No injuries in police car crash

PORTAGE | No injuries were reported in a vehicle crash involving a Portage police officer Thursday afternoon.

Portage police arrest two for dealing, possession of cocaine

PORTAGE | Police arrested two local men late Wednesday night and charged them with dealing and possession of cocaine.

Men suspected in theft of saw blades

PORTAGE | Two men are suspected in the theft of about $1,700 in saw blades from Menards in Portage.

Portage police seek suspected burglar

PORTAGE | Portage police spent much of Thursday searching for a suspected burglar who allegedly kicked open the door of a home Thursday morning and stole two handguns and a laptop computer.

Fire at Portage Mall ruled arson, officials say

PORTAGE | A Portage man was arrested Wednesday morning after allegedly taking shopping carts full of electronic equipment from a local store and then setting fire to the business.

Police scour Portage Lakefront Park for suicidal man

PORTAGE | Police from several local agencies spent much of Friday morning searching the Portage Lakefront Park and Riverwalk site of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore for a man officials described as suicidal.

Portage police seek suspect in armed robbery

PORTAGE | Police are investigating an armed robbery Wednesday afternoon at Zip Foods on U.S. 20 and Samuelson Road.

Old traffic issues getting another look

PORTAGE | A couple of old issues involving traffic concerns in the city are getting another look.

SWAT team arrests five in raid

PORTAGE | Three adults and two juveniles were arrested Thursday after Portage police received information about illegal drug activities at a home.

Police: Man drowns at campground

PORTAGE | Officials are investigating the apparent drowning of an Illinois man late Friday night in a lake at Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resort, 5300 Old Porter Road.

Woman arrested after standoff with SWAT team

PORTAGE | A Portage woman was arrested Friday night after a standoff with police.

Residents find body of missing Portage woman under back porch

Prescription drug drop-off box installed at police station

PORTAGE | A prescription drug drop-off box has been installed in the lobby of the Portage Police Department.

Police apprehend fleeing suspect

PORTAGE | Portage police apprehended a 28-year-old Niles, Mich., man after a brief chase they said started just before noon Wednesday.

Portage Police Department interested in establishing neighborhood watch groups

PORTAGE | The Portage Police Department is interested in helping residents establish neighborhood watch groups.

US Steel donates AEDs to Portage police

PORTAGE | US Steel recently donated four automated external defibrillators to the Portage Police Department.