Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today that a 30-year-old man has been charged with aggravated DUI and reckless homicide in connection with a fatal crash in Robbins. According to the Sheriff’s Police investigation, at approximately 10:25 p.m. on Sept. 20,...
Update: Jimmiea Boushan was found safe and in good condition Saturday evening. Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 35-year-old woman who fled from an ambulance at Madden Mental Health Center. At approximately 6 p.m....
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 13-year-old girl from Elk Grove Township. Jahaira Ozuna was reported missing on Dec. 1. She was last seen the night before at her home in unincorporated Des Plaines. Jahaira is...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart will be honored tonight as one of Governing Magazine’s public officials of the year for setting a new standard on what a jail can accomplish. Sheriff Dart’s focus on rehabilitation while individuals in custody are...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart launched an awareness campaign on social media today, aiming to shed light on the devastating opioid crisis while giving the public a better understanding of its victims and tools to help those in need. The...
Cook County Sheriff’s Police are looking for a man who approached students at a bus stop in unincorporated Des Plaines offering them rides, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 15 a man riding a black bicycle approached a...
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today that a 73-year-old man has been charged with predatory criminal sexual assault and child pornography after a Sheriff’s Police investigation found that he assaulted boys and in some cases took explicit images of them....
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is seeking the termination of correctional officer Alexander Perteete due to fraudulent use of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Perteete, who was hired as a correctional officer in 2004 and has worked in multiple divisions in the...
A 23-year-old man has been charged with a felony after Cook County Sheriff’s Police officers found him with a stolen pistol in unincorporated Melrose Park, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 2:45 p.m. on Nov. 3, Sheriff’s officers responding to...
All sworn officers within the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department (CCSPD) have been trained on the use of body-worn cameras, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. In total, 498 officers have received the mandatory training, which reviews how to...