Criminal Law
Valpo cops to coordinate aid, services for hate crime victims
BY TERESA AUCH SCHULTZ VALPARAISO — Victims of hate crime in the city will get additional help now in the form of support and social services, the Valparaiso Police Department announced. The police will start passing out contact information about the city’s Human Relations Councils, which deals with race issues and hate-crime victims.
Read MoreSecurity guard found not guilty in choking
BY JAMES D. WOLF JR., POST-TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENT VALPARAISO — It took a jury less than an hour on Friday to find a former Kmart security guard not guilty of choking a juvenile shoplifter on April 2. Justin Remschneider, who faced up to three years in prison for felony strangulation and misdemeanor battery if convicted, was … Continue reading Security guard found not guilty in choking
Read MorePorter County hate crime victims receive support
Fox 28 News Story VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) – Law enforcement officers in one northwest Indiana county are arming themselves with a new weapon to fight hate crimes. Porter County Sheriff’s Department and Valparaiso Police Department officers now have fliers printed in both Spanish and English to hand out to victims of racial incidents. The fliers … Continue reading Porter County hate crime victims receive support
Read MoreTown officials now face federal charges
Indiana Lawyer Article Some former Chesterfield town employees accused by the Indiana Attorney General of defrauding their town government now face federal charges.
Read MoreCity of Valparaiso Announces Initiative to Reduce Substance Abuse
Article @ ValpoLife.com In the first 9 months of this year in Porter County, there were 277 ambulance transfers for drug overdose. There were 21 deaths in Porter County in the first 9 months of 2009 due to drug overdose. Porter County ranks as one of the highest in the nation for drug deaths per … Continue reading City of Valparaiso Announces Initiative to Reduce Substance Abuse
Read MoreValpo man held after two separate car chases
Speeds of more than 115 miles per hour during pursuitComments BY ERIN GUERRA, POST-TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENTA Valparaiso man was arrested after two separate car chases through South Haven, during which he allegedly hit speeds of more than 115 miles per hour while driving without headlights.
Read MoreJurors Hear Taped Interview Of Former Cop On Trial For Theft
Greensburg Daily News Full ArticleThe theft trial for former Greensburg police officer David L. Scudder continued on Tuesday in Decatur County Circuit Court.
Read MoreDriver charged in deadly DWI crash
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Full Article Police arrested a Monroeville man on drunken-driving charges after his pickup collided with an SUV, killing an Ohio mother and injuring her teenage daughter in east Allen County on Tuesday, authorities said.
Read MoreTutor charged in credit card scam
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Full Article A Fort Wayne man faces a federal charge related to identity theft, accused of fraudulently obtaining a credit card.
Read MoreTransfer granted to ‘knock and talk’ case
Indiana Lawyer Full ArticleThe state’s highest court has agreed to hear a case in which the Indiana Court of Appeals split on whether a police “knock and talk” investigation violated a man’s constitutional rights.
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