by Christian Whiting | May 24, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is warning the public of a telephone scam where a caller identifying as a Sheriff’s Office employee tells victims they must pay for missing court or risk going to jail. The scammer tells victims that they missed a...
by Christian Whiting | May 23, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Citing the urgent need to address the rise in violent carjackings across the country, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart called on Congress today to follow Illinois’ lead and require automakers to create a quicker way for police and victims to access the...
by Christian Whiting | May 12, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Drawing attention to a critical public safety issue, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart called on state lawmakers today to properly fund police efforts to keep firearms out of the hands of individuals who are prohibited by law from possessing them....
by Christian Whiting | May 11, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Worth Township man is facing charges after Cook County Sheriff’s Police and the Illinois Statewide Auto Theft Taskforce (ISATT) found more than 600 catalytic converters in one of the largest recoveries of the vehicle part in the state, Sheriff...
by Shereen Mohammad | May 5, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Three men who told police they traveled to Chicago to purchase marijuana at a dispensary were charged with felony weapons charges after police recovered multiple unlicensed firearms from their vehicle during a traffic stop in the Chicago’s River...
