5 Killed In Train Collision With Car In Gary
On June 25, 2025, at 10:02 p.m., the Gary Police Department was dispatched to the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and Utah Street, in Gary in response to a vehicular accident involving a train at ....
Hammond Man Charged with Sexual Battery at Public Library
Charles Henry Merriweather, 34, of Hammond, has been charged with sexual battery and criminal trespass following a June 23, 2025, incident at the Hammond Public Library. According to court documents, Hammond police were dispatched to ....
Cedar Lake Woman Charged with Stalking and Battery Despite No Contact Order
June Ellen Coppage of Cedar Lake has been charged with multiple offenses after allegedly violating a no contact order and physically assaulting a neighbor on June 22, 2025. According to court documents, Cedar Lake police ....
Explosion Heard Around North Lake County
At approximately 10 PM, Tuesday, Hammond Fire Department responded to the report of an explosion at 2501 165th at Silgan Containers. (Video of the fire) Arriving units encountered heavy fire on the outside of the ....
LaPorte Man Charged with Defrauding Elderly Adult of Over $11,000
Nathan Lee Scott Payne, 34, of LaPorte has been charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors related to unauthorized financial activity involving an endangered adult. According to court documents, on March 27, 2025, without authorization, Nathan ....
Crown Point Man Charged with Three Counts of Child Molesting
Gerardo Mendoza, 36, of Crown Point, has been charged with three counts of child molesting following a Lake County Sheriff’s Department investigation into alleged incidents that occurred between September 2015 and July 2016. According to ....
Michigan City Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison For Firearm Offense
SOUTH BEND – Davon Jaqurious Coleman, 21 years old, of Michigan City, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Cristal C. Brisco after pleading guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of ....
Chesterton Man Accused of Brutally Attacking His Father with a Wrench During Boat Outing
A violent domestic incident unfolded on the waters of Burns Ditch when a man allegedly assaulted his father with a wrench while the two were boating, according to a probable cause affidavit. On the morning ....
LaPorte Man Charged After Indecent Exposure Near Playground and Pavilion
On June 20, 2025, officers responded to the area of Stone Lake Beach (300 Grangemouth Drive) in reference to reports of a suspicious person. Multiple callers advised of a male subject watching children in a ....
Hammond Man Charged with Possessing a Machine Gun
Terrence Hodges of Hammond has been charged with possessing a machine gun and resisting law enforcement following an early morning encounter with Hammond Police near a gated business. According to court documents, at approximately 4:02 ....
