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Around 6:00 PM on Tuesday, East Chicago Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert reporting gunfire in the 5000 block of Melville Avenue. Upon arrival, officers located a male victim in an alley between Kennedy and ....

According to court documents, a Gary man has been arrested and charged nearly eight years after a fatal shooting that occurred during an alleged drug-related robbery. Anthony Lamont Triplett Jr., 27, was taken into custody ....

According to court documents, a 58-year-old Gary man is facing a felony charge following a violent altercation at a Motel 6 in Merrillville. Officers arrived to find the woman crying and bleeding from the mouth, ....

According to court documents, a 54-year-old man and registered sex offender is facing multiple felony charges after a woman reported being violently attacked and choked unconscious during a domestic incident in a Gary basement. Shaun ....

On July 18, 2025, at approximately 12:49 a.m., officers were patrolling the Sunnyside area of East Chicago when they heard shots fired in the area. Shotspotter immediately alerted to 10 rounds being fired in the ....

A Chesterton woman has been charged with battery resulting in bodily injury to a child following an incident that occurred at her home daycare on July 7, 2025. According to court documents, the father of ....

On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at approximately 7:25 p.m., Hammond Police responded to a report of a shooting in the 1000 block of 177th Street, according to Hammond Police. Upon arrival, officers located a 16-year-old ....

A Gary woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly pulling a gun and causing a disturbance during an altercation at a Griffith pool hall early Tuesday morning. According to court documents, officers responded around 12:15 ....

A 54-year-old Illinois man is facing multiple felony charges in Lake County after authorities say he led police on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash and a medical emergency involving an apparent overdose. ....

HAMMOND- Isaiah Castro, 23 years old, of Hammond, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced Acting ....