Merrillville Police

The Merrillville Police Department is voicing frustration with its Dodge Durango police vehicles.

An apparent shooting at a Merrillville apartment complex Friday sent one person to the hospital and caused a temporary lockdown at Andrean High School.

Reports of shots fired at a Merrillville apartment complex prompted a tactical response from Merrillville police on Sunday.

Traffic safety is a growing concern in Merrillville.

Kosta Nuses has officially taken over as Merrillville's police chief. The town says Nuses was sworn in as police chief during Tuesday's town council meeting. He'd been serving as interim chief since the start of the year. Nuses has been with the Merrillville Police Department since 2005.

The town of Merrillville will soon be looking for a new police chief. Wiley Luther Cuttino told the town council that he plans to step down in early January, then officially retire in early March once he uses up his remaining leave.

Merrillville Police say they gave 20 speeding tickets during their Speed Awareness Day campaign Wednesday. Police agencies in six Midwestern states took part in the effort.

Merrillville Police are investigating, after customers at a business on Broadway had their vehicles booted. Police Chief Wiley Luther Cuttino says a business hired a towing firm to watch its parking lot during a construction project, but apparently failed to consult Indiana Code or the town's ordinances.

The Merrillville Police Department is reporting success with its license plate readers. Police Chief Wiley Luther Cuttino told the town council Tuesday that theft recoveries were up in the past couple years — and with the license plate readers, he expects that trend to continue.

The head of the Indiana Fraternal Order of Police is calling for a Merrillville Town Council member to apologize, after a discussion on license plate readers apparently led to disparaging remarks about police. Council member Donald Spann said, "We hate cops," during the January 11 council meeting.