Gary Police Department

Gary police fatally shot a man during an armed hostage situation, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Department.

"There were multiple people there that witnessed this incident, and we are asking the public to respond to this senseless and terrible act," said Gary Police Chief Derrick Cannon.

The mayors of the Region's two largest cities are trying to crack down on vandalism.

Gary police have announced a pair of major drug busts.

Three people were hurt in a five-vehicle crash in Gary Wednesday morning.

A Gary charter school says no one was hurt when a weapon was reportedly discharged in the boys bathroom Wednesday morning. Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools says it happened at its College Prep Campus, according to a message on the schools' website.

An Indiana State Police K9 that was shot during a foot pursuit in December may have been shot by a Gary police officer.

A new facility at the Gary Police Department lets officers track all of their crime-fighting technology in real time. The city unveiled its Real Time Crime Center on Wednesday. The room in the city's Public Safety Building contains more than a dozen screens, where three people can monitor camera feeds, license plate readers and shot detector technology.

The Gary Police Department paid tribute to a fallen K-9 Tuesday. K-9 Falco was shot and killed July 13, while he and his handler, Corporal Angel Lozano, conducted a traffic stop.

The city of Gary now has a permanent police chief.