Who wants to be a millionaire?

HAMMOND | Who wants to be rich? Let's face it, we've all thought about how fun it would be to be a millionaire. When the lottery hits $200 million, many of us run out and buy a ticket. We chat with our friends about the cars and the houses we would buy.

Cold weather

HAMMOND | Friends, I left the house early this morning. The frost crunched under my feet as I walked out to scrape the windows of my squad. I turned on the car as the freezing air blew on me. The first song that came on was "Cold as Ice". I smiled and was very happy. Why? Our calls for servi…

Letter from Brian Miller

HAMMOND | Friends,

Hammond Police Department to host Gang Crime classes

HAMMOND | The Hammond Police Department will be hosting Gang Crimes classes meeting October 3, 10, 17 and 24 at the Circle of Services (former electricians hall), 2835 165th Street.

Police close Hammond shop linked to alleged fake pot sale

HAMMOND | Police closed a discount tobacco store Monday for selling what's believed to be synthetic marijuana.

Hammond man arrested after standoff, police say

HAMMOND | A Hammond man was arrested Thursday after burglarizing a business and barricading himself in his home for more than five hours, police said.

E.C. deal trumps Hammond's bid for 911 center

ST. JOHN | Lake County's public safety officials on Thursday stuck with their commitment to locate an emergency 911 dispatch center in East Chicago.

Police find stolen cars, manholes at Hammond scrap dealer

HAMMOND | Police said they carried out search warrants at a Hammond scrap dealer following reports that the business accepted stolen metal.

Hammond dealing with manhole cover thefts

HAMMOND | Manhole cover thefts are proving costly for the Sewer Department and city taxpayers, city officials said.

Hammond probes city businesses for porn, pipes, fake pot

HAMMOND | City officials targeted pornography, pipes and fake pot Wednesday, making unannounced stops at convenience stores and gas stations around the city to check compliance with city ordinances.

Bones found in October identified as 38-year-old woman

HAMMOND | Bones found buried on the site of a former bait and tackle shop have been identified as Francine Carlson, who was 38 when she was reported missing in 1999, Hammond Police Chief Brian Miller said.

Chief Brian Miller reflects on meaning of Christmas

HAMMOND | Hammond Police Chief Brian Miller has agreed to share information with www.HammondCommunity.net as a way to keep an ongoing open line of communication with the residents of Hammond.

Police believe bones found in former crawl space in Hammond are female

HAMMOND | Police believe human bones found scattered this week at a Robertsdale construction site belong to a female.

Police Chief Miller commends Fire Dept. for putting out car fires expeditiously

HAMMOND | The Hammond Police Department, along with the Hammond Fire Department, responded to a car fire Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 3:15 p.m. on 80-94 (under the Calumet overpass).