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Sheriff Dart Announces New River North Command Post

Sheriff Dart Announces New River North Command Post

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...

Sheriff Dart Announces Anti-Carjacking Legislation

Sheriff Dart Announces Anti-Carjacking Legislation

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...

Man Wanted in Las Vegas Stabbings Apprehended

Man Wanted in Las Vegas Stabbings Apprehended

COOK COUNTY, IL – Members of the Cook County Sheriff’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit and the US Marshals Great Lakes Regional Task Force arrested a 26-year-old man wanted for stabbing three people in a Las Vegas hotel parking lot, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today....

Sheriff Dart Warns Public of Phone Scam

Sheriff Dart Warns Public of Phone Scam

COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is alerting the public to a recent phone scam in which the caller claimed to be an employee of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office and called from a number disguised to appear as though it was from the Sheriff’s...