"This year, clinicians from our Sheriff's Treatment Response Team (the TRT) handled 181 911 emergency co-responder mental health calls with police.Currently, the Co-ResponderVirtual Assistance Program (CVAP) is actively engaged in assisting 260 individuals."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Cook County Sheriff:
"Our Sheriff's Police K9s & their handlers have had a very busy year, getting called in nearly 5,000 times to locate persons, explosives, narcotics, or conduct area searches. Our narcotic & explosive detection dogs seized 780 lbs of narcotics, totaling $1.9 million. Great work!" on Dec. 29Read on Twitter
"This year, our Sheriff's Police have responded to more than 40,000 calls & assisted other agencies nearly 16,000 times. Our 911 call center staff has generated more than 1 million dispatch reports.Many thanks to all of our staff who work hard everyday for Cook County." on Dec. 29Read on Twitter
"Our office hosts self-defense classes across the county to help empower residents. Our most recent class took place at Congregation Ezra-Habonim, where participants learned safety tips & tactics. Contact us at ccso.CommunityEngagement@ccsheriff.org if youd like to have a class." on Dec. 29Read on Twitter
Alerts Sign-up