Michigan News

A South Bend man was arrested Tuesday evening following a violent confrontation with law enforcement that included ramming police vehicles, striking a civilian car, and confronting officers while armed with a machete, authorities said. According to the Wheatfield Police Department, officers and deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department responded around 5:11 p.m. on February … Read more

A 24-year-old Gary man is facing multiple felony charges after investigators say he created and mailed a forged, notarized legal document that falsely appeared to originate from the Indiana Attorney General’s Office and demanded restitution from a financial services company. Malachi Isaiah Laxton has been charged with counterfeiting, impersonation of a public servant, and intimidation, … Read more

A 24-year-old Chesterton man is facing several criminal charges after police say he led officers on a dangerous high-speed chase late Tuesday night, reaching speeds over 120 miles per hour and causing damage to agricultural property before being arrested for operating while intoxicated. According to court documents, the incident occurred on February 3, 2026, at … Read more

The Northwest Indiana BMX community is mourning the loss of 13-year-old Oliver Ball-Reed of Hebron following a tragic accident Saturday night at Steel Wheels BMX in Hobart. According to the Lake County Coroner’s Office, emergency responders were notified at approximately 10:24 p.m. on Saturday, January 31, 2026, after Oliver was transported from the track to … Read more

A LaPorte County jury found Donell Davis, 30, an inmate at the Westville Correctional Facility, guilty on January 29, 2026, in connection with the November 7, 2023 beating death of fellow inmate John Taylor. According to court documents, Indiana State Police were contacted after Taylor was initially believed to have died from a drug overdose … Read more

Tyreece Lovell Evans, 32, of Merrillville, is facing multiple serious felony charges after police say alleged drug sales earlier this month led to a search warrant at his apartment, where large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine were discovered. According to a probable cause affidavit, investigators documented two separate methamphetamine transactions in early January at Evans’s … Read more

Quaysean Jimmie-Ray Hall, 20, of Gary, is facing multiple felony charges after a Hobart Police traffic stop reportedly led to the discovery of a Glock handgun modified to fire as a machine gun and nearly 47 grams of marijuana inside his vehicle. Police said an officer was on patrol on January 29, 2026, when he … Read more

Lenora Beach, 59, of Merrillville, has been charged after officers responded at approximately 7:54 p.m. on January 30, 2026, to a home in the 5400 block of Maryland Street. Police were dispatched for a domestic disturbance after receiving reports that two people had been shot. According to the probable cause affidavit, officers arrived to find … Read more

Thomas William Webber, III, 34, of Valparaiso, faces multiple misdemeanor charges in Porter County after police say he drove a vehicle off the roadway and into a residence. According to court documents, on January 4 around 6:49 p.m., Webber drove his vehicle off the road and crashed into a home at 384 Pinewood Drive in … Read more

Shantay Monique Shanks, 47, faces two felony theft charges after Gary Police identified her on surveillance video using credit and debit cards taken from wallets that truck drivers reported missing while they slept inside their semi cabs at Burr Street truck stops. According to probable cause affidavits, on September 21 into the early morning of … Read more