Sheriff's Office

Imagine a world where you are expected to keep track of thousands of accused offenders, charged with everything from drug crimes to murder — not in a jail, but out in the community. It’s what investigators Ken Smith and Will McCray from the Cook County Sheriff’s office do every day. They are part of a team of dozens of...

A couple who operated an animal rescue face multiple charges after 120 dogs and a cat were found dead in Missouri and about two dozen more dogs died in Texas.

A man is credited with saving his wife’s life after the couple were tied up by home invaders and stuffed into the trunk of a vehicle in south suburban Crete Township.

A small memorial has begun for a 63-year-old man who was found Monday in the trunk of a vehicle following what police believe was a home invasion in a southern Chicago suburb.

A 63-year-old man has been identified after his body was found in the trunk of a vehicle following what police believe was a home invasion in a southern Chicago suburb.

A south suburban home invasion that left one man dead and his wife injured appeared to be a “targeted” attack, authorities said Tuesday.

Authorities responding Monday to reports of a missing couple discovered a woman injured in a vehicle and her husband dead inside the trunk following a weekend home invasion in unincorporated Crete Township, Illinois.

A carnival worker is accused of killing two women in Tennessee whom he met through his job and the teenage daughter of a co-worker in Georgia, NBC News reported. James Michael Wright faces three capital murder charges, according to a statement from the Washington County, Virginia, Sheriff’s Office. The women were reported missing earlier this year and are said to...

A suburban Chicago man granted a new trial after being sentenced to 65 years in prison for the beating death of his girlfriend’s 2½-year-old son is a free man after a prosecutor dropped charges against him.

A suburban Chicago man granted a new trial after being sentenced to 65 years in prison for the beating death of his girlfriend’s 2½-year-old son is a free man after a prosecutor dropped charges against him.

Standing at the meat market counter, Tara Jones noticed the clerk eyeing the photos of her son that dangle from her neck. Jones has worn two laminated images of TeSean Blue since September, when he was gunned down while riding his bicycle in north Tampa. Superimposed over the photos are the words “Gone Too Soon,” and his nickname, “Bama.” He...

A U.S. citizen was detained in a Florida prison and flagged for deportation despite his repeated pleas to authorities that he was American and the county’s own jail files indicating he was born in Philadelphia, according to a federal lawsuit filed Monday. NBC News reports Peter Sean Brown turned himself in to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for a probation...

Flash flooding hit a wildfire-scarred area of Northern California on Thursday, forcing officials to quickly deploy swift water rescue teams to save people stranded in vehicles after a downpour near the Paradise area, officials said.

Several kids, including an 11-year-old, drove an Indiana school bus at the behest of its adult driver—who now faces charges. Ash-har Quraishi reports.

Several kids, including an 11-year-old, drove an Indiana school bus at the behest of its adult driver—who now faces charges, the Northwest Indiana Times reports.

One year after the body of 17-month-old Semaj Crosby was discovered under a couch, her memory and mysterious death haunt the girl’s family, the community, police and attorneys.

One year after the body of 17-month-old Semaj Crosby was discovered under a couch, her memory and mysterious death haunt the girl’s family, the community, police and attorneys. Katie Kim reports.

Three hikers discovered a fatal car crash in Mundelein.

The twin-engine Cessna 340 crashed shortly after takeoff at Bartow Municipal Airport, immediately killing the 70-year-old pilot and his four adult passengers.

In an interview on Today on Oct. 30, Feldman said he had revealed names of men who had allegedly sexually assaulted him during an interview with police in 1993. But following the interview the Santa Barbara police said in a statement no such interview existed. Now, they’re saying otherwise.