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Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle

SHERIFF’S POLICE ACQUIRES TACTICAL VEHICLE

Kankakee, IL – Kankakee County Sheriff Tim Bukowski reported the acquisition of a surplus tactical military vehicle.  The acquisition of the mine resistant ambush protected (MRAP) tactical vehicle fulfils a challenge issued by Bukowski to Sergeant Dave Zinanni.  Zinanni is responsible for all vehicle acquisitions and their maintenance in addition…

Kankakee County Triad receives outstanding service award

The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office Senior TRIAD program received the outstanding senior service program award at The Daily Journal senior fair yesterday. The program was recognized for its continued efforts in educating seniors about financial exploitation and identity theft as well as educating them on how to avoid becoming victims of crimes. The Daily Journal presented a check for $100…

Alleged Shooter from Manteno’s 4T Incident Captured

Rene Flores, 27 year old male, who is the suspect in the shooting at 4 T’s warehouse in Manteno which occurred on July 25, 2012, is in the custody of the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department this morning. Flores, a fugitive since the day of the shooting, recently turned himself in to Mexican authorities and was extradited to the United States. Investigators had tracked Flores to Chicago…

Lt Chad Gessner receives Outstanding Elderly Service Officer award

Congratulations to Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Chad Gessner on being selected as the Outstanding Elderly Service Officer at the 17th annual Illinois TRIAD conference in Peoria,…

Be Aware of Farmers

Sheriff Bukowski reminds drivers to be alert for farm equipment on roadways

Kankakee, IL – Kankakee County Sheriff Tim Bukowski issued a press release today reminding drivers to be alert for slow moving farm equipment on county roadways. “We anticipate farmers to start working in the fields soon in many areas of the county,” said Bukowski. Bukowski cautioned drivers to be prepared for…

MoneyPak Scam

The FBI Anti-Piracy Warning MoneyPak Ransom is a computer virus, which will display a bogus notification that pretends to be from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and states that your computer has been blocked due to it being involved with the distribution of pornographic material, SPAM and copyrighted content.  The FBI Anti-Piracy Warning virus will lock you out of your computer and…

Keep Windows safe with anti-virus programs

Keeping your computer safe is a very important part of keeping a functional machine. Viruses slow down your PC, cause massive issues with even operating the system and could even result in a financial loss.

Luckily now days, there are many anti-virus programs out there to try to keep you safe. If you have recently purchased a new Windows 8 PC, the good news is that there is already one built…

Money Seizure

Kankakee County, IL- Kankakee County Sheriff Tim Bukowski announced today the largest cash seizure in the agency’s history. According to Bukowski, sheriff’s deputies in conjunction with Kankakee County Major Crimes Task Force, seized nearly $1.6 million in USC on Wednesday February…

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