Schools may get secret waivers for gun mandate

INDIANAPOLIS | Volunteers packing concealed, loaded firearms and known only to school board members soon may be patrolling the hallways of every public or charter elementary and high school in Indiana, or at least Hoosiers will be made to think so.

Gypsy Scams

HAMMOND | Just like the first robin of spring, our first gypsy scam of the spring has occurred. An elderly person was "duped" into letting a fake public service worker into the house. Please inform all your elderly friends and relatives not to let NIPSCO, Water Department or any other utilit…

Funding fight endangers Lake County veterans court

INDIANAPOLIS | State lawmakers are seeking a different funding source for a proposed Lake County veterans court after a plan to pay for the program with drug use prevention funds was met by spirited opposition in an Indiana Senate committee Wednesday.

Hammond police serve search warrant at Do Do's Firehouse Tap

HAMMOND | Early Saturday morning, the Hammond Police Department, assisted by Indiana State Excise Police, served a search warrant at Do Do's Firehouse Tap, 521 Conkey St. We had previously made controlled buys of narcotics from two bartenders of the establishment. Four persons were arrested …

Police investigation leads to raid on Hammond bar

An empty DoDo's Firehouse Tap after a Hammond Police raid at the bar early Saturday morning, February 9, 2013. The bar was shut down and the power was turned off due to building code violations.

Police investigation leads to raid on Hammond bar

Hammond Police put drivers license information into a computer during a raid of DoDo's Firehouse Tap in Hammond early Saturday morning, February 9, 2013.

Police investigation leads to raid on Hammond bar

Hammond Police arrest a patron during a raid of DoDo's Firehouse Tap in Hammond early Saturday morning, February 9, 2013.

Police investigation leads to raid on Hammond bar

A shotgun kept behind the counter of DoDo's Firehouse Tap in Hammond early Saturday morning, February 9, 2013.

Police conduct warrent sweep in Hammond

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Gary men indicted in robbery of Hammond bank last month

HAMMOND | Two Gary men were indicted on bank robbery charges Thursday in U.S. District Court in Hammond.

Letter from Brian Miller

HAMMOND | Friends,

Police: Hammond man held after he flipped stolen Jeep

HAMMOND | A chase by Hammond police ended Monday morning when the vehicle they were pursuing flipped over and officers apprehended a man fleeing on foot.

Lake County police chiefs under pressure to make call on E-911 site

CROWN POINT | Municipal police and fire officials are mulling a new proposal to merge all 18 community-based emergency 911 dispatch facilities into one call center either inside the Lake County Government Complex or a municipal building in East Chicago.

Hammond police simulate bank robbery

Hammond police and SWAT unit participated in a simulated robbery to test their training.

Hammond police arrest man suspected in graffiti rampage

HAMMOND | Police have arrested a man who allegedly spray-painted graffiti on stone planters, signs and a number of items in Robertsdale.

Hammond police responded quickly to nonemergency call

About a month ago, I witnessed what appeared to be a drug deal going on right outside my window. My wife called the nonemergency Hammond police line to report what I had seen.

5 men arrested in prostitution sting in downtown Hammond

HAMMOND | Five men were arrested for patronizing a prostitute in an undercover sting operation near downtown Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Hammond police write 447 tickets in holiday safety blitz

HAMMOND | Officers wrote 447 tickets for seat belt and child restraint violations during a two-week enforcement, police said.

Hammmond police help equip East Chicago cops with Tasers

EAST CHICAGO | Patrol officers here should soon have an additional — and nonlethal — law enforcement tool on their duty belts, thanks to police colleagues in Hammond.