Kern County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two men after they were found hiding in a storage container on a train during an attempted burglary on December 31, 2025, officials said. Ricardo Rodriguez, 47, and Juan Diaz, 41, barricaded themselves inside the container but were taken into custody without further incident, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office reported. … Read more
A Wyoming County man has been convicted of possession of child sexual abuse material, authorities said Wednesday. Ronald Jackson “Poncho” Sinecoff, 53, of Pineville, was found guilty in Circuit Court of Wyoming County, according to a press release from the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office. Sinecoff was arrested in June 2025 after allegedly soliciting a minor … Read more
A 78-year-old Navy veteran was found shot to death Tuesday night in his Southwest Side home, Chicago police said. Just after 8 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 4500 block of South Lamon Avenue in the LeClaire Courts neighborhood, where they discovered Marvin Cook with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was … Read more
Police arrested a Miami man allegedly linked to violent gang activity. He has been identified as Armani Cherenfant, 19, of Little Haiti. Authorities said Cherenfant was part of a violent gang known as ABK. Over several days in late October and early November, officers observed him and other suspected gang members arriving at a home … Read more
A 64-year-old Miami-Dade man was arrested Tuesday after deputies said he attacked a tenant with a hammer during a parking space dispute last month. The incident happened on Dec. 20 in a parking lot along Southwest Eighth Avenue, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. The suspect, identified as Kimber Mathew Long, is reportedly the victim’s … Read more
Joseph Daniel Martin, 39, of Syracuse, was arrested and charged with multiple offenses after allegedly threatening and battering two people. Martin faces charges including: Intimidation with a deadly weapon (Level 5 felony) Battery resulting in moderate bodily injury (Level 6 felony) Battery resulting in bodily injury (Class A misdemeanor) According to court documents, the incidents … Read more
A 24-year-old Crown Point man died in a motor vehicle accident Tuesday night, the Lake County Coroner’s Office confirmed. Coroner investigators were dispatched around 10:50 p.m. on January 6, 2026, to the 6900 block of East 97th Avenue in Crown Point (Merrillville) after reports of a serious crash. A vehicle had left the roadway and … Read more
A Lake County Sheriff’s Office pursuit ended in a serious crash near 9th Avenue and Ralston Street in Gary when the fleeing suspect’s vehicle collided head-on with a sheriff’s squad car, according to Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. Multiple medics and fire crews responded to the scene for extrication. A female passenger in the … Read more
Timothy Jerome Lewis, 44, of Michigan City, faces a Level 2 felony charge after prosecutors allege he conducted a cocaine transaction at Hansen Park. Court documents state the incident occurred on July 25, 2025, around 3:31 p.m. Lewis is accused of arranging and carrying out the delivery while at the park. Investigators say Lewis arrived … Read more
Gregory Alan Downey, 44, of LaPorte, faces felony and misdemeanor theft charges following a shoplifting incident at a Meijer store in Michigan City. According to court records, Michigan City Police were dispatched on November 24, 2025, to the Meijer store at 5150 Franklin Street for a reported theft. Store asset protection personnel observed Downey enter … Read more