Crown Point
CRIME & SAFETY
Tornado leaves 1 dead in Indiana • USPS letter carrier shot to death • CPD Lt. relieved of police powers
CHICAGO - An Indiana woman was killed after a tree fell on her home in Crown Point the night over a dozen tornadoes touched down in the area; police are searching for suspects after a United States Postal Service letter carrier was fatally shot in the West Pullman neighborhood; and a Chicago police lieutenant was relieved of his police powers after a shocking confrontation was caught on camera.
Indiana woman accused of killing 10-year-old foster son by sitting on him arrested in Michigan
An Indiana foster mother has been charged in a warrant with reckless homicide for allegedly sitting on her young foster son, causing his death. She was arrested in Michigan last Saturday.
Woman arrested and charged with reckless homicide of 10-year-old
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. -- Official court documents have been released regarding the arrest of 49-year-old Jennifer Lee Wilson, of Valparaiso, Ind., after 10-year-old Dakota Stephens died on April 27. Court documents state on April 25, at around 3:37 p.m., police responded to a residence on Falcon Way in Valparaiso,...
Firework Explosion Destroys Little Library in Indiana Park
Highland, IN – A little library was destroyed for the third time Saturday morning in an apparent Fireworks explosion. According to the Highland Police Department,on Saturday morning, officers were dispatched to Brantwood Park following reports of property damage. At approximately 12:24 a.m., officers arrived at the corner of Lincoln Street and Woodward Avenue to find that an unknown individual or group had used a large firework to blow up the “Little Library” located at the corner. The explosion resulted in the total destruction of the library, with debris and books scattered across the area.
Police: Motorcyclist killed in Porter County after driver fails to yield
PORTER COUNTY, Ind. — A motorcyclist died Saturday after an SUV failed to yield in Porter County, according to police. Officers were dispatched to 100 block of Division Road in Center Township on the report of a crash with injuries. A man, who was operating a motorcycle, was pronounced...
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