Off-duty Hammond, Indiana police officer involved in crash that killed another driver, department officials say - ABC7 Chicago

Fatal CrashAlcohol and speeding may have contributed to a deadly crash involving an off-duty Hammond police officer, Hammond police said. ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team Monday, October 19, 2026 10:15AMHAMMOND, Ind. (WLS) -- Alcohol and speeding may have contributed to a deadly crash involving an off-duty Hammond police officer, Hammond police said. The crash occurred Friday night near 165th and Columbia in Hammond. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchPolice said the off-duty officer was speeding when his pickup truck hit an SUV, killing its driver. The officer was taken into custody, then released pending blood test results and further investigation. The case will be sent to prosecutors for possible felony charges. The officer is on administrative leave. "HPD extends its deepest condolences to the deceased driver's family and loved ones, as well as everyone affected by this tragedy," a statement read in part. Copyright © 2026 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.

Fatal CrashLive streaming newscasts, breaking news, weather & original, local programming. ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team Sunday, October 18, 2026 10:50PMHAMMOND, Ind. (WLS) -- An off-duty Northwest Indiana police officer was involved in a car crash that killed another driver, officials said. The Hammond Police Department confirmed the incident to ABC7 on Sunday. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchPolice officials did not confirm the exact time, date or location of the crash. Indiana State Police are investigating the crash, and the office involved has been place on administrative leave, officials said. "HPD extends its deepest condolences to the deceased driver's family and loved ones, as well as everyone affected by this tragedy," a statement read in part. No further information about the crash was available as Indiana State Police continue to investigate. Copyright © 2026 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.

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A Rhode Island man was arrested Sunday morning for allegedly breaking into and damaging an Attleboro middle school and assaulting multiple police officers, police said. Jamison Grover, 25, of Pawtucket, faces three counts of assault and battery on a police officer, breaking and entering in the nighttime, and other charges, Attleboro Police said. He is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Attleboro District Court. Grover also allegedly took property belonging to a student from the school and damaged 13 window screens, for which he faces an additional 13 counts of malicious destruction of property over $1,200, police said. Officers responded to Brennan Middle School on Rathbun Willard Drive around 4:45 a.m. on Sunday after an alarm system in the building registered motion in several locations, police said. A search of the school revealed numerous lockers had been “rummaged through,” police said. Grover was located after officers determined he had allegedly entered one of their police cruisers while it was parked outside during their investigation, police said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A National Guard member was shot and injured while trying to break up a fight in the nation’s capital, and the person suspected of firing the gun also was shot in an exchange with guard members, police said Monday. The shooting happened at about 11:10 p.m. Sunday as seven or eight guard members in a parked van were monitoring the fight on a sidewalk in southeast Washington, in the Eastern Market neighborhood, said Jeffery Carroll, interim chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington. “They exited their vehicle to try to intervene to try to stop the fight from occurring when they heard gunshots,” Carroll told reporters. “An individual that had been involved in the fight had pulled out a firearm and began shooting.”The person ran into an alley, Carroll said, and guard members immediately told the person to drop the gun. “The individual then pointed the weapon toward National Guard members, who returned fire,” Carroll said. Get Starting PointA guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter EmailHe said one guard member was struck in the leg and the suspect was shot in the abdomen.