EDITORIAL: Lessons to learn from Van Til's indictment

Lake County Surveyor George Van Til's name was added Friday to the long list of Northwest Indiana public officials indicted on federal public corruption charges.

Feds: Van Til indicted for using public employees, resources for campaign work

HAMMOND | Lake County Surveyor George Van Til defrauded taxpayers by ordering county employees to perform political campaign work on the county dime and using county equipment, prosecutors said Friday.

Cops will target Crown Point gun shows in stonger weapons monitoring

GARY | The Lake County Fairgrounds gun shows are an example of a potential source of guns that fall into criminals' hands, Indiana and Illinois law enforcement officials said Thursday.

U.S. attorney collects $6.5M in civil, criminal actions in ’12

HAMMOND | The Hammond-based U.S. attorney's office raked in about $6.5 million in fiscal year 2012 related to criminal and civil actions, the office reported Friday.

U.S. attorney to speak at Edison Community Watch

HAMMOND | U.S. Attorney David Capp will speak at 6:30 p.m. today at the Edison Community Watch.

Gang members indicted, arrested

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

EDITORIAL: Shore up public's trust in local government

So many public corruption indictments have been handed down against public officials in Lake County over the years that voters run the danger of expecting local government officials to be corrupt. That should prompt action by good, decent, honest officials to shore up the public's trust.

NWI feds nab 6 in separate public corruption cases

HAMMOND | If Indiana's U.S. attorneys lag behind their nationwide colleagues in generating public corruption cases, as recently published federal statistics show, it wasn't apparent Thursday.

U.S. attorney stresses federal, state and local cooperation

GARY | U.S. Attorney David Capp, an alumnus of Gary's Lew Wallace High School, returned to the city Monday afternoon to speak at a Chamber of Commerce meeting about cooperative crime-fighting efforts in the region.

Officials: Cops ganging up on bad guys

MERRILLVILLE | Northwest Indiana law enforcement officials have put a lid on recent gang violence, but are still trying to figure out who's stealing Hammond's manhole covers.

EDITORIAL: Indictment promotes ethics in government

Friday's indictment of a school official has put government ethics in the spotlight once again.

Lawman's liaison calls it a career

After training more than 24,000 officers over nearly a quarter century, Northwest Indiana's first law enforcement coordination manager is retiring.

WILLIAM NANGLE: Reviewing 2011, we have lots to celebrate

When I look back over a year about to end, I naturally remember the tough times, but I also recapture the moments of success and accomplishment.

Officials targeting region gangs as a team

Gangs, racketeering, and how law enforcement are casting a wide net to nab offenders - officials break down the process for nwi.com.

Recent wave of indictments attacking gang activity result of team effort

This month alone, the government named more than 25 alleged gang members and their associates in lengthy indictments, combining federal and local law enforcement with a federal racketeering statute originally designed to target the mafia.

EDITORIAL: Bang on gangs in East Chicago

The weight of the federal government is finally pressing down on violent street gangs in East Chicago. It's going to be a messy process, but the result will be worth it.

Feds indict 15 in Latin Kings crackdown, including 2 Chicago cops

HAMMOND | Fifteen suspected members or associates of the Latin Kings -- including two former Chicago Police officers -- have been indicted in an alleged racketeering conspiracy that resulted in 19 murders in three states and helped distribute millions of dollars worth of drugs throughout the…

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.

Raw footage of indictment press conference

Watch the full, approximately 25-minute press conference at Hammond's federal courthouse where U.S. Attorney David Capp announced that Lake Couny Coroner Thomas Philpot and Lake County Sheriff's officers Joseph Kumstar, Edward Kabella and Ronald Slusser had been indicted in separate incidents.

VIDEO: Lake County Coroner, Sheriff's officers indicted

Times reporter Sarah Tompkins brings you to the latest from the federal courthouse where U.S. Attorney David Capp announced that Lake Couny Coroner Thomas Philpot and Lake County Sheriff's officers Joseph Kumstar, Edward Kabella and Ronald Slusser have been indicted in separate incidents.