M'ville attorney accused of fleeing scene of crash in residential yard

SCHERERVILLE | A Merrillville attorney specializing in personal injury and criminal defense law is accused of driving his car through a residential backyard in Schererville and fleeing the scene Friday night, police said.

Cops, firefighters vie in benefit softball game

Justin Heise of the Schererville Fire Department bats in the Police vs Fire charity softball game Friday evening at Rohrman Park in Schererville. The event was held to raise money for twin sisters Kelly McCarthy and Kristin Maurer, both diagnosed with breast cancer.

Cops, firefighters vie in benefit softball game

Members of the Schererville Police and Fire departments participated in a charity softball game Friday to raise money for twin sisters Kelly McCarthy, left, and Kristin Maurer, who were both diagnosed with breast cancer.

Cops, firefighters vie in benefit softball game

Jordan Knight of the Schererville Police Department pitches in the Police vs Fire charity softball game Friday evening at Rohrman Park in Schererville. The event was held to raise money for twin sisters Kelly McCarthy and Kristin Maurer, who were diagnosed with breast cancer.

Police host service for fallen officers

SCHERERVILLE | Schererville Police Department and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 170 invite the public to attend the annual Memorial Service to Honor Fallen Officers on Friday at the Schererville Police Station, 25 E Joliet St.

Schererville FOP Lodge 170 to memorialize fallen officers May 18

SCHERERVILLE | The Schererville Police Department and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 170 invite you to their annual Memorial Service to honor fallen officers, May 18th at the Police Department (25 E Joliet St).

Mike Ison, former Schererville police lieutenant, dies of heart attack in Florida

SCHERERVILLE | Former Schererville police Lt. Mike Ison, 54, has died of a heart attack.

Illinois man indicted in sales of stolen appliances in NWI

HAMMOND | A Lake Forest, Ill., man faces charges in Hammond federal court of transporting more than 100 stolen household appliances into Northwest Indiana, court records state.

Citizens can learn about police work from the inside

SCHERERVILLE | Police Chief Daniel Smith and the Schererville Metropolitan Police Commission are accepting applications through this week for the next session of the Schererville Citizens Police Academy.

S'ville offering Citizens Police Academy starting on Sept. 8

SCHERERVILLE | The Schererville Police Department is taking applications for the fall session of its Citizens Police Academy.

S'ville hopes to receive accreditation at weekend conference

SCHERERVILLE | The Schererville Police Department this weekend could become an accredited law enforcement agency, a recognition that the department adheres to professional standards.

Schererville police offer camp for ages 10 to 13 in August

SCHERERVILLE | Applications are being accepted for Cop Camp, a free camp that teaches children ages 10 to 13 about police work.

S'ville deputy chief fill-in may get job

SCHERERVILLE | A seasoned Schererville law enforcement officer could be the department's next deputy police chief.

Survey seeks residents' input on Schererville's police force

SCHERERVILLE | An online survey is asking residents' opinions of the Schererville Police Department.

Car seat installation usually wrong, yet crucial to child safety

Motorists, bombarded by driving-related statistics every year as the summer road trip season approaches, can add another jarring figure to the list. Although the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety rates the strength of Indiana's child restraint laws as "good," local child passenger safet…