Joseph Edward Romano, 47, of Merrillville, faces felony charges after police say surveillance footage shows him breaking into a secured construction site on two separate occasions and later selling the stolen steel at a Gary scrap yard. According to the probable cause affidavit, Hammond Police responded to investigate two burglaries at a commercial construction site … Read more
Anthony John Coffey, 24, of Monee, Illinois, faces multiple felony charges after Lake County Sheriff’s officers say he led police on a high-speed chase across several Lake County roadways that ended on an interstate ramp in Highland, leaving an Indiana State Trooper seriously injured. According to the probable cause affidavit, the incident began around 2:30 … Read more
A Lake County jury found Hakeem Pittman guilty on multiple felony charges stemming from a child molestation investigation, and a judge has now sentenced him to 67 years in the Indiana Department of Correction. The court handed down the sentence in Lake County Superior Court. Pittman was convicted of the following offenses: • Count I: … Read more
A woman is facing charges after she allegedly stabbed a 16-year-old girl and two other people on the West Side last month. Chicago police officers and U.S. Marshals arrested 20-year-old Keerica Chandler on Tuesday in the 1800 block of West Monroe. Authorities accuse Chandler of stabbing three individuals in the 800 block of South Kilbourn … Read more
Carlos Alberto Palacios, 33, of Hammond, is facing several felony and misdemeanor charges after police say two drug transactions in January at a residence in the 6600 block of Rhode Island Avenue led to a search warrant and the discovery of cocaine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia inside the home. According to the probable cause affidavit, … Read more
Eric L. Williams, 60, faces felony and misdemeanor charges after court documents allege he forced sexual contact with a coworker inside the Jewel Osco located in the 1200 block of Main Street in Crown Point during the early morning hours of February 4. According to the probable cause affidavit, officers responded to the store at … Read more
Joseph Edward Romano, 47, of Merrillville, faces felony charges after police say surveillance footage captured him breaking into a secured construction site on two separate occasions and later selling the stolen steel at a scrap yard in Gary. According to a probable cause affidavit, Hammond Police responded to two reported burglaries at a commercial construction … Read more
A Michigan man received a prison sentence Thursday on federal drug and firearm charges, prosecutors said. Antonio Shelby Jr., 33, of Detroit was sentenced to 12 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. A jury found … Read more
According to the probable cause affidavit, police documented two narcotics transactions at the residence during the weeks of January 19 and January 26. During the first incident, officers obtained a baggie containing 2 grams of a gray powdery substance from Palacios inside a vehicle parked in front of the home. The substance field-tested positive for … Read more
Eric L. Williams, 60, faces felony and misdemeanor charges after court documents allege he forced sexual contact with a coworker inside the Jewel-Osco on the 1200 block of Main Street in Crown Point during the early morning hours of February 4. According to the probable cause affidavit, officers were dispatched to the store at around … Read more