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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Indiana, LaPorte County, Social Issues, Assault
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Casey Anthony verdict shocks Central Florida
Ever since the 2008 disappearance of 2-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony, Janice Seals-Mack has eaten up every sound bite she could find on the missing-person-turned-murder case.
So when she heard Tuesday that Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, was found not...Tags: Caylee Anthony, Lake County (Ohio), Prosecution, Orange County (Florida), Crimes
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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: Illinois, Indiana, New Lenox
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Gary teen charged in rape of woman, 68, at South Shore train shelter
A Gary, Ind., 16-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the rape and robbery of a 68-year-old homeless woman earlier this month at the Miller South Shore station, officials said today.
Aarion Teri Lee Mosley of the 1100 block of Cass Street has...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Travel, Indiana, Theft, Commuting
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Body of Valparaiso student found in Lake Michigan
The body of a 23-year-old Valparaiso University student was found today in Lake Michigan one day after he was last seen swimming in high waves at Porter Beach, Indiana officials said.
The body of Rayan Sami A Bochari was found at 4:30 p.m. after U.S....Tags: Porter County, U.S. Coast Guard, Porter, Indiana, Lake County (Michigan)
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Police: Sword-wielding man claims he's "cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs"
![<span style="font-size: small;">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 61<sup>st</sup> Avenue.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-09/244163500-04223850.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">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 61<sup>st</sup> Avenue.</span>")
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.... -
Sword-wielding man arrested on interstate: I'm 'Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs'
Authorities in northwest Indiana on Sunday safely disarmed a samurai sword-wielding man after they found him walking along Interstate 65 near Merrillville.
The still-unidentified man was discovered wandering along the interstate just south of U.S.... -
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: Rod Blagojevich, Murder, DNA, Punishment, Hammond
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Former Lake County Indiana coroner and sheriff's officers to face charges
Tribune reporterFederal authorities today announced corruption charges against Lake County, Ind., sheriff’s officers accused of illegally selling machine guns and a former county official who paid himself $25,000 in allegedly improper bonuses from a fund used to...Tags: Trials, Weaponry, Embezzlement, Fraud, Prosecution
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Indiana, Crimes, 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: Prosecution, Munster, Justice System, Lawyers
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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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