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Munster- A 24-year-old Hammond  woman, Madison Lakiyah Smith, has been charged after police say she fled from officers in a stolen vehicle that struck a patrol car and led officers on a multi-city pursuit ending in ....

GARY — A stolen SUV led officers on a dangerous high-speed pursuit early Friday morning, October 31st, 2025, before the suspect was apprehended with assistance from a Lake County Sheriff’s K9. According to reports from ....

Hammond- Two men are facing multiple felony charges after police say they fled a traffic stop in Hammond at over 90 miles per hour, crashed into another motorist, and were found with a handgun and ....

A 24-year-old active-duty U.S. Marine has been arrested after allegedly traveling from North Carolina to Lake County, to kidnap and sexually assault a 12-year-old girl he reportedly met on TikTok, according to federal authorities. William ....

Lake Station- A 37-year-old man identified as Levell A. Johnson Jr.has been charged in Lake County after allegedly posting explicit photos of a former girlfriend online, threatening her safety, and leading officers on a high-speed ....

LAKE STATION / MERRILLVILLE- A Lowell man, identified in court records as Jeffrey Scott Kujat Jr., was arrested after multiple 911 callers reported a green Ford Ranger driving erratically westbound on I-80/94 the morning of ....

Hammond-A 54-year-old man identified as Michael Wayne Fentress has been charged after allegedly breaking into a Hammond home and telling officers he did so to write about dinosaurs. According to the affidavit, a Hammond officer ....

Federal and state authorities announced the arrest of 223 illegal immigrants, including 146 commercial truck drivers, following a multi-agency law enforcement sweep named Operation Midway Blitz. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the announcement Thursday ....