Meredith Colias-Pete

Meredith Colias-Pete is reporter for the Post-Tribune.

A Sin City Deciples “founder” was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison. A federal jury convicted Kenneth McGhee, a.k.a “Sonny”, or “Angel”, 75, of Gary, in November with racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, and being a drug user in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson said in a release.

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Gary motorcycle gang ‘founder’ sentenced to 30 years in racketeering case

September 19, 2024 at 8:19 p.m.

A Sin City Deciples “founder” was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison. A federal jury convicted Kenneth McGhee, a.k.a “Sonny”, or “Angel”, 75, of Gary, in November with racketeering...

Federal prosecutors indicted an ex-Gary Police Commander Thursday for having a sexual relationship, then coercing a minor to send an explicit picture to his iPhone. James W. Bond, 52, is charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Receipt of Child Pornography, and Possession of Child Pornography, according to a release from Acting U.S. Attorney Morris Pasqual.

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Ex-Gary Police Commander indicted for sexual exploitation of minor, child porn

September 19, 2024 at 7:54 p.m.

Federal prosecutors indicted an ex-Gary Police Commander Thursday for having a sexual relationship, then coercing a minor to send an explicit picture to his iPhone. James W. Bond, 52, is...

A Gary man faces felony charges after attacking his teenage niece at a city bus stop over a missing phone charger.

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Gary man charged with attacking niece at city bus stop

September 19, 2024 at 1:16 p.m.

A Gary man faces felony charges after attacking his teenage niece at a city bus stop over a missing phone charger.

A Schneider man is facing felony charges after threatening a woman with a shotgun last year.

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Schneider man charged with threatening woman with gun

September 19, 2024 at 1:10 p.m.

A Schneider man is facing felony charges after threatening a woman with a shotgun last year.

A Chicago man could face decades behind bars for molesting two preteen kids.

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‘I am not built for prison, dude’: Chicago man charged with molesting two children

September 18, 2024 at 3:28 p.m.

A Chicago man could face decades behind bars for molesting two preteen kids.

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Law & Order: Contractor charged in latest swindle; two appeals denied

September 13, 2024 at 3:33 p.m.

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A Hammond man admitted this week to causing a “life-threatening” brain injury to his girlfriend's 2-year-old son, documents show.

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Hammond man admits to causing girlfriend’s son’s ‘life-threatening’ brain injury

September 13, 2024 at 2:13 p.m.

A Hammond man admitted this week to causing a “life-threatening” brain injury to his girlfriend's 2-year-old son, documents show.

A Gary man was charged this week for starting a large brawl during a search party for a 13-year-old girl missing since Aug. 11.

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Gary man charged for brawl during search party for missing 13-year-old girl

September 13, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

A Gary man was charged this week for starting a large brawl during a search party for a 13-year-old girl missing since Aug. 11.

After more than eight years of twists and turns, the criminal case for a Calumet Township babysitter is over.

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Indiana Supreme Court declines to hear Calumet Township babysitter’s case

September 13, 2024 at 10:16 a.m.

After more than eight years of twists and turns, the criminal case for a Calumet Township babysitter is over.

A Crown Point man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Wednesday for getting caught with child pornography.

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Feds sentence Crown Point man to 10 years for child porn

September 12, 2024 at 1:16 p.m.

A Crown Point man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Wednesday for getting caught with child pornography.

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