Michigan City man charged with dealing cocaine at city park

Michigan City man charged with dealing cocaine at city park

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

LaPorte man charged with felony theft after Meijer shoplifting investigation

LaPorte man charged with felony theft after Meijer shoplifting investigation

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

Three Floridians Face Federal Charges Over Firearms, Ammunition Shipments to Haiti

Three Floridians Face Federal Charges Over Firearms, Ammunition Shipments to Haiti

Three Floridians are facing federal charges for allegedly trafficking firearms and ammunition from Miami to Haiti, following a February 2025 seizure by Dominican authorities at the Port of Haina. Officials intercepted a shipment containing a military-grade Barrett .50-caliber sniper rifle, a silencer, an Uzi submachine gun, and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition, none … Read more

Three Arrested in Huntington Drug Bust; Fentanyl, Cash, and Firearms Seized

Three Arrested in Huntington Drug Bust; Fentanyl, Cash, and Firearms Seized

Three Huntington residents were taken into custody Tuesday in connection with an ongoing narcotics trafficking investigation, with authorities seizing “large quantities” of fentanyl, cash, and firearms. Police said the arrests followed searches of homes on the 2300 block of Ninth Avenue and the 800 and 1700 blocks of 11th Avenue. The individuals charged include: Zander … Read more

Gunfire at Miramar Gas Station Leaves 1 Dead, Multiple Injured

24-year-old Crown Point man killed in motor vehicle accident

One person was killed and several others were injured in a shooting at a Sunoco gas station at Pembroke Road and DeSoto Drive, authorities said. According to the Miramar Police Department, the incident began when a Mercedes was parked at the pumps and a person approached the vehicle, sparking an altercation. Moments later, an exchange … Read more

Warsaw Man Arrested for Allegedly Batterring, Threatening Women

Warsaw Man Arrested for Allegedly Batterring, Threatening Women

Ross Holden Malott, 37, of Warsaw, was arrested on Dec. 26, 2025, following allegations that he battered and threatened women, according to court documents. Malott faces multiple charges, including domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor), domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, domestic battery with a prior conviction, and intimidation (all Level 6 felonies), as well … Read more

Syracuse Woman Sentenced to Five Years for Drug Dealing and Identity Deception

Syracuse Woman Sentenced to Five Years for Drug Dealing and Identity Deception

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

Fatal I-4 Rollover Crash Leaves Brandon Woman Dead

Fatal I-4 Rollover Crash Leaves Brandon Woman Dead

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