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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.
Beecher Police Blotter: July 1 – 12
Disclaimer: Charges against each defendant are merely accusations, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. On July 1, Luis Aguirre, 44, of Beecher, was stopped for speeding and found to have no valid driver’s license. He was issued citations for both charges and released on a notice-to-appear.
Prosecutors drop charges filed by Northwestern police against educators involved in campus encampment
Cook County prosecutors have dropped the criminal charges against four educators arrested by Northwestern University police earlier this month and accused of obstructing law enforcement during the pro-Palestinian encampment on the Evanston campus in late April. A representative from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office said in an email that...
Company says global tech outage not a cyberattack
(The Center Square) – Cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike said Friday a major technology outage is not a cyberattack but is due to a defect in a single content update. Banks, airlines and other services all across the world were affected by the incident. “The issue has been identified, isolated and...
Gary Police Department receives Community Project Funding
The Gary Police Department recently received $264,000 in funding that will help the department purchase cameras that read license plates. The post Gary Police Department receives Community Project Funding appeared first on Northwest Indiana Business Magazine.
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