Robin Michelle Smith, 41, of Syracuse, has been sentenced to a total of five years in Kosciusko County Jail for drug dealing and identity deception, according to court records. Smith pleaded guilty to dealing a narcotic drug, a Level 5 felony, and identity deception, a Level 6 felony. A separate narcotic possession charge was dismissed … Read more
A Brandon woman was killed early Monday morning in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 4, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 2:15 a.m. near Milepost 14. Troopers said a 31-year-old Brandon man was driving a Subaru Outback westbound when he lost control of the vehicle for reasons still under investigation. … Read more
Tampa police are investigating after a body was found floating in a retention pond near a busy commercial area Monday morning. Officers responded around 10:30 a.m. to the 2200 block of North West Shore Boulevard following reports of a person in the water. The department’s Dive Team was called in to recover the body. Detectives … Read more
Authorities on Tuesday identified a 75-year-old man who was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking across a street in the Florence area of Los Angeles. The fatal collision was reported at about 5:49 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of San Pedro Street and 83rd Street, according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman. … Read more
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy in North Hills in what authorities believe may be a gang-related attack. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports of gunfire around 8:15 p.m. Monday in the 8700 block of North Sepulveda Boulevard near Parthenia Street. When officers arrived, they found the … Read more
A woman was arrested Tuesday after authorities say her infant child was fatally injured inside a Santa Monica apartment. According to Santa Monica police, officers were notified shortly before 11:55 a.m. that UCLA Police had detained a woman on campus after she allegedly made statements indicating she had harmed her child and left the infant … Read more
A Joliet, Illinois man is facing multiple criminal and traffic charges following a rollover crash involving a commercial semi-truck early Saturday morning on Interstate 94 in Porter County. According to court records, officers were dispatched around 1:42 a.m. on January 3, 2026, to a rollover semi crash at the 30.4-mile marker on eastbound I-94. Porter … Read more
Jeffrey Lee Battles, 46, of Lebanon, Ohio, is facing multiple felony charges in Lake County after a reported domestic violence incident at a Merrillville hotel. (Mugshot pending) According to court records filed in Lake County, authorities charged Battles in connection with an incident that reportedly occurred on or around Saturday, January 3, 2026, at the … Read more
Jimmie Smith Jr., 56, of Gary, is facing a felony resisting law enforcement charge along with additional counts following a late-night vehicle pursuit on Monday. According to court records, a Hobart Police officer was on patrol around 11:41 p.m. on January 5, 2026, when a 2004 Chevrolet Corvette was spotted traveling eastbound on 49th Avenue … Read more
A disturbing incident at a local park over the holidays led to the arrest of a 61-year-old Seminole man. Detectives with the Crimes Against Children Unit took Mark Prutsman into custody on Monday, charging him with two counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition. The investigation began after a call on December 24, 2025. Deputies responded … Read more