A dispute between two brothers over rent turned deadly Saturday afternoon in Gary, becoming Lake County’s first homicide of 2026, according to court records and investigators. Officers with the Gary Police Department responded to the 1100 block of Taney Street following reports of a domestic altercation. When police arrived, they found 59-year-old Thomas C. Campbell … Read more
Reginald Dwayne Clark, 34, of Lansing, Illinois, is facing a felony fraud charge following an alleged credit card fraud scheme at a Menards store in Hammond. According to a probable cause affidavit, the incident occurred on November 14, 2025, at the Menards located in the 1200 block of 165th Street. Investigators allege Clark took part … Read more
Hector Andres Martinez, 27, of Winona Lake, Indiana, and Jesus Cristian Alanis Diaz, 26, of Chicago, Illinois, are facing drug charges following a traffic stop in Valparaiso that led to the discovery of marijuana and cocaine-related evidence. Additional cocaine was later found during Diaz’s booking at the jail. According to probable cause affidavits, police stopped … Read more
Shamaul Bonnie Pitts, 29, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Darius Demetrius Dunn, 24, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Charles Lee Wallace, 25, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after a high-speed traffic stop on Interstate 94 in Porter County resulted in the seizure of a large amount of marijuana. According to court documents, an … Read more
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
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
A traffic stop near Silver Lake led to the arrest of 44-year-old Anthony Wayne Miller of Warsaw on several drug- and driving-related charges. Police stopped Miller on Nov. 21 after a Silver Lake officer saw his vehicle cross the center line several times and noticed a broken license plate light. Court documents say the officer … Read more
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 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
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