by Grace Cronin | Oct 29, 2024 | Press Release
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...
by Grace Cronin | Oct 25, 2024 | Press Release
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,...
by Grace Cronin | Sep 22, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teenager from unincorporated Elk Grove Township. Perla Zumaya was last seen leaving her home on the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 20. She did not take her cell...
by Grace Cronin | Sep 11, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 27-year-old Chicago woman has been charged with smuggling drug-soaked paper to an individual in custody during their visit at Cook County Jail, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On April 25, a correctional deputy supervising a visit in...
by Grace Cronin | Aug 30, 2024 | Press Release
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...
