COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart launched an opioid crisis awareness podcast today titled “Breaking Free: Dispatches from the Opioid Crisis.” The podcast aims to shed light on the devastating nature of opioid addiction and to give the public a...
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Two Charged after Loaded Gun, Suspected Heroin Found During Court-Ordered Eviction
Two people have been charged with multiple felonies after a loaded firearm and suspected heroin were found while Cook County Sheriff’s deputies were enforcing a court-ordered eviction, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 11:30 a.m....
Electronically Monitored Defendant who Leapt to His Escape Apprehended
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today that an electronically monitored defendant who escaped from Sheriff’s officers earlier this month by jumping from an apartment balcony has been apprehended, after he attempted to elude officers a second time – by...
Electronically Monitored Defendant Jumps from Balcony, Flees
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a 23-year-old man who was on electronic monitoring for felony gun charges when he leapt from a balcony to escape officers. At approximately 11:20 a.m. on June 12th, Sheriff’s officers arrived at...
Individual in Custody Charged in Attack on Cook County Jail Staff
A individual in custody has been charged after a Sheriff’s Office investigation found he attacked a Cook County Jail staff member, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 9:40 a.m. on Thursday in Division 9, the super-maximum security facility,...
Sheriff Launches Program to Address Opioid Crisis
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today the launch of the Sheriff’s Opioid Addiction Recovery (SOAR) program to help address the county’s crippling opioid crisis through community-based treatment for individuals in custody returning home....
Ford Heights Man Charged after Child Accidently Shoots another Child
A gun owner has been charged after a 5-year-old boy was accidently shot by another child this week in Ford Heights, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 11:25 a.m. on June 4, Sheriff’s Police responded to the 1100 block of Drexel for a...
Man Charged with Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse
A Chicago man has been charged after a Sheriff’s Police investigation found he had sexually abused a boy, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Nicholas Vasquez, 36, of the 4200 block of West Monroe, has been charged with two counts of aggravated...
Federal Judge Dismisses Backpage Lawsuit against Sheriff
U.S. District Court Judge John J. Tharp Jr. ended three years of litigation by Backpage.com against the Cook County Sheriff’s Office after granting a motion to dismiss the case late Thursday. The dismissal comes after Backpage.com was seized by federal authorities and...
Chicago Man Charged with UUW by a Felon after Firearms Found in His Bedroom
A 29-year-old Chicago man has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon after three firearms were found in his bedroom, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 8 a.m. on May 30, Sheriff’s Police officers were executing a...