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January 19, 2019 – Kankakee, IL – Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies are searching for an inmate that was inadvertently released from the Jerome Combs Detention Center yesterday evening. At approximately 4:30 pm yesterday afternoon, 41 year-old Anees Ahmed Usmani was discharged in place of another inmate by mistake. Usmani, who is being held in Kankakee for the US…

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January 11, 2019 – Kankakee, IL – Pembroke Township
resident, Dennis Hogan (32 years of age) was sentenced to 71 months in federal
prison earlier today by the Honorable Judge Shadid.  Hogan pled guilty on
August 30th in a 2017 case where he fired a semi-automatic rifle in the
direction of another person at the Pembroke Citgo station.  Hogan received
sentencing enhancements for…

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December 10, 2018 – Kankakee, IL – Live, video surveillance of a local business resulted in the apprehension of three burglary suspects early yesterday morning. At approximately 2:48 am, sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a burglary in progress at a business in the 400 block of North Oak Street in Chebanse after the business owner received a notification on his phone and observed…

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November 27, 2018 – Kankakee, IL – On Monday (November 26th) at approximately 6:31 a.m., sheriff’s deputies were dispatched and responded to the Fairview Motel (2745 S Rt. 45/52, Kankakee, IL) in regards to an unresponsive 1 year-old child.  Shortly after arrival, the child, Keon B. Brown, was pronounced deceased.  It was later determined through an autopsy, that t…

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October 26, 2018 – KANKAKEE, IL – As a result of the unprecedented and ever-growing numbers of residential and commercial structures equipped with surveillance systems, the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office has begun asking anyone willing to register their address on the Sheriff’s “On Watch Program”.  The program has been established in hopes of assisting investigators whenever a…

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October 10, 2018 – Kankakee, IL – The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office Merit Commission is accepting applications for the position of deputy sheriff. All applicants must meet the following minimum requirements established by the County of Kankakee:

U.S. citizenship;
No felony convictions;
Valid state-issued driver’s license;
Must be at least 20 years of age at the time of…

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Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office

Kankakee, Illinois

The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office Merit Commission is accepting applications for the position of deputy sheriff with the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department.

Salary: $53,170 – $90,248 (30 years)

Population: 110,000 (approx.)

Sworn Officers: 43

All applicants must meet the following minimum…

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Kankakee County Sheriff’s Merit Commission
Meeting Agenda
June 28, 2018 10 am
 

Call Meeting to order

Roll Call

Approve minutes

New Business:

     1.Promotional testing

     2. Starting process and time line for new hire list.

     3. Old business.

     4. Adjournment.
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Kankakee County Sheriff’s Merit Commission
Meeting Agenda July 14, 2017 
10AM
 

Call Meeting to order

Roll Call

Approve minutes

New Business:

1. Revise lateral entry requirements.

2. Starting process and time line for promotional list.

3. Old business.

4.

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July 5, 2017 – Kankakee, IL – A Sheriff’s Deputy was in the area of the SS Friendly Market (2727 S 13000E Rd, Pembroke Township, IL) early Saturday morning when he heard several bursts of gunfire.  Several deputies responded after a large gathering had dispersed.  Officers located several shell casings/ammunition and processed the scene.  It should be noted, however, that…

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