Couple Charged After Storage Unit Burglary
A couple is facing felony theft and burglary charges after investigators say they broke into a storage unit at 41 U Lock in St John, swapped out the owner’s lock with their own, stole archery and ....
Category: Lake County News
Jury Finds 60-Year-Old Merrillville Man Guilty of Murder
The Lake County Prosecutor’s Office announced that Dennis Jelks, 60, of Merrillville, has been convicted in the homicide of a domestic partner following an investigation led by the Lake County Homicide Task Force. According to ....
Two Illinois Grease Thieves Slip Into Federal Custody After Schererville Used Cooking Oil Theft
Two Illinois men, Xu Zilong, 50, and Wu Chenguin, 51, have been charged after Schererville police reported they were caught siphoning waste cooking oil behind Social 219 Bar & Grill on Cline Avenue during the ....
Hobart Man Charged After Outburst In Squad Car After Bar Disturbance
A Hobart man, Benjamin Harold King, 40, has been charged after officers reported he became combative, issued violent threats, and kicked an officer in the back of the head several times during an early-morning arrest ....
Portage Woman Gets 20 Years For Conspiracy In Gary Murder Case
A Portage woman has been sentenced to 20 years in the Indiana Department of Correction after admitting she conspired to commit murder in connection with the April 30, 2024 killing of Kylin Stovall-Bursey in Gary, ....
Chicago Pair Arrested After Kohl’s Theft And Interstate Pursuit
Two Chicago men, 23-year-old Jonheym Jonathan Andrews and 23-year-old Steve E. Mitchell, are facing multiple felony charges after police say a theft at the Merrillville Kohl’s store escalated into a wrong-way pursuit on I-65 that ....
Lake County Mother Receives 30 Years For Child’s Fentanyl Death
A Crown Point woman has been sentenced to 30 years in the Indiana Department of Correction after admitting she neglected her 2-year-old daughter, whose death was caused by fentanyl intoxication in June 2023, according to ....
Lake County Man Charged with Sex Offender Registration Violations
A Hammond man identified as Terrence Lamont Rogers, 37, is charged in Lake County, after investigators concluded he failed to complete his required annual sex offender registration, according to a probable cause affidavit filed December ....
Gary Man Sentenced to 35 Years in 2023 Killing
A 29-year-old Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 35 years in the Indiana Department of Correction after pleading guilty in the 2023 shooting death of Jalen Hurd, according to Lake County court records. Keeon Jamarr ....
Merrillville Man Charged After Woman Reports Violent Attack Inside Home
A Merrillville man, 25-year-old Joseph Steven Sanders, has been charged in Lake County, after investigators detailed a violent incident that they say caused significant injuries during an alleged domestic battery and confinement on November 29, ....
