Meredith Colias-Pete

Jurors heard testimony Monday on the aftermath of a minor car crash that led to Kylin Bursey’s death. Billy Cross Jr., 47, of Gary, is charged with murder, unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, operating a […]

A Lansing, Illinois, man is charged in Indiana with fatally stabbing his roommate. Christopher R. Jordan, 37, is charged with murder in the Feb. 1 death of John Walker-Spencer, 33. Jordan was recently extradited from the Cook County Jail, records

A Hobart man faces two new criminal cases after allegedly attacking three relatives. Blake Neyhart, 25, also signed a plea deal filed Jan. 27 for abusing his girlfriend’s son in 2021, court records show. On Feb. 11, Hobart cops responded

An ex-Gary cop may avoid a criminal record after allegedly lying about his injuries while collecting $17,000 in workers’ compensation, according to court records. Nicholas T. Sanchez, 47, of Hobart, signed a pre-trial diversion agreement filed Friday. Court records allege

The federal government has accused a Chinese hacker — whose company is a Chinese intelligence-linked contractor — as part of an effort in April 2020 to exploit weaknesses in computer firewalls used by ‘U.S. critical infrastructure companies’. A grand jury

A Cedar Lake man faces felony charges after he drove into a live utility pole while under the influence of alcohol, then briefly ran off, leaving a passenger who was sent to the hospital. Joseph Kersey, 40, was charged Monday

A couple faces charges for a straw gun buy during a Nov. 16 gun show at the Crown Point fairgrounds. Julian Sgiers, 29, of Gary, and his girlfriend Tristyn Sampson, 30, of Hebron were charged on Nov. 19. Sgiers faces

When Zakira Porter was arrested in May 2022 as a suspect in a gas station shooting, cops noticed marks all over her 8-year-old daughter’s body. That led to a second criminal case. For the child’s injuries, she is charged with

A Hammond man was granted bail on Oct. 25 after his lawyer argued a surveillance tape of the shooting could have been “altered” or left with gaps. Jaylan Mendoza, 22, is charged with murder in the Aug. 20, 2023 death

One man is headed to trial in a 2018 East Chicago shooting, while the other co-defendant inked a plea deal Thursday. Mark Harrison III, 29, pleaded guilty to aggravated battery. His sentencing date is Jan. 2 before Judge Natalie Bokota.