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Griffith-  Richard Leo Cowan, 61, of Griffith, has been charged after investigators recovered psilocybin mushrooms, methamphetamine, cocaine, cash, and firearms during a court-authorized search of his home. According to court documents, investigators began looking into a ....

Lake County- Court records show charges were filed against Michael Anthony Jackson, 24, in connection with a 2022 shooting in Gary. According to court documents, on June 24, 2022, in the late afternoon, a man ....

Crown Point- On October 2, 2025, a Lake County judge sentenced Mitchell James Umlauf, 33, to one year in the Indiana Department of Correction after he pled guilty to burglary. According to court records, Umlauf ....

Crown Point— Lake County Prosecutor Bernard A. Carter announced yesterday that a Lake County jury has returned a guilty verdict in the case of State of Indiana v. Dominique Demetrius Gee (Cause No. 45G01-2408-F3-000092). Court ....

Gary- A Gary man has been charged in Lake County after police say he assaulted his estranged wife during a violent incident inside her Gary  apartment on September 29, 2025. According to court documents, 54-year-old Harold ....

New Chicago- A 20-year-old Merrillville man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred inside a trailer in the 500 block of East 37th Avenue in New Chicago, Lake County. According to ....

East Chicago- An East Chicago man is facing a felony charge after court documents allege he punched another man during a dispute and then splashed a pot of hot water on his face, leaving him ....

Griffith- A Griffith man has been charged in Lake County after police say he stabbed another man during a late-night argument at a home in the 400 block of Woodlawn Avenue, according to court documents. ....

Gary- A Gary man is facing multiple felony and traffic charges after police say he led officers on a pursuit through city streets before making violent threats once in custody. According to court documents, on ....

Hobart- A Lake Station man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he forced his way into a Hobart home, shot the resident in the hip, and stole his wallet before being taken into ....