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Sheriff’s Child Rescue Unit Marks 10th Anniversary

by Shereen Mohammad | Oct 27, 2022 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Sheriff’s Police Child Rescue Unit (CRU) commemorated its 10th anniversary after finding more than 1,100 missing children. Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart created the unit in 2012 to dedicate time and effort to search for missing...

Sheriff Dart’s Child Rescue Unit Locates 1000th Youth in Care

by Mike Pierga | May 27, 2021 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Sheriff’s Police Child Rescue Unit (CRU) located its 1,000th missing youth in care on Wednesday, announced Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart. “Youth in the state’s care who are missing are extremely vulnerable to trafficking, drugs...