EDITORIAL: Judges shouldn't hesitate to extradite

Enrique Marks Jr. settled the question of whether to extradite him from Brownsville, Texas, by turning himself in to Lake County authorities after four years as a fugitive. The larger question of how to handle similar cases in the future, however, remains unresolved.

Conviction upheld for Gary killer who fled to California for 24 years

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld the murder conviction of a Gary man who shot his estranged wife in 1986 and was captured 24 years later following tips generated by the television program "America's Most Wanted."

Captured Hammond fugitive can't appeal murder conviction

INDIANAPOLIS | A Hammond murderer who escaped from prison and spent 35 years on the lam is not entitled to appeal her conviction, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.

Judge denies NWI fugitive's request to visit infant son

PITTSBURGH | A federal judge on Monday denied a Northwest Indiana fugitive's request for contact visits with his infant son.

Alleged Latin King fugitive turns self in; one still at large

HAMMOND | One of the two fugitives considered armed and dangerous in the Latin King case turned himself in Wednesday, while the other remains at large.

Man arrested in Cal City on warrant for attempted murder in Elkhart County

Cook County sheriff's police arrested a man in Calumet City last week who was wanted on a number of warrants including attempted murder in Elkhart County, Ind., officials said.

Fugitive in Whiting murder indicted by Pittsburgh grand jury

PITTSBURGH | A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on Wednesday indicted Northwest Indiana fugitive Frank Perez Jr. for assaulting federal officers and using firearms to commit violent crimes.

Fugitive in 1999 Whiting slaying nabbed in Pennsylvania

A man on Indiana's most wanted list for his role in a 1999 Whiting homicide is being held without bail in Pennsylvania until his preliminary hearing Friday.