The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
has confirmed the first positive case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in
Kankakee County.
It is important to remember that even
though there has been a confirmed case this is not cause for panic.
The Kankakee County Health Department is working
closely with IDPH, AMITA St. Mary’s Hospital and Riverside Medical Center to
prevent further…
March 13, 2020- Kankakee, IL- In an effort to protect inmates in the Jerome Combs Detention Center & Kankakee County Detention Center, as well as staff and the general public from the current COVID 19 pandemic, Sheriff Mike Downey has announced the following changes in operations at both Kankakee County correctional facilities. Effective at 5:00 p.m. today, there will be no more in-hous…
March 9, 2020‐ Kankakee, IL‐ A group of four elected Illinois sheriffs Monday filed a joint lawsuit in U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois seeking a preliminary and eventually a permanent injunction against the Illinois Trust Act, a 2017 state statute that restricts the ability of law enforcement officers to coordinate with federal officials regarding the custody of illega…
KANKAKEE, Ill. — Illinois Sheriffs are raising alarms that a recent policy change by the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) allows dangerous felons to be released back into Illinois communities. This is occurring despite valid requests by federal immigration authorities to transfer the convicted felons to a designated holding facility while the individual’s immigration case is…
Kankakee, IL- Yesterday afternoon (2/19/20), sheriff’s deputies arrested 19 year-old Adrienne Adams, of rural Chebanse, on several sexual-related crimes that occurred in the rural St. Anne area to multiple victims over several months.
“A credit to sheriff’s investigators who have spent a great
deal of time working on this complex case to gather the necessary evidence,”
said…
February 18, 2020- Kankakee, IL- The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Bradley Police Department and KAMEG agents, assisted the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI – Springfield Division) and the Central District of IL U.S. Attorney’s Office in an operation over the weekend that resulted in 15 arrests. The 15 arrests, all of which were men, were charged in separat…
Sheriff Mike Downey announced
earlier today that his office has begun accepting applications for the position
of Deputy Sheriff. Applicants must be:
U.S. citizenship;No felony convictions;Valid state-issued driver’s license;Must be at least 20 years of age at the time of
application and 21 years of age at time of appointment, unless otherwise
exempt per state statute;Be a…
Yesterday afternoon, a jury found 31 year-old Darrin D. Reed
Jr. guilty of all charges stemming from a July 2017 Attempted Murder in rural
Aroma Park. Reed, of unincorporated St. Anne, has remained incarcerated
since his arrest on July 13, 2017, the day of the attack. In the early
morning hours of that day, deputies were dispatched the Waldron Arboretum (2755
Waldron Road,…
The Illinois Sheriffs’ Association announces that it will be awarding over $58,000 in college scholarships throughout the State of Illinois to students wishing to pursue higher education during the 2020-2021 academic year. The scholarships are to be applied to tuition, books and fees only. The student must be enrolled full-time at a certified institution of higher learning within the State of…
January 22, 2020‐ Kankakee, IL‐ Yesterday evening at approximately 9:30 pm, the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office received a call of two subjects with guns at the SS Friendly Mart (2727 South 13000 East Road) in Pembroke Township. When Officers arrived they located what appeared to be evidence of a shooting that had occurred in the parking lot. The crime scene was secured and Detectives…
