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

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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…

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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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February 9, 2017 – Kankakee, IL – At approximately 9:20 this morning, sheriff’s deputies were summoned to the Federated Bank in Chebanse (110 First North St, Chebanse, IL) in regards to an attempted bank robbery. Bank personnel contacted the police after observing a suspicious person approaching the bank with an article partially concealing his face and wearing heavy clothing and gloves.

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January 26, 2017 – Kankakee, IL – 28 year-old, Cordarryl Stevenson, of Chicago, pled guilty Monday afternoon in a Kankakee County Courtroom to Aggravated Battery causing Great Bodily Harm to a Peace or Correctional Officer. Stevenson was incarcerated in the Jerome Combs Detention Center in May of last year awaiting trial on two separate cases for Armed Robbery and Aggravated Battery in Cook…

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Scholarship opportunity available to full time students in the fall of 2017. Please fill out and mail to 3000 S Justice Way, Kankakee, IL 60901 if interested.

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December 11, 2016 – Kankakee, IL – Within the last hour, it has been brought to the attention of the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office that someone (unknown at this time) has created a fictitious Facebook account and titled it, Kankakee County Sheriff”s Office (https://www.facebook.com/Kankakee-County-Sheriffs-Office-21…).

“This page is not being administered by anyone representing…

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December 6, 2016 – Kankakee, IL – Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey and Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner are reporting multiple heroin/fentanyl overdoses in the area.

“Area hospitals have reported several today alone,” said Sheriff Downey. “We’re not certain if there is a bad batch being distributed throughout Kankakee County or if it is extremely potent. All law enforcement…

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October 11, 2016 – Kankakee, IL – Sheriff Mike Downey addressed the Kankakee County Board at this morning’s meeting to announce the housing of additional out-of-county inmates and an increase to the Inmate Bed Rental revenues.  Effective Saturday (October 8th), Kankakee County began housing detainees for the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE),…

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