The Better Business Bureau is reporting a phone scam
The Better Business Bureau is reporting a phone scam that targets credit card users. A caller will identify themselves as a representative from MasterCard or Visa concerning news about fraudulent transactions and that the card was flagged for “unusual use pattern.” According to Dreama Jensen of the BBB, the red flag is when the caller asks for the security code on the back of the credit card to prove the Read more…
Jonathan Wolfe LaPorte Police Department’s Wanted Person of the Week
24 year old Jonathan Wolfe is this week’s LaPorte Police Department’s Wanted Person of the Week. Wolfe is a white male, 5′ 9″, 170 pounds, brown hair and blue eyes. He has tattoos with the letters ”G” and ”L” on his right and left wrists respectively, and “Family” on his left forearm. Wolfe is wanted on a LaPorte Circuit Court warrant for domestic battery, strangulation, auto theft, criminal mischief and Read more…
22 year old from Michigan City, pleaded guilty to Class B felony Child Molesting
22 year old James Glanders of Michigan City, pleaded guilty to Class B felony Child Molesting for the molestation of an 11-month-old girl in early 2013. The baby’s mother, Dana Haywood of Portage, allegedly told Glanders to perform a sex act on the baby who was in the back seat of a vehicle. Haywood admitted to performing the same sex act on the baby at the suggestion of Glanders. Haywood Read more…
3 arrested after La Porte Police and County Metro Operations execute warrant
30 year old Kenyatta Robinson, 38 year old Daniel Hensell, and 26 year old Robert Miller were arrested after LaPorte Police and the LaPorte County Metro Operations Unit executed a search warrant at a residence in the 200 block of Darlington St. in LaPorte. Robinson was transported to a local hospital and upon his release, he will be charged with a Level 4 felony Dealing in Cocaine or a Narcotic Read more…
WIMS has been following a story on owner of day care in Michigan City
In a story WIMS has been following, Tricia Calvin, 43, owner of the day care in Michigan City where 5 year old Amareon Williams accidentally hanged himself on June 5, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide, has turned herself in and bonded out over the weekend. Two other day care workers are facing charges as well. Stephanie Johnson turned herself in at the LaPorte County Jail and posted Read more…
- 2-Year Search for Fugitive Ends in a Hail of Gunfire
Charles Mozdir disappeared.
FAA: Southwest Didn’t Comply with Safety Regulations During Plane Repair
Southwest media / Stephen M. Keller (NEW YORK) — The Federal Aviation Administration is reporting that Southwest failed to comply with federal safety regulations while making repairs to its Boeing 737′s. Starting in 2006, Southwest gave 44 of its planes what the FAA calls “extreme makeovers” to eliminate the potential for cracking on the aluminum skin. But according to the FAA, a contractor did not follow proper procedures, and Southwest Read more…
US Says Russian Missile Launch ‘Serious’ Violation of Treaty
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Obama administration is publicly accusing Russia of violating a 1987 nuclear missile treaty, a declaration likely to deepen tensions between the two countries already at odds over crises in Ukraine, Syria, and the Middle East. The allegations, raised by President Obama in a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, center on ground-launched cruise missile tests conducted in 2011, an administration official said. The United States determined those Read more…
US Says Russian Missile Launch ‘Serious’ Violation of Treaty
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is publicly accusing Russia of violating a 1987 nuclear missile treaty, a declaration likely to deepen tensions between the two countries already at odds over crises in Ukraine, Syria, and the Middle East. The allegations, raised by President Obama in a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, center on ground-launched cruise missile tests conducted in 2011, an administration official said. The U.S. determined those tests Read more…
Who Did Andi Dorfman Pick in the "Bachelorette" Finale?
ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) — After an emotional two-hour finale of The Bachelorette on ABC Monday night, Andi Dorfman chose Josh Murray, accepting his marriage proposal and leaving fellow suitor Nick Viall stunned and heartbroken. Dorfman, a former district attorney, cried when she visited Viall to tell him he wasn’t her choice. Viall said he never saw the disappointment coming, telling her he woke up that morning confident about them. “Man, Read more…
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