CRIME & SAFETY
3 injured in crash on I-80/94; 1 charged
A Munster man faces charges after crashing an SUV off an Interstate-80/ 94 exit ramp, allegedly after a night of drinking, last weekend. Dylan J. Brown, 27, was charged Monday with causing serious bodily injury when operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Level 5 felony, and two misdemeanors. Charging documents state a blood draw was sent to the Indiana State Police lab, but do not list the ...
Indiana police seek suspects who ransacked residence during home invasion
LAKE COUNTY, Ind. - The Lake County Sheriff's Department is searching for two suspects who tied up a resident and ransacked her home Tuesday in northwest Indiana. The two men, who posed as Northern Indiana Public Service Company employees, allegedly forced their way into the woman's home and restrained her before ransacking the residence, officials said.
Moo-ve over: Driver hits herd of cows in northwest Indiana
CHICAGO (CBS) -- An unusual crash was reported in northwestern Indiana Tuesday morning.Just after 3:00 a.m., the Crown Point Fire Department responded to a driver who had hit a herd of cows near Mississippi Parkway and Route 231.The animals had escaped from a nearby farm. Seven cows were injured, and some of them were killed.The driver's car was totaled, but the driver was okay.Firefighters helped move the remaining cows home.
Lynwood Man Charged with First-Degree Murder in Bishop Ford Freeway Shooting
A Cook County man has been slapped with charges in a deadly highway shooting that occurred last week on the Bishop Ford Freeway. Myles M. Stanford, 36, from Lynwood, is facing a first-degree murder rap and a count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, Illinois State police announced.
Man arrested after leading police on 115 mph pursuit with 8-year-old inside vehicle
LAKE COUNTY, Ind. — An Illinois man has been arrested after leading police on a pursuit and exceeding 100 mph before crashing into multiple vehicles in northwest Indiana early Sunday morning. On Sunday around 3:53 a.m., ISP said a trooper observed a Chevrolet SUV traveling at an excessive speed while patrolling the area of I-80 […]
Gary man guilty in 4 of 5 charges for shooting woman, killing new boyfriend
A jury convicted Anthony Day of four of five charges Friday for shooting his ex-girlfriend and killing her new boyfriend in 2017 in Gary. Day, 56, was charged with murder, attempted murder, battery by means of a deadly weapon, stalking and possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon. He was acquitted of the stalking charge. His sentencing is scheduled for April 16 before Judge Gina ...
Viola Martin: Cook County woman's 2009 disappearance baffles investigators
CHICAGO - It was a Christmastime tragedy for a suburban family when a Glenwood woman went missing on the way to visit her daughter. The Cook County Sheriff’s missing persons unit is investigating the case and needs the public’s help to figure out what happened to Viola Martin.
‘Conflict of interest’ : Mayor Chris Clark used Calumet City co-worker to investigate aldermanic critic
The mayor and police chief tapped one of Mayor Chris Clark’s co-workers to personally investigate a City Council member over a local dance group’s unauthorized use of a police command vehicle. Since 2021, Mayor Chris Clark has led the Department of Ethics and Professional Standards in Calumet City....
Exclusive: Cook County sheriff's officer saves man's life, shares importance of humanity
Cook County Sheriff's Officers undergo crisis response training, and work alongside clinicians in the Treatment Response Team Program, and Officer Dave Stiak, who's been with the department for 12 years, put those tools to use during a delicate situation. "The initial call was a man that was standing on the...
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