Court filings: Murder case during Hammond drug deal dismissed
Lake County prosecutors filed last week to dismiss a Hammond murder case during a drug deal for “lean,” saying they couldn’t prove it.
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Feds confirm raid on pawn shop where ex-New Chicago top cop sold gun
Federal agents raided a Hobart pawn shop Monday where former New Chicago Police Chief Earl Mayo allegedly sold a gun tied to an active police investigation.
Chicago man gets 25 years for using baby as ‘human shield’
A Chicago man was sentenced this week to 25 years for allegedly using his baby as a human shield during an unrelated police standoff.
Hobart teen gets 22-year split term in marijuana dealer’s death
Jordan Meekins was sentenced Friday to a 22-year split term for killing a marijuana dealer during a botched drug buy in Hobart.
Special prosecutor appointed for former New Chicago Police chief
Porter County Prosecutor Gary Germann’s office was appointed as a special prosecutor Wednesday in ex-New Chicago Police Chief Earl Mayo’s gun theft case, filings show.
Magistrate rejects prosecutors’ bid to jail man in ‘Greek’ gambling ring
A federal magistrate rejected prosecutors’ bid to send an alleged top operative in a Northwest Indiana-based illegal betting ring back to jail.
Lawyer denounces ‘cherry-picked’ bid to re-jail man in ‘Greek’ gambling ring
Dean Gialamas, 62, of Naperville, has a bond hearing Wednesday in the U.S. District Court in Hammond.
Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy charged with neglect
Ean J. Hescher, 38, was charged Tuesday with neglect of a dependent, a Level 6 felony.
Feds detail tangled web of ties in ‘Greek’ gambling ring
After he was indicted as a minor player in an alleged illegal gambling ring based in Northwest Indiana, a judge barred Andrew Nguyen, like the 21 other defendants, from gambling...
Cedar Lake woman gets 15 months for stealing over $100k in PTO funds
A Cedar Lake woman got 15 months in federal prison on May 28 after she admitted stealing $107,000 from two Hanover elementary school PTO funds. Authorities allege she also actively...