Portage man faces animal cruelty charges
A Portage woman called police Wednesday morning when she believed her husband had killed their dog by throwing the 20-pound animal, police said. The dog ended up regaining consciousness, but...
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Portage businesses report burglaries
Workers arriving at three Portage businesses Tuesday morning discovered a burglar had been there overnight. A cook noticed the cash register, which contained an undisclosed amount of cash, was missing...
Chesterton store robbed early Tuesday
A gunman robbed the Speedy Mart at 1175 Broadway, Chesterton, of an undisclosed amount of money Tuesday, police said. According to a police report, no one was hurt in the...
Domestic dispute leads to drug charges for man, 32
When a police officer noticed a woman in a shower hat picking up shards of glass from a Portage street Tuesday, it led to the arrest of her boyfriend on...
Portage mom accused of neglect, smoking pot with children
A 31-year-old Portage woman was arrested at 12:50 p.m. Sunday and charged with felony neglect of a dependent after her 13-year-old son told his father, the woman's ex-husband, that she...
2 charged with using counterfeit bills at Portage fast-food restaurants
Two Merrillville men are accused of spending about an hour Wednesday using counterfeit $20 bills at Portage fast-food restaurants. Each time, according to the police report, Paul Thornton III, 24,...
Officer injured stopping vehicle at Valparaiso fireworks
Hanging off an out-of-control vehicle, Porter County officer Paul Czupryn reached inside to steer it away from crowds watching Saturday's fireworks from along Glendale Boulevard, police said. Czupryn was the...
Mom hits son with car, flees scene: cops
A Lake Station woman fled from two crashes Wednesday night – not calling for help even after she allegedly struck her own son, Portage police said. Candace Thompson, 37, was...
Girls lead police on chase; 3 face charges
Three teens from Valparaiso were involved in a high-speed chase with police early Tuesday morning. Police said it ended with a minor crash, no injuries and their arrests. Police said...
Woman reports intruder in her bedroom
A 40-year-old woman woke around 12:44 a.m. Thursday, thinking her dog had climbed onto her bed – but she rolled over and saw an unknown man kneeling next to the...