Crime
Courts, public safety, and arrests across Northwest Indiana.
Wall of Shame — Porter County bookings (Sept. 27–28)
4 Porter County bookings (Sept. 27–28) meet the harm filter — alleged OWI, intimidation, and invasion of privacy. Lake blotter gap and empty LaPorte search documented.
East Chicago man arrested after Hammond-to-Chicago chase, ISP says
Austin Earl Williams, 37, held in Cook County after a Hammond-to-Chicago pursuit; ISP says Lake County warrants and more felony charges pending.
Wall of Shame — Porter County bookings (Sept. 22–23)
6 Porter County bookings (Sept. 22–23) meet the harm filter — alleged OWI, theft, invasion of privacy, and neglect/endangerment. Lake and LaPorte public gaps stand.
Second man charged with murder in Michigan City killing of 14-year-old Devin Porter
Dewayne Quayveon Coleman, 18, is the second person charged with murder in the May 15 shooting death of Devin Porter, 14, in Michigan City.
Wall of Shame — Porter County bookings (Sept. 13–14)
Three Porter County bookings in ~26 hours meet the harm filter — alleged OWI, battery on a public safety official, and theft. Lake blotter gap; LaPorte search empty.
Michigan City teen charged in armed carjacking at Dune Park station
A 16-year-old Michigan City boy was charged July 16 after police say he pointed a handgun at a man at NICTD’s Dune Park station and fled in a stolen Ford Maverick with three other juveniles.