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Munster — A violent rollover crash shut down a stretch of Calumet Avenue just south of Ridge Road Friday night after a speeding vehicle reportedly slammed into an oncoming driver and a utility pole, ejecting ....

Gary- A 57-year-old Merrillville man, David John Purdue, has been charged in Lake County, following an incident inside Tiny’s Coffee Bar in Gary where he allegedly pretended to be a police officer and acted as ....

Hammond- Chicago man Sergio Salazar, age 36, has been formally charged in Lake County, following a violent incident reported inside a Hammond residence on November 12, 2025. Police were dispatched just before 1 p.m. to ....

Eugene Johnathan Spencer V, a 32-year-old Hobart man, is accused of illegally purchasing a handgun with pending felony charges and possessing two loaded handguns, brass knuckles, a stun gun, and a ballistic vest during a ....

Schererville-A 38-year-old Gary woman is accused of driving away in an acquaintance’s SUV after he stepped inside a Speedway gas station on U.S. 30, leading to the vehicle being located later that evening with her ....

Griffith- A 37-year-old Griffith man, identified as Johnny R. White, is charged in Lake County following an incident in which officers say he ran from them, refused to surrender on outstanding warrants, threatened to have ....

HAMMOND – Juan Salinas-Santos, 29 years old, of Mexico residing in Hammond, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund after pleading guilty to felony reentry of removed alien, announced Acting ....

Lake County- A Lake County Jail inmate already facing rape and confinement charges has been accused of contacting the protected victim from jail in violation of a court order. Investigators say Damian Emmanuel Donaldson, 38, ....

East Chicago — An Illinois man, Bryan Westly Protho, 23, of Hazel Crest, Illinois, has been charged in Lake County,after police say he fled from officers during a nighttime pursuit through multiple streets in East ....

Griffith-A Gary woman, Brenda Lynn Keaton, 33, has been charged in Lake County,after investigators say she cashed a $1,000 company check without authorization. According to court documents, on April 12, 2025, an officer was assigned ....