by Christian Whiting | Aug 18, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Chicago Police officer arrested in March for sexually abusing a minor in Norridge is now facing new charges of child sexual assault, child sexual abuse, and child pornography as a result of an investigation by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police...
by Christian Whiting | Jul 6, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A convicted sex offender who was charged in a Sheriff’s Police investigation with possession of child pornography pleaded guilty today and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced. Investigators with the...
by Christian Whiting | Jun 2, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A convicted felon on parole for gun crimes was charged with possession of child pornography after an investigation found multiple images of child pornography on a file sharing app account that belonged to him, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J....
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 20, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – An individual in custody and his girlfriend have been charged with felonies for attempting to bring narcotic soaked paper into the Cook County Jail, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. In April, Sheriff’s Office investigators were contacted by a...