Becky Jacobs

Third person pleads guilty in 2017 Munster robbery that resulted in fatal shooting of teen

May 13, 2019 at 12:08 p.m.

A third man pleaded guilty to a Munster cellphone store robbery in 2017 that resulted in a 15-year-old being fatally shot by police. Markquise Harris, 19, took a plea agreement...

Supporters and family members of William Spates, including Lorenzo Stone-Bey, Spates' stepfather, center, and Stefan Spates, Spates' son, second from right, gather for a vigil in his memory Monday in Portage.

‘Long live Billy Dee’: Family, supporters hold vigil in Portage where man fatally shot by police in 2017

May 13, 2019 at 12:06 p.m.

Lorenzo Stone-Bey crouched down in front of his family members for a photo on the Portage street where their relative was killed by police. "Long live Billy Dee," Stone-Bey, William...

Lake County Jail Deputy Warden Kim Cox answers a question during a panel with women in law enforcement at Indiana University Northwest on Monday, April 22, 2019.

Women in law enforcement discuss careers, encourage others ‘you can do it’

May 13, 2019 at 12:01 p.m.

Shannon Trump had been a police officer for about a year when she parked her take-home vehicle outside of Best Buy. She was feeling "on top of the world," she...

Aaliyah Stewart talks about the nonprofit she created while in high school to fight gun violence and hopelessness in youth.

Gun violence took her brothers’ lives. She dreams of stopping bullets by opening a youth center in Gary.

May 13, 2019 at 12:03 p.m.

Aaliyah Stewart returned to her living room holding a large teddy bear wearing a basketball jersey and a pair of black and pink tennis shoes. The basketball jersey belonged to...

Hobart man charged by feds after threatening to kill Trump on Facebook, court records state

May 13, 2019 at 12:06 p.m.

A Hobart man who law enforcement said made threats on Facebook to President Donald Trump is now facing federal charges. The government alleges in an indictment unsealed Wednesday that Steffon...

Man charged with fatally shooting brother at Merrillville home

May 13, 2019 at 12:06 p.m.

A 20-year-old man was arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of his brother Wednesday in Merrillville, officials said. Kafele Laurence Ward-Brown, 20, of Merrillville, was charged Thursday in Lake...

Man gets 45 years in fatal 2017 Gary strip mall shooting: ‘You brought a gun to a fist fight’

May 13, 2019 at 12:06 p.m.

A confrontation at a Gary restaurant in 2017 turned deadly in a matter of minutes when Marcus McCain pointed a gun at Marcel Harris' temple and pulled the trigger. "You...

Gary man accused of trying to kill a woman on eve of attempted murder trial

May 13, 2019 at 12:05 p.m.

On the eve of his attempted murder trial, a man and his family tried to track down a witness in the case by abducting and shooting a woman, court records...

Person of interest in custody after man killed in Merrillville

May 13, 2019 at 12:05 p.m.

Police have a person of interest in custody after a man was fatally shot early Wednesday in Merrillville, an official said. The Lake County coroner's office identified the victim as...

Pamela Hunter was killed and her then-8-year-old daughter in a shooting April 17, 2018, in the 1400 block of E. 35th Place in Gary.

A year after shooting, family says Gary mother of 5 ‘will never be forgotten’

May 13, 2019 at 12:04 p.m.

It's been a year since Pamela Hunter died, but her sister still posts messages to her on Facebook. Camille Hunter marks how many months have passed, telling her sister about...

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