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Gary Man Charged After Lyft Driver Was Allegedly Choked, SUV Crashed Into Home regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

Gary Man Charged After Lyft Driver Was Allegedly Choked, SUV Crashed Into Home

Quintonio Roshell, 19, of Gary, was charged after a Lyft driver told police Roshell choked him during a ride, then chased him with a steel bat after their SUV crashed into a Gary home. The incident…

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Man Accused in Gary Homicide After Victim Shot During Apparent Robbery, Court Documents Reveal regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

Man Accused in Gary Homicide After Victim Shot During Apparent Robbery, Court Documents Reveal

GARY — A Merrillville man is accused of participating in an apparent armed robbery that turned deadly in Gary earlier this month, with investigators using surveillance footage, witness statements, …

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Munster Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison For Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

Munster Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison For Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

HAMMOND – On October 22, 2026, Keith Kevin Maynie, 27 years old, of Munster, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession…

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Off-Duty Hammond Police Officer Charged With Two Felonies In Fatal Crash, Admits Drinking Before Collision regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

Off-Duty Hammond Police Officer Charged With Two Felonies In Fatal Crash, Admits Drinking Before...

HAMMOND — An off-duty Hammond Police officer has been charged with two felonies in connection with an October 16th crash that killed another driver, according to court documents filed Thursday in L…

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Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Crash With Semi On US 20 In La Porte County; Motorcycle Reported Stolen regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Crash With Semi On US 20 In La Porte County; Motorcycle Reported...

LA PORTE COUNTY — A motorcyclist was killed Thursday morning after crossing the center line of US Highway 20 and colliding head-on with a semi-truck in La Porte County, according to the La Porte Co…

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Leonardo Nunez Sentenced to 70 Years for 2024 Whiting Murder regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

Leonardo Nunez Sentenced to 70 Years for 2024 Whiting Murder

CROWN POINT — A man convicted in the 2024 shooting death of Damien Abenante in Whiting has been sentenced to 70 years in prison following a jury trial in Lake Superior Court, Lake County Prosecutor…

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Three Armed Suspects Rob Brinks Employee Outside Lansing Chase Bank; FBI Investigating regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

Three Armed Suspects Rob Brinks Employee Outside Lansing Chase Bank; FBI Investigating

LANSING, IL — Lansing Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are investigating an armed robbery Tuesday morning in which three suspects held a Brinks armored truck employee at gunpoin…

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Hobart Man Charged With Attempted Kidnapping, Criminal Confinement And OWI regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

Hobart Man Charged With Attempted Kidnapping, Criminal Confinement And OWI

David Medina, 66, of Hobart, has been charged following an investigation into an incident in which two boys told police a man asked them to get inside his vehicle near 3rd Street and Main Street in…

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Kalamazoo Pair Charged After Allegedly Stealing More Than $5,000 From Dick’s Sporting Goods In Valparaiso regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

Kalamazoo Pair Charged After Allegedly Stealing More Than $5,000 From Dick’s Sporting Goods In...

Ariah Nacole Abbott, 21, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Jacrel Zaki Dodson, 21, also of Kalamazoo, were identified by store employees in connection with an alleged theft at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Va…

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New Jersey Man Charged After Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of 7 Kilos Of Suspected Cocaine regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

New Jersey Man Charged After Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of 7 Kilos Of Suspected Cocaine

Tyrone V. Hilley, of Somers Point, New Jersey, has been charged after a traffic stop on I-80 led to the discovery of about 7 kilograms (15.43 pounds) of suspected cocaine in a rental car. A LaPorte…

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Woman Found Dead Inside Submerged Vehicle Near Buffington Harbor in Gary regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

Woman Found Dead Inside Submerged Vehicle Near Buffington Harbor in Gary

GARY — A woman was recovered Sunday after her vehicle plunged into a body of contaminated water in a flooded viaduct near Buffington Harbor in Gary, prompting a recovery operation complicated by ha…

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Off-Duty Hammond Police Officer Under Investigation Following Fatal Crash; Alcohol and Speed Suspected regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

Off-Duty Hammond Police Officer Under Investigation Following Fatal Crash; Alcohol and Speed...

HAMMOND — An off-duty Hammond police officer was taken into custody following a fatal three-vehicle crash Friday night that left one driver dead and two others injured. Indiana State Police investi…

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Merrillville Man Seriously Injured After Being Struck By SUV In Crown Point regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

Merrillville Man Seriously Injured After Being Struck By SUV In Crown Point

CROWN POINT — A 63-year-old Merrillville man was seriously injured Thursday evening after being struck by an SUV while walking along a roadway in Crown Point, according to the Crown Point Police De…

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Lowell Woman Charged In Alleged Multi-Year Fraud Scheme At Merrillville Law Office regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

Lowell Woman Charged In Alleged Multi-Year Fraud Scheme At Merrillville Law Office

Heather Ann Textor, 37, of Lowell, has been charged following an Indiana State Police investigation into alleged fraud to financial institutions, fraud, forgery, counterfeiting and theft involving …

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Cedar Lake Man Arrested on Six Child Pornography Charges Following Indiana State Police Investigation regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

Cedar Lake Man Arrested on Six Child Pornography Charges Following Indiana State Police Investiga...

CEDAR LAKE — A 31-year-old Cedar Lake man has been arrested and is facing six felony charges related to the alleged possession of child sexual abuse material following an investigation by the India…

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19-Year-Old Hammond Man Charged With Two Counts Of Murder In Double Homicide regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

19-Year-Old Hammond Man Charged With Two Counts Of Murder In Double Homicide

Tayjuan M. Hall, 19, of Hammond, has been formally charged following an investigation into the shooting deaths of two males in an alley in Hammond. According to court documents, officers were dispa…

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Hammond Police Investigating Double Homicide; One In Custody regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

Hammond Police Investigating Double Homicide; One In Custody

HAMMOND — Hammond police are investigating a double homicide after two young men were found deceased in an alley Saturday after a shots fired. The Hammond Police Department said the incident occurr…

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Hobart Man Charged With Armed Criminal Confinement After NWR SWAT Response regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

Hobart Man Charged With Armed Criminal Confinement After NWR SWAT Response

Zachary David Tillman, 35, of Hobart, has been charged after an armed incident at a residence on North Guyer Street led to a police perimeter and Northwest Regional SWAT response. Hobart Police res…

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Portage Man Charged With Possession of Child Sex Abuse Material Following Investigation regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

Portage Man Charged With Possession of Child Sex Abuse Material Following Investigation

PORTAGE — A 63-year-old Portage man faces two felony charges after an investigation that began with information provided to police in Dyer regarding suspected child sex abuse material, according to…

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Jury Finds Allen Woods Guilty in 2024 Murder of Tiffany Woods in Hammond regionnewssource.org/2026/10…

Jury Finds Allen Woods Guilty in 2024 Murder of Tiffany Woods in Hammond

CROWN POINT — A Lake County jury has found Allen Oscar Woods guilty of murder and a firearm enhancement in connection with the December 2024 shooting death of Tiffany Woods in Hammond. The Lake Cou…

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