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Two men who reportedly broke into a Lake Station home this afternoon remain at-large after several police agencies conducted sweeps of the woods adjacent to the home. The Times reports the two men, dressed all in black, allegedly stole a loaded shotgun, cash, and prescription pills from the residence, located in the first block of east 36^th Avenue, around 1:30 this afternoon. Published reports say the homeowner was treated at the scene for a minor injury, and that two other people in the home...

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While police continue to investigate the alleged rape of a Hammond real estate agent, police are making sure an incident like that will never happen again. Brian Miller, Hammond Police Chief says Lt. Karl Eidam,  Radio Dispatch Supervisor, has a great visitor safety plan to have realtors inform police of the time, the house they are going to show, the name, and maybe the phone number of the person wanting to see the home, and when they expect to leave the showing.

Chief Miller says the...

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Lake Station Police have confirmed an armed robbery took place this afternoon. Police say the incident occurred at 1:30 this afternoon on 36^th Avenue, and no further information is available at this time. River Forest Schools report they implemented a precautionary lock down shortly after 1:30, and that the lock down was lifted just before three this afternoon.

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Lake Station Police have confirmed an armed robbery took place this afternoon. Police say the incident occurred at 1:30 this afternoon on 36^th Avenue, and no further information is available at this time.

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Two jobs announcements about twenty-miles apart in northern Indiana today... Smart L-L-C doing business as Smart Cabinetry, a green kitchen cabinet manufacturer, announced plans to invest over eleven-million dollars to expand its operations in New Paris, south of Goshen (goe-shen), creating up to 75 new jobs by 2016. Smart's announcement followed earlier word this morning that Indiana Galvanizing, a steel parts galvanizing manufacturer, will invest three-million dollars to purchase, renovate...

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Michigan City Police say Operation Jack Frost resulted in thirty-nine arrests Thursday morning. Police say multiple agencies played a role in the warrant sweep, including the Street Crimes Unit, Detective Bureau, Patrol Division, United States Marshal’s Service, Indiana State Police, LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department and Metro Unit, Trail Creek Police Department and LaPorte County Prosecutor’s Office. Police say one focus of this sweep was Theft and Receiving Stolen Property, and eleven indiv...

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A death investigation is underway after Gary Police find a woman dead in the passenger seat of a vehicle during a traffic stop Thursday night at a mini mart at 25^th and Harrison Street. Nwi-dot-com this morning says the car had significant front-end damage and the driver was taken to a local hospital for treatment, while a child also in the car was found to be unharmed. The Times also reports that police do not suspect foul play.

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Greater Northwest Indiana Association of Realtors is urging agents to always be cautious, following the report of a realtor being sexually attacked while showing a home last Friday morning in the 600 block of Burton Court, the Robertsdale section of Hammond. GNIAR encourages its members to make colleagues, significant others, family and/or friends aware of your whereabouts; utilize your ActiveKey safety alert feature and never hesitate to contact authorities when necessary.

Here's what GNIAR has...

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A Chesterton-area man has pleaded guilty, reports say, to killing his estranged wife in April of last year, allegedly shooting her multiple times with a high-powered semiautomatic rifle at an herbal shop she owned on US 6 in Portage. The Times says 56-year-old Fredrick Cashner Jr faces a minimum sentence of 45 years in prison. A Porter County judge is expected to decide in early January whether to accept the plea agreement.

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Today is Pearl Harbor Day. At 7:55 a.m. on December 7, 1941, nearly 200 Japanese aircraft attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The raid, which lasted little more than one hour, left nearly 3,000 dead. Nearly the entire U.S. Pacific Fleet was at anchor there and few ships escaped damage.

Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors will conduct the annual Pearl Harbor Day Memorial Service in Highland this morning. The service begins at 10:55am at the Highland Main Square Gazebo....

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