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Miguel Alvarado

Gender : Male

Age : 36

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/06/2025

Location : Cook County Jail, Residential Treatment Unit

City : Chicago

County : Cook

State : Illinois

Agency : Cook County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Unknown

Event : Found dead in jail

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On April 6, 2025, at approximately 2:53 p.m., Miguel Alvarado was found unresponsive in the shower area of the Residential Treatment Unit at Cook County Jail. Alvarado was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities indicated that foul play is not suspected, and the death appears to be a suicide. The Cook County Sheriff's Office has requested an independent investigation by the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force.
Prior to his death, Alvarado faced multiple charges across different jurisdictions. On March 19, 2025, he allegedly stole a Bedford Park police squad car while officers were responding to a call. After abandoning the squad car, he reportedly carjacked a USPS truck in Oak Lawn by forcibly removing the postal worker. Subsequently, while driving the stolen USPS truck, Alvarado was involved in a collision in Bridgeview, injuring a mother and her two children, aged 4 and 7.
Alvarado was an electrical engineer and a U.S. Marine combat veteran who served in Iraq. A family spokesperson indicated that he suffered from severe PTSD, which may have contributed to his recent actions.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://patch.com/illinois/oaklawn/man-accused-violent-bridgeview-crash-found-dead-cook-county-jail
https://abc7chicago.com/post/miguel-alvarado-charged-usps-truck-bedford-park-police-squad-car-theft-bridgeview-crash-dies-cook-county-jail/16142084/
https://patch.com/illinois/oaklawn/suspect-charged-bridgeview-crash-carjacking-cop-car-mail-truck
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/miguel-alvarado-charged-stolen-police-car-postal-truck-crash/
https://news.yahoo.com/news/bridgeview-carjacking-crash-suspect-miguel-154100355.html