A New York City police officer involved in the choking death of an unarmed black man will not be indicted. NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo choked Eric Garner to death during an encounter on July 17 that was caught on video. The video shows Garner pleading with police to leave him alone, raising his hands in…
US Marshals have arrested a man in Chicago wanted in connection with a South Bend murder. Erique D. Raggs, 23, was taken into custody this morning at 8:30 am Central Time. The St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s office says that Raggs was found at his mother’s residence. He peacefully surrendered to law enforcement. Raggs has been…
A possible serial killer has been arrested in Gary, Indiana. Police say that the alleged killer made the confession after a woman’s body was found at a Motel 6 in nearby Hammond. The Associated Press reports: Authorities in northwestern Indiana say the bodies of three more unidentified women have been found, following what police say…
States that have enacted “Stand Your Ground” laws have seen an increase in homicide rates and problems in law enforcement, a task force with the American Bar Association said last Friday when they released a study conducted on the controversial law. Stand Your Ground, which removes the “duty to retreat” from the justification of fighting…
St. Joseph County’s Metro Homicide Unit has identified the body of a deceased male found at the Shirley Motel yesterday. Edward M. Pierce, 56, was identified as the victim. An autopsy revealed that the cause of death was sharp force injury. It has been ruled a homicide. The prosecutor’s office says that South Bend Police…
