by Kelly Brady | May 3, 2024 | Press Release
An Oak Lawn man was ordered held in custody at the Cook County Jail after he allegedly traveled to meet undercover Sheriff’s Police investigators posing as a minor victim with whom he had been sexting, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. In April,...
by Kelly Brady | Mar 12, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Police will be conducting a roadside safety checkpoint in Leyden Township, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The checkpoint will run from 7 p.m. Thursday through 1 a.m. Friday on Mannheim Road. Officers at the checkpoint...
by Kelly Brady | Feb 7, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A man awaiting trial on electronic monitoring for the 2017 murder of a disabled man was charged with a new felony weapons offense in connection with a shooting in Dolton that occurred when he travelled in a stolen car while on state-mandated free...
by Kelly Brady | Aug 15, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A private security guard is facing a first-degree murder charge after a Sheriff’s Police investigation found he shot and killed the driver of a vehicle leaving a Ford Heights’ club, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At...
by Kelly Brady | 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...
