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Defense seeks money for psychiatric exam for man charged with killing grandmother in Gary fire

May 13, 2019 at 6:57 a.m.

Attorneys for a man accused of killing his grandmother in a Gary house fire are seeking funds for a psychological examination. Kyle Gray, 26, was charged last year in Lake...

Mary Elgin, former Calumet Township trustee, is wheeled out of the federal courthouse in Hammond by her son, Steven Hunter, after her sentencing hearing on May 23, 2018.

Prosecutors say ex-Calumet trustee not qualified for early release

May 13, 2019 at 6:56 a.m.

Former Calumet Township Trustee Mary Elgin is “mistaken” that she should be released early from prison through a new criminal justice reform law, according to prosecutors. Elgin, 74, pleaded guilty...

Schererville man charged in 17 cases for string of robberies considering plea deal

May 13, 2019 at 6:56 a.m.

A Schererville man charged in a string of robberies in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties in 2017 can either take a plea deal that caps his sentence at 20 years,...

Attorneys for Family Christian Center pastors seek gag order in drowning death lawsuit

May 13, 2019 at 6:56 a.m.

Attorneys for Family Christian Center senior pastors who were sued after a Merrillville woman drowned in their swimming pool are seeking a gag order. In 2016, Vicki Olds filed a...

Hobart funeral home employee gets probation, must pay $15K restitution for theft

June 22, 2020 at 1:18 a.m.

A Hobart funeral home employee was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay more than $15,000 in restitution for theft. Jacqueline Ann (Coons) Kraft, 68, was charged last year with...

FBI arrest 2 men in Merrillville to prevent suspected armored truck robbery

May 13, 2019 at 6:55 a.m.

Two men were arrested at a Merrillville grocery store Monday because the FBI thought they were about to rob an armored truck, court records show. Reilly Jackson Jr., 23, of...

Gary man died in Lake County Jail of natural causes, coroner says

May 13, 2019 at 6:55 a.m.

An inmate died of natural causes at the Lake County Jail in December, an official said. Corrections staff found Kurtis Peoples, 46, of Gary, dead Dec. 11 in a shower...

Mady Perez, of South Chicago Heights, scoured the streets of Gary in recent weeks searching for her sister, Jessica Flores.

Gary man pleads not guilty in disappearance as woman’s family continues search

May 13, 2019 at 6:54 a.m.

Adela Perez watched Monday as Drew Carter III told his family he loved them before being led out of the courtroom. “We don’t get to say that to Jessica,” Perez...

Police officer, Maria D. Trajkovich's Nike T-shirt and police officer necklace communicates her strength and decision to run for Lake County Sheriff at her home in Crown Point.

3 women leaders in Northwest Indiana law enforcement discuss discrimination, success and hope for the future

May 13, 2019 at 6:51 a.m.

Like women who came before and after her, Maria D. Trajkovich faced some resistance when she was hired as a police officer. “Did I have some bumps in the road?...

Mady Perez, of South Chicago Heights, Ill., scoured the streets of Gary in recent weeks searching for her sister, Jessica Flores.

Gary man charged with murder and kidnapping after disappearance of south suburban woman

May 13, 2019 at 6:54 a.m.

A Gary man is facing murder and kidnapping charges in the disappearance of a South Chicago Heights, Ill., woman last month. Drew Carter III, 41, was charged Tuesday in Lake...

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