Sauk Village man sentenced to nearly 5 years for heroin

HAMMOND | A Sauk Village man was sentenced to nearly five years in prison Friday in U.S. District Court in Hammond for his role in a heroin dealing ring.

Drug busts net 60 pounds of marijuana, cash and SUV

MUNSTER | A tip to the Lake County sheriff's crime hotline led to two drug busts Thursday, with one at a posh Munster condo netting 53 pounds of marijuana and $13,614 in cash.

Police say LaPorte boy begged dad to stop making meth in their home

LAPORTE | A LaPorte boy begged his father to stop cooking methamphetamine, with its toxic vapors, inside their home, according to court documents released Friday.

Griffith man agrees to plead guilty to manufacturing meth

HAMMOND | A Griffith man filed an agreement with federal prosecutors Friday, admitting to possessing with intent to sell at least 500 grams of methamphetamine.

2 expected to plead guilty in federal heroin smuggling case

HAMMOND | Two defendants in a heroin smuggling case have filed court documents agreeing to plead guilty in Hammond federal court.

Cedar Lake woman accused of dealing cocaine from home

CROWN POINT | A 24-year-old woman is alleged to have admitted selling cocaine from her Cedar Lake mobile home after several years of helping former boyfriends sell narcotics.

Local pair accused of planning to make meth in Cedar Lake

CROWN POINT | Prosecutors charged Tanya Stephens, 26, of Hebron, and John Wachadlo, 34, of Cedar Lake, with attempting to deal in methamphetamine, a felony.

Gary man gets prison time for drug distribution

HAMMOND | A Gary man was sentenced to one year and three months in federal prison Wednesday for distributing crack cocaine.

Chicago man admits to 2006 Gary ransom kidnapping

HAMMOND | A 28-year-old Chicago man formally pleaded guilty Monday to kidnapping a Gary man for ransom in October 2006.

I-65 traffic stop leads police to 10 pounds of marijuana

MERRILLVILLE | Lake County Sheriff's Department officials said they charged a Chicago man with dealing marijuana after finding about 10 pounds of pot in the trunk of a car he was driving.

Michigan City officials arrest 28 in drug warrant sweeps

MICHIGAN CITY | Local, state and federal officials teamed up Friday to serve nine arrest warrants but ended up arresting 27 individuals for an array of outstanding warrants.

Federal judge rules Hammond man's constitutional rights not violated

HAMMOND | A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a Hammond man's constitutional rights were not violated when law enforcement searched his home without a warrant.