Gary man arrested after police find drugs, filth in home, police say

CROWN POINT | Officials declared a home in the Aetna section of Gary uninhabitable Thursday and police arrested a man living there on a drug charge, police said.

Feds in Gary arrest 3rd person in crazy murder case

DAVENPORT, IOWA | Federal marshals in Gary have arrested a third person wanted in connection with the Dec. 6 shooting death of 41-year-old Robby Ray Kohn, of Davenport.

Porter County crime briefs

Man arrested, charged with theft, battery at store

Cops: Man pushed another through glass window

PORTAGE | One man was arrested early Saturday after an altercation at Boomers Bar and Grill ended with him accused of pushing another man through a plate glass window.

Gang members indicted, arrested

Local and federal law enforcement officials announced several indictments and arrests of members of the Imperial Gangsters.

Police: Man gives up after barricading himself in attic

Calumet City police take a man into custody Wednesday after removing him from a home on the 500 block of Freeland Avenue in Calumet City.

Police: Man gives up after barricading himself in attic

CALUMET CITY | A man wanted on two warrants is in custody after he barricaded himself in the attic of a Freeland Avenue home Wednesday when U.S. Marshals came to arrest him, police said.

Lake Station man charged in home invasion and trespass

LAKE STATION | A 41-year-old Lake Station man attempted to break into a resident's home then resisted arrest, police said.

Second suspect charged in Lynwood homicide

LYNWOOD | A second man has been charged in last year's shooting death of a Lynwood man, police said Saturday.

Property checks at Gary complex lead to arrests

GARY | Officers with the city's Crime Suppression Unit and managers of Oak Knoll Renaissance Apartments on Tuesday conducted property inspections and found three people wanted on city warrants, police said.

Lawmakers OK arrest immunity for underage drinkers seeking medical help

INDIANAPOLIS | Legislation headed to the governor would prohibit police from arresting an underage drinker who calls an ambulance to help a dangerously intoxicated friend.

Drunken boating ban, changes in public intoxication law advance

INDIANAPOLIS | State legislators voted Tuesday for changes in the law that would make Hoosiers who drink too much both more and less likely to be arrested.

Stepfather arrested in slaying of Valpo woman

VALPARAISO | The stepfather of a woman found dead Tuesday in the family's home has been arrested in connection with her homicide, police announced Saturday.

Doctor claims wrongful arrest in lawsuit against Merrillville cops

HAMMOND | A local physician is suing the town of Merrillville and two of its police officers over what he claims was a wrongful arrest involving excessive force, federal court records show.

Delivery driver charged with trafficking in phones at Westville prison

WESTVILLE | A truck driver making a delivery to the Westville Correctional Facility was charged with trafficking there Friday morning, officials said.

VIDEO: East Chicago gang members face indictments

U.S. Attorney David Capp spoke with the media and East Chicago residents about 12 members of an East Chicago gang that will face several indictments.

Cal City police: Domestic dispute escalated into carjacking, crash

CALUMET CITY | A Friday night domestic dispute spiraled into a carjacking, a crash and an arrest near the intersection of Sibley Boulevard and Buffalo Avenue.

Operation Uncle Sam nets 37 wanted on warrants

MICHIGAN CITY | More than 35 people were arrested Friday morning in a warrants sweep operation, police said.

Investigators looking to connect BB shooter, other incidents

An unidentifed woman on May 20 sits outside the Porter Township home of Dennis Ditterline who was arrested in connection with BB-related shootings in Porter County.

BB shooting suspect arrested

Valparaiso police Detective Jeff Balon talks Thursday about the arrest of Dennis Ditterline in connection with the string of BB shootings in the area.