Coroner's daughter charged in burglary at mother's house

CROWN POINT | The daughter of Lake County Coroner Merrilee Frey was arrested Monday and accused of breaking into her mother's home, sheriff's police said.

Elderly C.P. man dies in fire while burning yard debris

CROWN POINT | A Crown Point man died Sunday while burning debris in his yard, officials said.

Cops investigate after hunters discover body west of Lowell

LOWELL | Police launched an investigation Sunday after hunters found a woman's body, officials said.

Cop placed on leave in wake of federal probe back on job

CROWN POINT | After being off the street for more than a year and a half as part of a pending federal investigation, a Lake County Sheriff's Department officer is heading back to patrol duties.

Man found dead in vehicle in Lowell field

LOWELL | Police are investigating the death of a man who had been reported missing and was found in a field Sunday.

Skeletal remains found in burnt home in Calumet Township

CALUMET TOWNSHIP | A Lake County Sheriff's Department investigator found a body inside a burned-out building Wednesday, police said.

Canine unit holds spaghetti dinner fundraiser

CROWN POINT | Police canines are partners, protectors and family members to their handlers.

Hammond man shoots gun while fleeing cops, is caught minutes later

GARY | At least 20 police officers helped chase and catch a Hammond man in Gary on Tuesday after he fled from police and fired his gun, police said.

13-year-old boy shot after basketball game in Gary

GARY | Police say a 23-year-old Gary man shot a 13-year-old boy Wednesday night after a basketball game.

Preliminary autopsy results rule Gary boy's death a homicide

GARY | The adolescent boy whose body was pulled from a shallow grave in Gary on Wednesday night died in an apparent homicide, Deputy Coroner PJ Adams said.

Police say Hebron woman, 26, suspected of meth production

A Hebron woman was arrested on suspicion of manufacturing methamphetamine after a police officer found the drug in her car during a traffic stop Thursday afternoon between Lowell and Hebron.