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CROWN POINT — A Chicago man has been charged after authorities say he sprayed a correctional officer with liquid during an incident at the Lake County Jail earlier this month. According to court documents, the ....

HOBART — Michael Von Winkiel, 30, a Hobart man, has been charged after authorities say he fled the scene of a crash that left a motorcyclist with severe injuries, according to court documents. According to ....

At approximately 3 a.m. Thursday, (9/18/25) a Lake County Sheriff’s Department police officer was notified that an Indiana State Police Trooper was pursuing a white Dodge Ram that had been reported stolen recently in Indianapolis, ....

On Thursday September 18, 2025, at approximately 11:34 AM, Highland Policewere advised by Central Dispatch that a female had driven herself to the front parking lot of the Highland Police Department. She advised dispatch that ....

On September 16, 2025, Rogelio Herrera Jr., 22, of Hammond, was arrested by members of the Indiana State Police on an outstanding warrant issued by the Porter County Sheriff’s Department. This arrest was the result ....

A Gary couple faces felony charges after investigators say several children were discovered living in unsafe and unsanitary conditions inside their home. According to court documents, police were called on July 20, 2025, after a ....

An East Chicago man has been charged after investigators say he failed to meet his legal requirement to register as a sex or violent offender following his release from jail earlier this year. According to ....

According to court documents, a Griffith man has been charged in Lake County after allegedly groping a woman twice during a town event. The affidavit states that on August 28, 2025, around 11 p.m., a ....

Hammond  – A Hammond man has been convicted on multiple felony charges following a violent domestic incident that escalated into a standoff with police earlier this summer. On Tuesday, Lake County Prosecutor Bernard A. Carter announced ....