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Long Beach fight kills 1, Chicago man surrenders
LONG BEACH, Ind. (AP) — A Chicago man has surrendered to northwestern Indiana authorities in connection with the death of a teenager injured in a July Fourth beach fight. The LaPorte County Jail said 19-year-old James Malecek was expected to be...Tags: Indiana, Crimes, Juvenile Delinquency, Social Issues, LaPorte County
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Indiana divers. recover body of missing Illinois man
GARY, Ind. (AP) — The body of an Illinois man who disappeared in choppy waters off a Gary beach has been recovered from Lake Michigan. Indiana Conservation Officer Gene Davis says the body of 20-year-old Brett Vanetten of New Lenox, Ill., was found...Tags: Indiana, Illinois, New Lenox
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Police: Sword-wielding man claims he's "cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs"
Police heard a sword-wielding man state the obvious about himself, he was “cuckoo” … make that “for Cocoa Puffs,” but not his name nor reason for his “performance” Sunday afternoon on I-65 near 61st Avenue.... -
Man cleared in rape case gets 17 years in slaying
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A man exonerated five years ago by DNA evidence in a rape case after serving several years in an Illinois prison has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for a woman's 2008 beating death. The Times of Munster and the Post-...Tags: Crimes, DNA, Hammond, Prisons, Human Body
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2nd autopsy denied in death of NW Indiana boy
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A judge in northwestern Indiana has turned down a defense request for a second autopsy of a 13-year-old boy whose body was found in a shallow grave. The Lake County judge made the ruling Tuesday during a court hearing for...Tags: Indiana, Crimes, Justice System, Judges, Munster
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Lawyer: Ind. coroner was told he could take money
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — An attorney for indicted Lake County Coroner Thomas Philpot says his client took $24,700 he is charged with stealing only after a lawyer told him it was legal. Philpot's attorney, Leonard Goodman, told the Post-Tribune of...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Prosecution, Munster
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80-year-old teacher killed at her NW Indiana home
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Investigators in northwestern Indiana say an 80-year-old teacher was killed in her home and police were searching for her missing car. The Lake County coroner's office says Anna Schulz was pronounced dead Wednesday night...Tags: Indiana
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Report: 13 people might have known of boy's abuse
GARY, Ind. (AP) — A report says more than 13 people might have known of abuse endured by a Gary boy before his death but most said nothing to authorities. The Times of Munster, citing a review of Indiana Department of Child Services records,...Tags: Crimes, Gary, Munster, Crime, Law and Justice
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Police: Man fired shots after girlfriend said 'no'
HOBART, Ind. (AP) — Police in northwestern Indiana say a woman told officers that her boyfriend fired several blasts from a shotgun over her head after she turned down his marriage proposal. The 29-year-old man from Hobart faces criminal...Tags: Indiana, Crimes, Munster, Assault, Crime, Law and Justice
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Judge goes "above and beyond" to ensure fair trial
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A Lake County judge says he is going "above and beyond the call of duty" to make sure a black Gary man gets an impartial jury for his murder trial. The Times of Munster reports (http://bit.ly/ntGVjE ) Kevin Isom could...Tags: Crimes, Gary, Justice System, Judges, Munster
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NW Ind. woman charged in daughter's death
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A northwestern Indiana woman has pleaded not guilty to charges that she neglected her daughter, who died two years ago. The Post-Tribune of Merrillville and The Times of Munster report that 29-year-old Melissa Swiontek of...Tags: Indiana, Justice System, Lawyers, Prosecution, Munster
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Autopsy: Pool player died from asphyxiation
HOBART, Ind. (AP) — An autopsy has found that a competitive billiards player from Michigan whose body was found in an Indiana pond died from asphyxiation. The Lake County coroner's office also ruled 45-year-old Dawn Fital's death Saturday an...Tags: Indiana, Crimes, Michigan, Lake County (Michigan), Lakes and Ponds
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