Crime and Public Safety – Page 41

Flags sit on top of the Indiana Statehouse on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 in Indianapolis. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Indiana voters asked to weigh constitutional amendment on bail

By Amy Lavalley

October 10, 2026 at 5:06 p.m.

Indiana voters are being asked to consider a ballot question that would widen a judge's...

In this image from video provided by WJET, police gather outside the scene of a shooting in Erie, Pa., on Friday evening, Oct. 9, 2026. (Matt Barnum/WJET via AP)

9 dead, including gunman, after shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania: ‘I have not seen anything like this’

By Jacqueline Ganun

October 10, 2026 at 12:02 p.m.

Eight people were killed Friday in a shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, police said.

Man found shot in hallway of Garfield Park building overnight dies from wounds

By Deanese Williams-Harris

October 10, 2026 at 9:54 a.m.

A 26 -year-old found shot multiple times lying in a hallway of a Garfield Park...

Robbins Mayor Darren Bryant during a ceremony renaming a Robbins street for NBA player Dwyane Wade July 26, 2026 (Jeff Vorva/for the Daily Southtown).

Robbins Mayor Darren Bryant, DJ grazed by bullet as gunman killed in restaurant shooting

By Olivia Stevens

August 17, 2026 at 3:07 p.m.

A bullet grazed Robbins Mayor Darren Bryant and suspected gunman Marquelle Rose was shot and...

Man dead, another hospitalized after falling into Lake Michigan

By Evgenia Anastasakos

August 17, 2026 at 9:08 a.m.

One man died and another was hospitalized after falling into Lake Michigan last night, Chicago...

RICHMOND, CA – November 15: A Richmond Police K-9 unit vehicle is seen on the the scene of a fatal shooting near Maine Avenue and South 4th Street in Richmond, Calif., on Nov. 15, 2021. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

She tried to keep her second boyfriend a secret. The truth led to Richmond homicide, police say.

By Nate Gartrell

August 17, 2026 at 8:08 a.m.

She was willing to do whatever it took -- she feigned drunkenness, even told her...

Police investigate the scene of a shooting on the campus of Virginia State University on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026 in Petersburg, Va. (WWBT via AP)

Police looking for additional people who fired guns in Virginia university shooting that wounded 5

By Associated Press

August 16, 2026 at 3:23 p.m.

Authorities were seeking additional people who fired weapons during a shooting at Virginia State University...

The exterior of the Congress Theater is seen in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood on Oct. 10, 2017.

Chicago police arrest 16 teenagers charged with trespassing at shuttered Congress Theater in Logan Square

By Evgenia Anastasakos

August 16, 2026 at 10:33 a.m.

The arrests occurred nearly a week after police shut down an unsanctioned rave at the...

Marianne Boyle with an angel-themed urn she hopes holds the ashes of her son, Sean, on Aug. 14, 2026. Boyle contracted Planet Green Crematory to cremate her son in 2016. She is among concerned family members wondering if she got the correct ashes and if the cremation process was done properly. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

South Chicago Chapel families may never know the truth about the cremated remains of loved ones, experts say

By Allison Kiehl

August 16, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Any trace of DNA that could help forensic scientists identify the cremated remains is burned...

Security beefed up after NIPSCO linemen shot at in Gary

By Michelle L. Quinn

August 15, 2026 at 3:22 p.m.

The City of Gary is coordinating with law enforcement to line up security for NIPSCO...

Mistrial declared in 2022 fatal shooting outside Hammond convenience store

By Meredith Colias-Pete

August 15, 2026 at 12:12 p.m.

A mistrial was declared Friday in the trial of Dewayne Duncan, who was charged in...

Duane Davis, center, stands with his attorney Michael Sanft, right, as prospective jurors enter the courtroom during the fourth day of jury selection for his murder trial in Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Las Vegas. Davis was indicted on murder charges for his involvement in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool)

After nearly 30 years, a man is on trial in the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur. Here’s what to know.

By Andrew Dalton

August 15, 2026 at 10:17 a.m.

Starting Monday in Las Vegas, 63-year-old Duane “Keffe D” Davis is tried in the 1996...

At least 1 student among 5 people shot at Virginia State University as police investigate

By Patrick Whittle

August 15, 2026 at 1:54 p.m.

Five people were wounded in a shooting involving multiple suspects at Virginia State University early...