Four Democrats have announced their candidacy for the Lake County Sheriff race in 2026, an open seat since Oscar Martinez Jr. cannot seek a third consecutive term. Retired Federal Agent of the U.S ...

Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez smiles as he listens to speakers during the ribbon cutting to honor the completion of the 109th Ave. project in Crown Point on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (John ...

CROWN POINT, Ind. — Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. pleaded guilty to reckless driving Monday — ending a two-year saga that went to the Indiana Court of Appeals. The sheriff was ...

CROWN POINT — Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. has pleaded guilty to reckless driving, a class C misdemeanor, for driving more than 40 mph above Taft Street's posted speed limit in 2021.

What we know. In a recent case, a Lake County Courthouse employee was targeted with a fraudulent warrant demanding $8,500, according to Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr.

The Lake County Sherrif's Office will begin cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, according to the Indiana attorney general. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7.

In response, Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. told The Times: "We are not aware of any directive designating Lake County as a sanctuary county." ...

Lake County sheriff’s police sent Friday afternoon to a home in Griffith found two men dead and a third in critical condition, all having suffered gunshot wounds, Lake County Sheriff Oscar ...

A murder suspect who had been at-large for weeks after escaping from a transport van in Gary, Indiana has been captured, authorities said. Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez said Leon Taylor was ...

A Gary, Indiana, police officer shot the new K-9 for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office after the dog lunged at the cop during a carjacking arrest, officials say.

The Lake County Sherrif's Office will begin cooperating with ICE officials, according to the Indiana attorney general. Breaking US inserts itself into Israel's war with Iran, strikes 3 nuclear sites ...

Lake County sheriff’s police sent to a home in Griffith found two men dead and a third in critical condition, all having suffered gunshot wounds, Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said.