Lakeshore PAWS to participate in Valpo Police K9 Unit Run/Walk

VALPARAISO | Help support the Valparaiso Police K9 Unit and get a chance to meet with Lakeshore PAWS adoptable dogs during the Valparaiso Police K9 Unit 5K Run and 1-Mile Walk on May 11.

Cops: Man makes death threats at Valpo Cinemark

VALPARAISO | A 38-year-old man was taken to Porter Regional Hospital for psychological evaluation after allegedly making death threats Friday night while at Cinemark movie theater.

Valpo arrest leads to Homeland Security charge

A Homeland Security agent has filed a complaint a Valparaiso man is in the country illegally after that man was arrested last week on other charges by Valparaiso police.

Valpo seeking help solving rash of thefts from cars

VALPARAISO | Police are investigating a rash of thefts from cars that reportedly occurred early Tuesday.

Police chase suspect from Valparaiso into Lake County

VALPARAISO | A chase from Valparaiso into Lake County ended early Tuesday after the fleeing suspect was chased down by a Valparaiso police dog.

Hospital transfer taps multiple agencies

VALPARAISO | From transporting patients to restricting roads, more than a dozen agencies will have a hand Saturday in the move from Porter hospital to the new Porter Regional Hospital, about 8 miles away.

Valparaiso police help kids with back-to-school shopping

Valparaiso Police Officer Mark LaMotte keeps tabs on cost while shopping with third-grader Israel Rodriguez and his sister, sixth-grader Mirella Rodriguez, during the Shop with a Cop event Friday at Target in Valparaiso. Police took children from Valparaiso's Housing Opportunity Program shop…

Valparaiso police help kids with back-to-school shopping

Valparaiso Police Officer Casey Pedersen walks with kindergartener Aubriana Pulsoni during the Shop with a Cop event at the Valparaiso Target. Members of the Police Department took children from Valparaiso's Housing Opportunity Program shopping for school supplies.

Valparaiso police help kids with back-to-school shopping

Valparaiso Police Officer Casey Pedersen eats lunch with first-grader Alivia Pulsoni, from left, kindergartner Aubriana Pulsoni and fifth-grader Elijah Holman at the Valparaiso Target food court during the Shop with a Cop event.

Two arrested after shots were fired in Valparaiso apartment

VALPARAISO | A Valparaiso woman was arrested early Wednesday after police said she fired two rounds from a handgun in an attempt to get her boyfriend and his friends to leave her apartment.

Police discuss arrest in BB shootings

Porter County and Valparaiso police discuss the arrest of Dennis Ditterline, of Porter Township, in connection with several BB shootings.

Suit filed in Kmart shoplifting case

VALPARAISO | One year after a jury cleared Justin Remschneider of strangling and battering a juvenile shoplifter while working security at Kmart, he faces a civil suit brought by the boy's family.

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080310tvmPORTNITEOUT_2 Tony V. Martin VALPARAISO-(L to R) Perry Lagina and his neighbor Lilly Suriano, 2, visit with police dog "Britta." The Valparaiso Police make the rounds starting at the Essex Park Subdivision on Tuesday evening for the National Night Out program to allow citizens and l…

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080310tvmPORTNITEOUT_4 Tony V. Martin VALPARAISO-A large crowd turned out to meet with the Valparaiso Police officers. The Valparaiso Police make the rounds starting at the Essex Park Subdivision on Tuesday evening for the National Night Out program to allow citizens and law enforcement to m…

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080310tvmPORTNITEOUT_3 Tony V. Martin VALPARAISO-(L to R) Essex Park resident Markus Jenning gets to know officer Brian Bobczak. The Valparaiso Police make the rounds starting at the Essex Park Subdivision on Tuesday evening for the National Night Out program to allow citizens and law enforc…

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080310tvmPORTNITEOUT_5 Tony V. Martin VALPARAISO-Fifteen squad cars and several bicycle officers roll into the Essex Park Subdivision with lights flashing. The Valparaiso Police make the rounds starting at the Essex Park Subdivision on Tuesday evening for the National Night Out program to al…