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Gary man charged after animal control seizes 39 dogs: records

July 6, 2026 at 1:48 p.m.

Toney Lawson, 66, is facing nearly 100 low-level felony and misdemeanor charges after authorities broke up an alleged dogfighting ring, seizing 39 canines from an Aetna home last week.

Court roundup: Gary man gets probation for threatening judge

July 5, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.

News from Lake County and federal courts

Court briefs: Possible 45-year sentence after manslaughter plea

July 4, 2026 at 2:52 p.m.

Lake County court news.

Immigration lawyer Alfredo Estrada poses for a photo at his desk at the Hammond Legal Aid Clinic on Friday, December 4, 2020. (Kyle Telechan/Post-Tribune)

Investigator advises 30-day suspension for Merrillville lawyer who allegedly solicited woman for sex

July 2, 2026 at 10:08 p.m.

Alfredo Estrada, 44, of Burke Costanza & Carberry L.L.P., violated professional rules of conduct by “crudely” and “shamefully” propositioning a 20-year-old woman — the daughter of a longtime client he...

Court news: Plea deal in shooting death, appeals court trims sentence

July 1, 2026 at 10:23 a.m.

Court news from Lake County.

The U.S. District Courthouse in Hammond on Monday, May 4, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Court news: Federal sentences for pill dealing, gun case and bank fraud

June 29, 2026 at 4:29 p.m.

Federal court news from Northwest Indiana.

Gary woman charged with voluntary manslaughter in boyfriend’s death

June 29, 2026 at 1:36 p.m.

Marquita M. Davis, 31, of Gary was charged Sunday with voluntary manslaughter, a Level 2 felony, and a firearm enhancement in the death of her boyfriend.

Hammond man may get murder charge dropped in plea deal

June 27, 2026 at 2:44 p.m.

Prosecutors may drop a murder charge in a plea deal for Hammond man accused of killing his estranged wife’s girlfriend inside her Merrillville apartment, filings show.

Hammond man charged with killing woman’s cousin

June 26, 2026 at 4:10 p.m.

Raymond Ramsey, 51, is in custody, held without bail, after was charged with murder Thursday for allegedly killing his girlfriend’s cousin.

Law and order: Threat case could be dismissed, intimidation charge dropped

June 25, 2026 at 2:21 p.m.

Court news from around the region.

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