Stan Maddux

5 days ago | hometownnewsnow.com | Stan Maddux

(Porter County, IN) - Both drivers of motorcycles were killed in a motor vehicle crash near Westville.   It happened early Friday afternoon on U.S. 6 in the area of White Thorne Lane in Porter County in Jackson Township.   Porter County Police said there was rear end collision between two passenger vehicles and the lead car after impact wound up in the opposite lane where it collided with both motorcycles.

5 days ago | hometownnewsnow.com | Stan Maddux

(Michigan City, IN) - An arrest has been made for a fatal shooting and near fatal shooting in Michigan City last week. D’Marcus Thompson, 23, of Gary is charged in La Porte Superior Court 1 with four counts, including murder and Level 1 felony attempted murder. Police said the shootings happened Thursday night inside a home in the area of Michigan Boulevard and Dewey Street. Treven Armstrong, 25, of Gary did not survive his wounds, police said.

1 week ago | southbendtribune.com | Stan Maddux

LAPORTE — A South Bend resident accused of speeding and misdemeanor drunk driving is the 34th person this year held in the LaPorte County Jail without bond on orders from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The 29-year-old South Bend resident is originally from Guatemala and was stopped May 25 on Indiana 2 just west of Rolling Prairie, according to LaPorte County police, who accuse the man of driving 74 in a 55 speed limit.

1 week ago | hometownnewsnow.com | Stan Maddux

(La Porte County, IN) - A man from Michigan was arrested for allegedly leading police on a high speed chase in a stolen sports car in La Porte County. About 5 p.m. on Thursday, police said a sheriff’s deputy spotted a Porsche tailgating then passing a commercial motor vehicle from behind at high speeds on the Indiana Toll Road near Rolling Prairie. A traffic stop was attempted but the driver refused to pull over.

1 week ago | hometownnewsnow.com | Stan Maddux

La Porte County, IN) - The hospital just outside Michigan City was damaged when struck by a motor vehicle for the second time in less than six weeks. The latest crash happened about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday on the southeast side of the Franciscan Health building along U.S. 421 and Interstate 94. According to La Porte County Police, Judith Brown, 79, told investigators she pulled up for her weekly appointment but has no memory of what happened next.