Woman Extricated After Hitting Semi on 80/94
A small black vehicle was struck and pushed into the wall by a semi who fled the scene allegedly on 80/94 around 9pm Thursday. The accident occurred on Eastbound just past the Calumet Ave exit ....
Shots Fired At Hooters Lansing
Shortly after 9:30pm Thursday night shots were fired at Hooters on Torrence Ave in Lansing, IL. Witnesses inside the establishment told Region News an argument began and then they heard three shots fired inside the ....
Hammond Man Shot In East Chicago and Two Others Detained
On Thursday, December 26 at approximately 1:35pm one of our patrol officers advised dispatch that he heard gunshots coming from west of Main Street, along with the Shot Spotter alerting to the area of 3902 E. 139th ....
Hammond Tavern Robbed Christmas Evening
On December 25, 2019, at approximately 8:55 pm, Hammond police responded to Porter's Tap located at 6405 Kennedy Ave. in reference to an armed robbery, according to Lt. Steve Kellogg of the Hammond Police. Witnesses stated an unknown ....
Crews Battling A Large Brush Fire In Calumet Township
Multiple agencies from across Lake County are currently battling a smoldering Peat Moss / Cat Tails fire near Lake Ridge School on 41st & Hendricks on Christmas morning. The smoldering fire which is partially underground ....
Update on Munster Shooting Monday Night
A usually quiet area of the Region quickly turned to chaos and violence according to witnesses Monday night on the 8000 block of Calumet Ave in Munster at a strip mall parking lot. Munster Police ....
House Fire Destroys East Chicago Home During City Council Meeting
A house fire shortly after 6:30pm on 138th & Deodar in East Chicago left one two story home significantly damaged Monday. The fire broke out shortly after the EC City Council vote for firefighters ironically. ....
Shooting at Munster Tobacco & Hookah on Calumet Ave
Munster Police responded to Wendy’s on the 8000 block of Calumet Ave for a gun shot victim call around 10:30pm Monday. It appears at this time a Red Jeep SUV crashed with multiple bullet holes ....
East Chicago Council Votes 6-3 To Restore 24 Hour Shifts for ECFD
The East Chicago City Council passed an ordinance restoring 24 hour shifts for Firefighters Monday night with a vote of 6-3. The three no votes came from Orange, Vazquez, and Walker. East Chicago Fire Chief ....
DEPUTIES INVESTIGATE SINGLE VEHICLE PERSONAL INJURY CRASH
On December 21, 2019, at approximately 3:47 AM, deputies were dispatched to a single vehicle crash in the 3900 north block of CR 100 West, in rural Center Township. Deputies Andrew Hahn and Austin Wells ....
