Restaurant Theft Investigation Leads to Charges Against Former Employee

Restaurant Theft Investigation Leads to Charges Against Former Employee

Alicia Marie Mogan, 43, of Hebron, faces charges after investigators reviewed security footage and message exchanges connected to repeated cash shortages at Corky’s Dog House in Cedar Lake, where she previously worked. According to the probable cause affidavit, police responded to the restaurant on Wicker Avenue after management reported ongoing theft concerns. Throughout the summer, … Read more

Cedar Lake Woman Charged After Investigators Uncover Irregular Spending in Cub Scouts Account

Cedar Lake Woman Charged After Investigators Uncover Irregular Spending in Cub Scouts Account

A 35-year-old Cedar Lake woman is facing a Level 6 felony theft charge after investigators concluded she used a Cub Scouts troop debit card for personal expenses over several months, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Lake County. The case began on August 6, 2025, when a complainant reported that a troop purchase … Read more

Convicted Murderer Found Guilty of Third Killing

Convicted Murderer Found Guilty of Third Killing

The Berrien County Prosecutor’s Office says 20-year-old Rease Pence has been found guilty of first-degree murder, carrying a concealed weapon, receiving and concealing a stolen vehicle, and a felony firearm offense. The charges stem from the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old at the Arbor Trails Apartments in May 2022. Pence is already serving a 122.5-year … Read more

Gary Traffic Stop Leads To Felony Gun And OWI Charges For Crown Point Man

Gary Traffic Stop Leads To Felony Gun And OWI Charges For Crown Point Man

Gary police charged Lamond Darrin Kelley, 49, of Crown Point, with multiple felonies after stopping his vehicle on December 5, 2025, near East 37th Avenue and Delaware Street, according to a probable cause affidavit. Officers said they saw a red 2008 Mazda with an expired registration driving northbound on Broadway and initiated a traffic stop. … Read more

Munster Man Arrested, Charged in Grisly Chicago Murder and Dismemberment

Munster Man Arrested, Charged in Grisly Chicago Murder and Dismemberment

A Munster man wanted for a horrific Chicago homicide has been arrested in the south suburbs, according to the Chicago Police Department. Police said 32-year-old Deparris Slaughter, of Munster, was taken into custody Saturday in the 13800 block of South Brainard Avenue in Burnham, Illinois. Investigators had been searching for him since identifying him as … Read more

Winter Storm Warning as Up to 14 Inches of Snow Set to Hit Multiple States: ‘Hazardous’ Conditions Expected

Winter Storm Warning as Up to 14 Inches of Snow Set to Hit Multiple States: ‘Hazardous’ Conditions Expected

Winter storm warnings are in effect across large portions of the U.S. as a powerful system threatens to dump up to 14 inches of snow from Monday, December 8, through Wednesday, December 10, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Forecasters warn of hazardous travel, particularly during morning and evening commutes. Worst-Affected Areas The heaviest … Read more

Michigan Man Dies in Marshall County Crash

Michigan Man Dies in Marshall County Crash

A Michigan man died Saturday morning in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of U.S. 31 and State Road 10 in Argos. According to the Marshall County Coroner’s Office, the crash occurred at 7:55 a.m. Dec. 6. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office reported that Eric Eichenberger, 55, of Michigan, was driving a 2024 Freightliner semitractor-trailer … Read more

Appeals Court Blocks Indiana Release of Abortion Records

Appeals Court Blocks Indiana Release of Abortion Records

The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld an order preventing the Indiana Department of Health from releasing terminated pregnancy reports, ruling that the documents qualify as confidential medical records under state law. In a decision issued Friday, Dec. 5, a three-judge panel affirmed a preliminary injunction granted by a Marion Superior Court judge at the … Read more