Michigan City Police Department

With many Hoosiers traveling this week and winter weather possibly affecting conditions in Northwestern Indiana as well as other parts of the country, now is the time to think about a vehicle safety kit in their vehicles, including items specifically for …

Many communities in Indiana suffered losses due to Sunday’s tornado outbreak. Fortunately La Porte County was not hit as hard as other areas, however disasters or damages like this have brought out scam artists trying to take advantage. BEWARE OF SCAMMERS …

It is School Bus Safety Week and a great time to remind all citizens and motorists that school buses are the safest mode of transportation for children as long as we all follow the law and a few safety tips. Danger in the “Danger Zone” More …

Come out for the scariest haunted house in Northwest Indiana! House of Horrors will be open to the public the last two weekends in October, the 18th-20th, the 25th-27th, and the 31st. Come experience the fear Fridays and Saturdays, 6 pm to 11 pm, and 6 pm to …

The Michigan City Police and Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller would like to warn Citizens against scammers taking advantage of the federal health insurance enrollment period that began October 1, 2013. Scammers are coming out of the woodwork to take …

Many people including a police officer have and are receiving email notifications being passed from friend to friend again throughout the United States and it has now hit LaPorte County. The email they are receiving is a warning you may get a message on your …

If you get a phone call from the Police Protective Fund the best option might be to just hang up. Many local residents are beginning to receive calls from this group and according to online reports took in more than $5.9 million in nationwide donations last …

The Michigan City Police Department is announcing a new policy change to take affect on Friday, May 3rd, 2013. Due to an over abundance of emergency and non-emergency calls that have tripled over the last three years, we began looking at our response times …

Another horrible PHONE SCAM is being reported by senior citizens of La Porte County where the caller pretends to be with Medicare or the Social Security Administration. In others, they say they’re with an official-sounding but nonexistent organization such …

The Michigan City Police Department is announcing that changes have been made to the hand gun permit process due to recent implementation by the Indiana State Police. Effective Tuesday 3-26-13, the Michigan City Police Department will no longer fingerprint …