Valparaiso Police Department

"When I first heard about it, I felt like 'Big Brother's watching,' but we will have patterns of behavior, which is so exciting for knowing where to put resources and knowing where our roads are that need attention or maybe they need redesigned," city council president Ellen Kapitan said during last week's council meeting.

Valparaiso police say they've arrested six juveniles in connection with last Thursday's threats against local schools.

A child was seriously hurt, after being hit by a vehicle in Valparaiso on Wednesday.

Five officers are on paid administrative leave, following last week's police-involved shooting in Valparaiso.

"I just want to say how grateful we all are that no one else was hurt in this unusual event," Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas said during Friday's board of works meeting.

Police will be out in the Valparaiso area this week to bring awareness to school bus stop arm violations. The Indiana Department of Education believes that 2,530 stop arm violations happen every day in the state. That's in spite of clear regulations and severe penalties.

The Valparaiso Board of Works has approved a two-year agreement with the city's police officers.

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.

Valparaiso's elementary schools will share a dedicated school resource officer. The Valparaiso Board of Works finalized a memorandum of understanding last week, following the school board's approval the week before.

Valparaiso Community Schools will likely get a fourth school resource officer. The school board last week approved a memorandum of understanding with the Valparaiso Police Department.