Hammond bus driver, aide charged after autistic girl, 6, left with bump, scratch
A School City of Hammond school bus driver and aide face charges after the aide allegedly “manhandled” a 6-year-old girl with autism.
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Former correctional officer gets more charges for inmate relationship
Andrea Rebeles, 24, of Whiting, was charged Tuesday with Level 4 felony sexual misconduct, trafficking with an inmate, and misdemeanor trafficking.
Chicago man gets two years for confining woman after chase into Indiana
Octavio Perez-Beauchamp, 32, opted to plead guilty to criminal confinement, a Level 5 felony, before his trial’s first day started in March 2025. Jurors were dismissed.
Trial opens for Dolton man charged in Hammond apartment double slaying
Marvin “Geno” Clark, 33, of Dolton, Illinois, is charged with four counts of murder and three counts of burglary. Two of those murder counts are while committing a burglary.
Records: Gary couple charged with abuse, neglect before girl ran away
When Gary Police found an 11-year-old girl wandering in an alleyway, she told an officer she didn’t want to go home.
Court news: Prosecutors file to drop rape case, truck stop stabbing
Court news from Lake County.
Cedar Lake man charged with child molesting
A Cedar Lake man is facing new child molesting charges less than two weeks after his sentencing in another case.
Pair charged in Hammond shooting in botched marijuana deal
A pair was charged Thursday in a Hammond shooting stemming from a botched marijuana deal.
East Chicago man gets probation in plea deal for stalking, pointing gun
Randy Martin, 42, pleaded guilty in January. Court filings show, in exchange for the plea, prosecutors agreed to drop several other charges, including Level 1 felony rape. He got time...
Court briefs: Split term in shooting, competency evaluation requested in murder case
Court news from around the region.