The Lake County Sheriff's Office is a member of the Lake County Major Crime Task Force. The Lake County Major Crime Task Force was formed in 1992 in response to a mutual need for vast investigative resources and expertise from all Lake County law enforcement agencies. The Lake County Major Crime Task Force consists of a Commander, Assistant Commanders, Supervisors, Investigators, Evidence Technicians, and Support Staff. They respond to homicides, suspicious deaths, in-custody deaths, officer-involved shootings, and heinous crimes in communities who are members of the task force.
The Chairman of the Task Force Executive Board is:
Lake Forest Chief Karl Walldorf
The Operations Commander of the Task Force is:
Illinois State Police Sergeant Dan Thomas
Current member agencies of the Lake County Major Crime Task Force are:
Antioch
Bannockburn
Buffalo Grove
College of Lake County Police
Deerfield
Fox Lake
Grayslake
Gurnee
Highland Park
Illinois State Police
Lake Bluff
Lake County Forest Preserve Police
Lake County Sheriff’s Office
Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office
Lake Forest
Lake Villa
Libertyville
Lincolnshire
Lindenhurst
Mundelein
North Chicago
Riverwoods
Round Lake
Round Lake Beach
Vernon Hills
Wauconda
Winthrop Harbor
Zion