LaPorte County Sheriff

Deputy Jon Samuelson underwent about eight hours of surgery, and medical staff are optimistic about his recovery, according to an update provided by the sheriff's office on behalf of his family.

A shooting in a hospital emergency room has left a LaPorte County sheriff’s deputy in critical condition. Indiana State Police believe Sharod Grafton Jr., 22, of Chicago, shot deputy Jon Samuelson, 33, on Friday morning at Franciscan Health Michigan City.

The LaPorte County Sheriff's Department's Highway Interdiction Unit looks to make drug and gun trafficking arrests on the Indiana Toll Road through observing routine traffic violations.

LaPorte County prosecutors have charged Hudson Township Trustee Austin Kosinski with drunken driving after he admitted crashing into a car at a gas station late Halloween night.

Neil Lochmund's attorney argued for a much shorter sentence, saying he's a methamphetamine addict who was sexually abused as a child. But prosecutors said he deserved a longer term for victimizing children after swearing to protect the vulnerable as a police officer.

Thessalonica Allen, 36, was convicted after just 30 minutes of deliberation

The judge sentenced 29-year-old Alan Morgan to 70 years in prison for the death of Judah Morgan

The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office says it has arrested a semi-truck driver who allegedly nearly collided with a school bus full of children late last month.

A South Bend teacher has been charged with multiple counts of rape and child seduction.