Truck driver charged in M'ville cop attack

MERRILLVILLE | An off-duty Merrillville officer suffered more than 10 blows to the face and head before shooting a 43-year-old truck driver who delivered the hits, according to court documents.

Suspect in cop attack could face attempted murder charge

MERRILLVILLE | An attempted murder charge could be filed Wednesday against a truck driver accused of attacking an off-duty Merrillville officer Monday outside of a Planned Parenthood facility.

Hazel Crest man handed 45 years in throat-slashing

CROWN POINT | A Hazel Crest, Ill., man was sentenced Thursday to 45 years in prison for a bloody attack on a 77-year-old man, the ex-husband of a woman he was dating.

8-year-old boy stabbed multiple times in Kentland home

KENTLAND | A 66-year-old man is being held without bond at the Newton County Jail on attempted murder and resisting law enforcement charges after allegedly stabbing an 8-year-old boy multiple times in a Kentland home, police said.

Gary man accused of shooting man after repeated death threats

CROWN POINT | A Gary man was charged with attempted murder Wednesday after police said he shot another man he repeatedly had threatened to kill.

M'ville man charged with attempted murder, battery

MERRILLVILLE | A 37-year-old Merrillville man faces attempted murder and battery charges following reports he stabbed a relative twice in the back Thursday and attempted to throw the woman from a balcony.

Charges filed in Merrillville shooting

MERRILLVILLE | A Merrillville resident shot a man April 27 during a drug deal that went wrong, according to court records.

Recently indicted alleged Imperial Gangster held without bond

HAMMOND | A federal judge ordered that another alleged Imperial Gangster accused of murder be held without bond pending a massive racketeering trial for about a dozen defendants.

Indy man charged with attempted murder

MERRILLVILLE | A 25-year-old Indianapolis man allegedly shot an acquaintance Sunday during an argument at a Merrillville hotel.

Griffith man acquitted of attempted murder

CROWN POINT | A 46-year-old man was acquitted on a charge of attempted murder Wednesday, but the jury found him guilty of robbery, aggravated battery and two counts of battery.

Two charged in Gary shooting

CROWN POINT | Prosecutors on Tuesday charged two Gary men in connection with August's fatal shooting of Juan Nieves, also of Gary.

Roosevelt L. Franklin

Roosevelt L. Franklin, 27, of Gary, is charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of attempted battery and a single count of criminal recklessness for an alleged attack on Juan Nieves, of Gary, a week before his August 2011 shooting death.

Rensselaer man could get life for snapping child porn photos

HAMMOND | A Rensselaer man who took sexual photos of a young girl and amassed a child pornography collection of more than 400,000 images and videos from numerous sources could face life in prison, according to filings made Wednesday.

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.

M'ville man accused of attempted murder of elderly relative

MERRILLVILLE | A 40-year-old Merrillville man is accused of attempting to kill an elderly relative by beating the person in his home in the 6700 block of Adams Street.

St. John man charged with attempted murder in mother's stabbing

CROWN POINT | A 21-year-old St. John man was accused of stabbing his mother numerous times Wednesday.

Cedar Lake man accused of trying to kill mother, 70

CROWN POINT | A 44-year-old Cedar Lake man was charged with the attempted murder of his mother, 70, when she told him to clear the house of empty beer cans.

Cops: M'ville man shot at neighbors who tried to protect woman

MERRILLVILLE | A 37-year-old Merrillville man allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend in the leg Tuesday and fired rounds from an assault rifle at people attempting to protect the woman.

Attempted murder charges filed in Schererville shooting

CROWN POINT | Prosecutors filed attempted murder charges against a 20-year-old Schererville man accused of shooting into a car holding his girlfriend's 7-year-old son.

Cedar Lake man charged with choking, firing gun at wife

CROWN POINT | Lake County prosecutors on Saturday charged a Cedar Lake man with multiple counts, including attempted murder, following accusations he shot at his wife during an argument.