Willie Donald’s trial against the city of Gary, the estate of John E. Jelks, Jr., and former Gary Police Department Officer Bruce Outlaw has been set for Feb. 24 in Hammond’s U.S. District Court.
Category: Crime and Public Safety
Murder charge upheld for the only suspect to face prosecution in 1996 Tupac Shakur killing
The only suspect ever to be charged in the 1990s killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas has lost a bid to have his murder case dismissed.
Charges filed in 2020 homicide of Harvey woman whose body was found in forest preserve
Dakota Petrey from Central Illinois is charged with first-degree murder for the 2020 slaying of Vanessa Ceja-Ramirez of Harvey.
Trial opens for man charged in couple’s East Chicago murder
A trial opened Tuesday for an East Chicago man charged with two counts of murder in a couple’s 2021 slaying.
Man wounded by CCL holder when drawing gun during argument Monday night in South Shore
Chicago police said charges are pending against a man who was wounded by a conceal carry license holder Monday night after an argument turned physical and he produced a gun in the South Shore neighborhood. About 9 p.m., a 30-year-old man was standing outside in the 7200 block of South Shore Drive when he was […]
Trump pardons 1,500 defendants in Jan. 6 rioting, including dozens from Illinois
The scope of the pardons suggests that virtually all those implicated will see those charges wiped clean.
President Donald Trump issues sweeping pardon of supporters charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
President Donald Trump on Monday said he was pardoning about 1,500 of his supporters who have been charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, using his sweeping clemency powers on his first day back in office to dismantle the largest investigation and prosecution in Justice Department history.
Lake, Porter counties release 2024 homicide statistics
Lake and Porter counties have released their 2024 statistics, with Gary leading Lake County and Portage leading Porter County.
President Joe Biden pardons his siblings and their spouses just minutes before leaving office
President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned his siblings and their spouses, saying his family had been “subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me — the worst kind of partisan politics.”
Cook County sheriff’s deputy fatally shot in Turks and Caicos
The victim, Shamone A. Duncan, was sitting on the rooftop of Aziza Restaurant & Lounge in Turks and Caicos when a bullet hit her. She was one of two victims killed that night, according to police officials in Turks and Caicos.