Tinley Park Man Charged with Felonies Following 17-Hour Standoff with Police

by Grace Cronin | Nov 3, 2024 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – A 54-year-old man was charged with Aggravated Kidnapping with a Firearm and Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm after he barricaded himself with two others inside his Tinley Park home for nearly 17 hours on Halloween, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart...

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...

Cook County Corrections Deputy Charged with Possession of Drug-Soaked Paper

by Grace Cronin | Aug 16, 2024 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – A Cook County Corrections Deputy appeared in court today charged with possession of controlled substance after an internal investigation by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office found she was in possession of dozens of sheets of paper soaked in suspected...

Four People Charged in Connection with Attempts to Smuggle Drug-Soaked Paper into Cook County Jail

by Kelly Brady | May 22, 2024 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – Two women and two men – including one man in custody – are facing felony charges for recent attempts to smuggle deadly drug-soaked paper into Cook County Jail. On Tuesday, Sheriff’s Police arrested Brandy Frazier, 23, and Leroy Carter, 42, after they...

Chicago Man Charged with Aggravated Battery, Fleeing and Eluding Sheriff’s Police Officer

by Kelly Brady | Dec 1, 2023 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – A 38-year-old man has been charged with felonies following a traffic stop that injured a Sheriff’s Police Officer, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Nov. 29, Sheriff’s Police conducted a traffic stop on Evaristo Chavez, of the...