Crime & Safety
Wanted Felon Arrested After High-Speed Chase From Hammond To Chicago, Indiana State Police Say
An East Chicago man is in custody following a high-speed chase that stretched from Hammond, Indiana, to Chicago on Tuesday afternoon.
September 23, 2026
An East Chicago man is in custody following a high-speed chase that stretched from Hammond, Indiana, to Chicago on Tuesday afternoon.
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Indiana State Police said the Lowell Post Criminal Investigations Bureau, along with members of the SWAT Team, attempted to serve a high-risk felony arrest warrant on a person residing in Lake County.
ISP said Austin Earl Williams, 37, had active warrants for numerous violent felony and misdemeanor charges in Lake County, Indiana, in four separate cases — including burglary, robbery, domestic battery, strangulation, criminal confinement, residential entry, interfering with reporting a crime and resisting law enforcement.
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