It happened after 1 a.m. on US Highway 41, south of US Highway 231, near Wicker Avenue in unincorporated Lake County, Indiana, police said. Munster police Officer Ryan A. Perez, 31, was identified ...

"I extend my deepest condolences to the Munster Police Department, and to the family and friends of Officer Perez," Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said. A police funeral escort is ...