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Sheriff Dart Warns Public of Phone and Email Scams

Sheriff Dart Warns Public of Phone and Email Scams

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...

Chicago Man Charged with Child Abduction and Luring

Chicago Man Charged with Child Abduction and Luring

  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...

First Responder Mental Health Legislation Clears Senate

First Responder Mental Health Legislation Clears Senate

COOK COUNTY, IL – The Illinois Senate passed legislation today proposed by Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart that eliminates out-of-pocket expenses for first responders seeking mental health treatment. “We ask first responders to be constantly exposed to traumatic...

Palatine Man Faces Felony Charge of Criminal Sexual Abuse

Palatine Man Faces Felony Charge of Criminal Sexual Abuse

COOK COUNTY, IL – A 40-year-old Palatine man is charged with criminal sexual abuse after Sheriff’s Police Detectives learned he forced himself on a 26-year-old woman and sexually abused her inside her home, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 6:56...