Corrections Deputy Accused of Possessing Drug-Soaked Paper Faces New Charges for Providing Cell Phone to Individual in Custody

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,...

Brothel Doorman Charged with Promoting Prostitution

by Grace Cronin | Oct 10, 2024 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – A 34-year-old man who worked as the doorman for an illegal brothel has been charged with promoting prostitution following a Sheriff’s Police Special Victims Unit investigation, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Special Victims Unit...

Sheriff Dart Seeks the Public’s Help to Locate Missing Elk Grove Township Teenager

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...

Convicted California Serial Killer Returned to Cook County to Face Charge for 1993 Murder

by Grace Cronin | Sep 6, 2024 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – A convicted serial killer currently sentenced to death row in California appeared in the Skokie Courthouse today for the 1993 murder of an 18-year-old Glenview woman. Michael Gargiulo, 48, formerly of Glenview, made his first court appearance today...

Barrington Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Conviction

by Grace Cronin | Aug 29, 2024 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – A Barrington man pleaded guilty today to child pornography charges following a Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC) investigation last year, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced. In June of 2023, ICAC Investigators...