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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Death at Good Sheperd

June 12, 2017 – Kankakee, IL – On Sunday, June 11, 2017 at approximately 5:15 p.m., Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 4283 North A. Street in rural Momence in reference to a subject found on a transport bus that was not breathing.  Ambulance personnel arrived on scene and notified the Coroner.  Sixty-nine year old, Charles McLaughlin was pronounced deceased at the scene.  An…

Local Wanted Fugative Apprehended in Indiana

The Sheriff’s Office received assistance from neighboring agencies last week in the apprehension of 30 year‐old fugitive, Dennis L Hogan, of Pembroke Township. Hogan was taken into custody at
approximately 5pm on Friday, May 26, 2017 in Jasper County Indiana after he was located in the backseat during a traffic stop off of State Road 14.

Some of the offenses listed on Hogan’s warrants…

Police and Fire Memorial Brick Form

Kankakee County Police & Fire Memorial Committee are now offering an opportunity to purchase a brick that will be displayed at the memorial site on the courthouse lawn. For a minimum donation of $75, you can purchase a brick that is personalized to you, or a person/organization of your choice. If you are interested, please fill out the form below and email it to Lt. Chad Gessner…

ISA Peacekeepers Scholarship

If you are a dependent of a law enforcement officer or military member and attending college in the fall of 2017, please feel free to apply for ISA’s Peacekeepers scholarship below.

Deadline for submission is June 30th, 2017.
Application…

Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Lateral Entry Candidates

April 27, 2017 – Kankakee, IL – Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey issued a press release today announcing that his office is seeking qualified lateral entry candidates to apply for employment.  The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office is in the process of developing a list of qualified lateral entry applicants to help replace officers that have recently retired. Sheriff Downey advised…

Civil Process Fees

Effective May 1, 2017,the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office will be increasing civil process fees including civil process stand-by fees. These increases are based on an independent study of our fees as required by statute.

The increases are in line with the actual cost of providing this service. Please take a moment to look over the fee schedule attached. If you have any questions, pleas…

Notice of Bond Increase

Effective May 1, 2017
Bond Fees will be increased from:
$13.00 to $46.00 payable at the time of posting bond
Full Information / Printer Friendly…

Deputies Respond to Suspicious Vehicle in Manteno’s Diversatech Campus

Deputies were dispatched to the Manteno Diversatech Campus area in regards to a suspicious vehicle yesterday (Sunday, April 16, 2017).

According to the caller, at approximately 3:15 pm, a white pickup truck that was occupied by a white male driver stopped to speak with her 8 year‐old son in the 500 block of Diversatech Dr S (in rural
Manteno).

According to the boy, the man asked for…

Deputies Arrest 43 Year Old in Murder of His Step Father

At approximately 6:53 a.m. this morning, sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to 17774 E 7000S Rd in rural Pembroke Township in regards to a shooting. Upon arrival, deputies observed 68 year old Pembroke resident, Clarence Riley, in the home suffering from what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. Riley, who was not breathing at the time of deputies’ arrival, was later…

Arrest Made in October ’16 Pembroke Murder

Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey has announced an arrest in the October 1, 2016 homicide of 46 year-old, Ralph Ledet (of Hopkins Park).  Earlier last week, 55 year-old, Pembroke Township resident, James E. Beals, was taken into custody by the US Marshal’s Service in Benton Harbor, MI.  Beals, who was taken into custody on the outstanding arrest warrant for Homicide, is awaiting…

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