HAMMOND â The Hammond police union s president is under fire for posting a conspiracy theory to Facebook claiming the rioters who tried to seize the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday were far left-wing anti-fascists disguised as Trump supporters.Â
âGood job, Antifa! America almost believed the costumes, wrote Michael Elkmann, president of the Hammond Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #51.
Elkmann did not respond to requests for comment, but posted a public apology on his Facebook page just before noon Thursday.
Lt. Steven Kellogg, spokesman for the Hammond Police Department, said city leaders were in a meeting Thursday morning to discuss Elkmann s post and confirmed that the matter was under review.Â
GARY â City residents who once enjoyed Republicâs free drop-off trash services are now bearing the financial burden â the result of the Gary City Council approving a trash collection rate increase that doesnât cover those services.
Gary Sanitary District Administrator Dan Vicari said Tuesday the advertised rates for drop-off is $55 to $75 per ton, depending on the item. He said Republic does not accept liquids, paint and items like fridges and air conditioning units, and charges a hefty price for tires.
GSD, which bills residents for sewer usage and trash collection, first asked the council in November to raise its monthly collection rate for households from $16.30 to $28.25 on the grounds GSD was already operating with a severe deficit under contract with Republic Services.
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EAST CHICAGO â The murder suspect who escaped a private security firm s transport van two weeks ago as the driver waited in a McDonald s drive-thru was taken into custody this morning, Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez said.Â
Members of the Lake County Sheriffâs Department Tactical Unit arrested Leon Taylor in the 4900 block of Indianapolis Boulevard in East Chicago after a brief foot chase, Martinez said.Â
Officers were in East Chicago on Wednesday morning searching for Taylor, 22, and took him into custody about 8:40 a.m. Our officers worked around the clock over the Christmas holiday and investigated every possible lead to bring this fugitive back into custody, Martinez said in a statement.Â