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…
January 14, 2020 – Kankakee, IL – Yesterday afternoon, a Sheriff’s Deputy was advised of a person smoking narcotics in the bathroom of the River Valley Metro Transit Authority Terminal (1137 E 5000N Rd., Bourbonnais, IL). Upon entering the bathroom,
the Deputy, who is assigned as a River Valley Metro Transit Police Officer, encountered 30 year‐old Jerome L Simms.
Upon being…
Date: December 18, 2019
Time: 10 AM
Location: Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office
Call Meeting to order
Roll Call
Approve minutes
New Business:
1. Starting process and time line for
new hire list.
2. Old business.
3. Adjournment.
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October 15, 2019 – Kankakee, IL – At approximately 12:01 p.m. yesterday afternoon, sheriff’s deputies and other emergency personnel were called to a vehicle versus pedestrian accident near 1800 W 2000S Rd in rural Kankakee. Upon arrival to the scene, deputies determined that the vehicle that had struck the pedestrian had fled the scene. Witnesses observed the vehicle traveling…
April 15, 2019 – Kankakee, IL – Sheriff’s deputies responded to a local hospital on Sunday afternoon at approximately 3:25 pm after a subject reported that he had been struck by gunfire at the SS Friendly Market (2727 S 13000E Rd., Pembroke Township, IL).
The shooting victim claimed to have been exiting the establishment when he heard gunfire and was, subsequently, struck in the left…
