by Shereen Mohammad | May 4, 2022 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office collected 1,414 pounds of pills during recent National Prescription Drug Take Back Day events, which allow residents to safely dispose of potentially harmful medications, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. “We...
by Shereen Mohammad | Apr 27, 2022 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today the opening of a Sheriff’s Office command post in Chicago’s River North neighborhood to help deter crime, an expansion of the Office’s effort to combat violence throughout the city. The River North...
by Shereen Mohammad | Apr 11, 2022 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart commended the federal government for working to tighten restrictions on untraceable ‘ghost guns’ that evade background checks and are increasingly showing up on the streets of Chicago. The federal move comes after...
by Shereen Mohammad | Apr 9, 2022 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart applauded the Illinois General Assembly today for passing legislation to combat the proliferation of unserialized “ghost guns” that make it impossible to trace weapons and harder to solve violent crimes....
by Shereen Mohammad | Apr 6, 2022 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced legislation today requiring auto manufacturers to create a 24/7 recovery hotline to help law enforcement quickly track stolen vehicles. The inability for law enforcement to access tracking information in...
