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KANKAKEE, IL – A marked Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office squad car was burglarized overnight last night (January 6, 2016) after the burglar(s) forced entry to a window.  Upon processing the scene, investigators determined that a department-owned firearm/ammunition were among the stolen items.  It should be noted that the firearm/ammunition were secured in a locked safe (which was…

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KANKAKEE, IL- Kankakee County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a shooting late Friday evening in Pembroke Township.  The shooting, the second in less than a week in the Pembroke area, took place near the intersection of 14000 East and 3000 South Road at approximately 11:22pm.  Upon arrival, responding patrol units observed 25-year-old, Pembroke Township resident, Monroe P Clayton…

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December 24, 2015 – Kankakee County Sheriff’s Police announced that an arrest has been made in the shooting that occurred on Saturday morning at the Pembroke Citgo Station located at 2661 South 13000 East Road.  Twenty-four year old Lamar Hicks was shot after a dispute with another individual after Hicks exited his vehicle at the Pembroke Citgo Station Saturday morning at approximately…

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Kankakee, IL- On Sunday, December 13, 2015, the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with other agencies throughout Kankakee County, hosted the 24th Annual “Shop-With-A-Cop” event. Forty area police officers volunteered their time by picking up about seventy children between the ages of 6 and 12 years old at their homes. The children were transported in police cars to t…

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November 29, 2015- KANKAKEE, IL – Kankakee County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 3700 block of S Wheeler Road in Pembroke Township Saturday evening (11/28) in regards to a deceased subject.  Upon arrival, Deputies observed 83-year-old Hopkins Park resident, Zeenie Young in the residence.  Ms. Young was deceased prior to police arrival as a result of injuries that…

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NOVEMBER 20, 2015- KANKAKEE, IL – Kankakee County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Shannon Shores (rural Reddick) late Tuesday evening (11/17/2015) in reference to a deceased subject.  Upon arrival, officers located 49-year-old Reddick resident, Theodore N Rockwood II, inside his residence.  Rockwood, who was pronounced dead on the scene by Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner, had severa…

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Kankakee, IL- Earlier this morning, the Kankakee County Mental Health Council presented the William H. Morgan Annual Memorial Award to the Kankakee County Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program for the recognition of expanding mental health services in Kankakee County.

“The Kankakee County Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMH) provide services for individuals who…

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On August 24, 2015, Judge Colin Bruce of the federal Central District of Illinois found that the Kankakee County Sheriff’s policy and practice of strip searching all detainees before they enter the general population at the jail, regardless of the crime for which they have been arrested and regardless of whether the detainee was arrested on a warrant, was reasonable and constitutional. This is…

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Kankakee, IL- Late Tuesday evening (09/01/15) Kankakee County Sheriff’s Police, working in conjunction with investigators from Will and Livingston County Sheriff’s Police, detained two men suspected in numerous burglaries in the three counties.  The two men were arrested by Will County Sheriff’s Department and subsequent investigation has implicated them in burglaries in Kankakee, Will,…

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Kankakee, IL – Sheriff’s Deputies continue to follow-up on tips and information regarding the recent burglary rash in the south and western portions of Kankakee County.  As attention on the recent crime spree increases, Sheriff’s Investigators have observed a multitude of rumors circulating on the Internet, more specifically social media and want to dispel any reports without merit that…

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