail, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Aug. 29, Sheriff’s Office...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Police K9 Aris has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Aris’s vest was sponsored by Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. and embroidered...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A corrections deputy who was previously charged with possession of a controlled substance has been indicted for allegedly giving her cell phone to an individual in custody at Cook County Jail who then used it to send messages and view pornography,...