Indiana State Police

A Lafayette resident is dead, after apparently stealing a police SUV from LaPorte County sheriff's deputies who were trying to take her into custody Thursday. Indiana State Police believe Melissa L. Collins, 21, was secured in the front passenger seat, when she was able to manipulate the handcuffs, unbuckle the seat belt and take possession of the vehicle.

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

A Gary man was arrested following a police chase Thursday morning, but not before an Indiana State Police K9 was shot and a trooper crashed into a ditch. Troopers say it began around 8:30, when they saw a vehicle that had been reported stolen driving west on I-80.

A Porter County police chase ended in a fatal crash Tuesday.

Indiana State Police are investigating the death of an inmate at the Westville Correctional Facility.

Local communities and school corporations are getting a funding boost for their public safety efforts. The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has awarded more than $334 million in its latest round of grants.

Traffic safety is a growing concern in Merrillville.

Indiana State Police hope the new Lowell Post and Regional Laboratory will speed up investigations and cut through case backlogs. Governor Eric Holcomb and State Police Superintendent Doug Carter cut the ribbon on the new, 40,000-square-foot facility Tuesday.

An attempted traffic stop on I-80/94 ended with a fatal crash Monday afternoon, according to Indiana State Police.

A five-vehicle crash that shut down I-65 during the Monday afternoon rush hour is being blamed on distracted driving. Indiana State Police believe a Dodge Grand Caravan was heading south on I-65, just past 61st Avenue, when the driver apparently didn't notice that traffic had slowed down in front of him, causing a chain reaction crash.