Crime and Public Safety – Page 34

Feds warn of laser pointers after Hermosa man accused of pointing one at CPD helicopter

By Tess Kenny

October 9, 2026 at 4:55 p.m.

Federal and local authorities are cautioning the public to keep laser pointers out of the...

The Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago is shown Feb. 12, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Former IDES contractor charged in $4.6 million COVID unemployment fraud scheme

By Jason Meisner

October 9, 2026 at 4:51 p.m.

Andrea Wellington, 35, was charged in an indictment made public in U.S. District Court on...

Two Hammond men face murder charges in Oct. 3 double slaying

By Post-Tribune

October 9, 2026 at 3:35 p.m.

A pair of Hammond men are accused fatally shooting two men in a Hammond alley...

The wooded area looking east from the ATS Service Inc. parking lot, where police officers searched and found an ICE detainee who had escaped from a moving vehicle on I-94 Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Jim Woods/for the Post-Tribune)

ICE detainee who jumped from moving vehicle found after search in Porter

By Jim Woods

August 26, 2026 at 7:13 p.m.

A 19-year-old Hispanic man in shackles escaped from an ICE vehicle rolling down Interstate 94,...

Woman charged after allegedly hitting estranged husband in courthouse parking lot after divorce hearing

By Meredith Colias-Pete

August 26, 2026 at 2:49 p.m.

A woman is facing an attempted murder charge after she allegedly hit her estranged husband...

Split verdict for Portage man who drove against Lake Station parade

By Meredith Colias-Pete

August 26, 2026 at 11:52 a.m.

Jurors returned a split verdict Tuesday for a Portage man on trial for allegedly drunkenly...

Chicago Police and U.S. Postal Inspector Police investigate the scene on the 12100 block of South Harvard where a U.S. mail carrier was shot and killed in the West Pullman neighborhood, July 19, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

3rd person charged in 2024 killing of letter carrier on Far South Side

By Sam Charles

August 26, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

A third person has been charged in connection with the 2024 killing of a United...

Oak Lawn police observe public comment from members of the Arab American community during the Oak Lawn Village Board meeting Aug. 25, 2026. Activists allege an Oak Lawn officer put a teen in a chokehold during an Aug. 5 public meeting. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Arab American activists rally outside Oak Lawn Village Hall, say police placed 14-year-old in chokehold

By Olivia Stevens

August 26, 2026 at 4:07 p.m.

Nearly 100 people rallied outside the Oak Lawn Village Hall before Tuesday's Village Board meeting,...

Investigators work at the scene Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, where a family was killed and the house burned in Billings, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, family says

By Matthew Brown

August 25, 2026 at 8:39 p.m.

A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday...

The U.S. Capitol is seen, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Police arrest a California man after finding a guillotine near the US Capitol

By Associated Press

August 25, 2026 at 8:35 p.m.

United States Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a California man with what they said was...

Police: ICE escapee in custody after manhunt near Burns Harbor/Porter I-94 exit

By Post-Tribune

August 26, 2026 at 7:48 a.m.

A shackled escapee who had been in ICE custody and was the subject of a...

Gary teen charged after allegedly shooting at gas station attendant: records

By Meredith Colias-Pete

August 25, 2026 at 3:49 p.m.

A Gary teen is facing an attempted murder charge after he allegedly shot at a...

Loretto Hospital President George Miller speaks during a news conference at the hospital on March 12, 2021, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Ex-Loretto Hospital CEO gets diversion deal amid US attorney’s office scandal: ‘You got lucky here’

By Jason Meisner

August 25, 2026 at 5:58 p.m.

In the latest consequences of a grand jury scandal at the U.S. attorney's office, the...