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COOK COUNTY, IL \u2013 Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced on April 27 the opening of a Sheriff\u2019s Office command post in Chicago\u2019s River North neighborhood to help deter crime, an expansion of the Office\u2019s effort to combat violence throughout the city.<\/p>\n
The River North command post at 500 North Clark has been opened since January and is aimed at increasing law enforcement presence in the area and supporting the Chicago Police Department. Sheriff\u2019s Police started assisting in the downtown area during the unrest in May 2020. Sheriff\u2019s Police also have a command post in Austin on Chicago\u2019s West Side and have been engaged in constant collaboration with CPD throughout the city, including in Chinatown and the Central Business District.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m committed to helping ensure the safety of our city and its suburbs,\u201d Sheriff Dart said. \u201cWe\u2019re here in River North to bolster police presence, and we will continue to collaborate with Chicago Police to create a safer downtown for everyone who works, visits, and lives here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sheriff Dart was joined by Deputy Mayor John O\u2019Malley, CPD Superintendent David O. Brown, Alderman Brian Hopkins, Cook County Commissioners Bridget Degnen and Scott Britton, the River North Residents Association<\/strong>, and the Magnificent Mile Association.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Chicago Police Department and the Cook County Sherriff\u2019s Office share a long history of collaboration,\u201d Superintendent Brown said. \u201cThis new office location in the city\u2019s central business district and the historic River North neighborhood is just the latest example of our shared commitment to making our city and our county safer for all.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI welcome Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart\u2019s satellite office on N. Clark Street and his partnership with our other law enforcement agencies,\u201d Alderman Hopkins said. \u201cThis office will provide additional resources and diverse tasks to combat crime and mayhem in the Central Business District.\u201d<\/p>\n Sheriff\u2019s Police presence in Chicago is not out of the ordinary. Sheriff\u2019s Police have had permanent post in Austin since 2018 and since then the area has seen a decrease in shootings and homicides. This year through April 24, the 15th district has seen an 11% decrease in shootings and a 17% decrease in homicides when compared to the same time period last year.<\/p>\n In addition to proactive policing in Austin, the office has strong partnerships with local organizations and regularly engages with its residents to strengthen the bond between the community and law enforcement.<\/p>\n In 2020, Sheriff Dart formed the Sheriff\u2019s Police Community Safety Team, which focuses on suburban areas with high criminal activity. The team focuses on proactive policing as well as engaging residents and business owners to help address their public safety needs.<\/p>\n COOK COUNTY, IL \u2013 Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced on April 27 the opening of a Sheriff\u2019s Office command post in Chicago\u2019s River North neighborhood to help deter crime, an expansion of the Office\u2019s effort to combat violence throughout the city. The River North command post at 500 North Clark has been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nShootings were down 15% in 2021 compared to 2020 in the Chicago\u2019s 15th Police District, which includes Austin. Homicides were down nearly 30%.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/rnrachicago.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/4-27-22-Press-Conference-Brian-Israel-e1651717976413-1024x968.jpg\")