Crown Point News Archives

Actor Johnny Depp has been described as a really nice celebrity following his recent visit to Crown Point, Ind., to film an upcoming movie. via RedOrbit

Question: I second the recommendation of Donald Davidson's class. It runs on Tuesday nights in April, starting on April 8. Meetings are at the IMS motel. via IndyStar.com

CROWN POINT, Ind. -- Experts agree that bank robber John Dillinger escaped from the Lake County Jail in 1934 using a fake gun he whittled from wood and darkened with shoe polish to fool guards. via The Courier-Journal

“The time and effort they took in cleaning it up is going to benefit the city for years to come.”

CROWN POINT, Ind. - Heeeere's Johnny! Hundreds of fans, some of whom waited hours outside the Old Lake County Courthouse and jail hoping to catch a glimpse of movie star Johnny Depp despite word around the set ... via The Herald Bulletin

“This is exciting. We'll stay here all night. I already told our family if we don't show up for Easter dinner, they know where to find us.”

To heck with the Easter Bunny. Sisters Carla and Rebecca Beason of Hobart, armed with cameras and just-bought "Edward Scissorhands" dvds, were prepared to wait it out all night Saturday and all day today to ... via Post Tribune

CROWN POINT, Ind. - Officials are keeping quiet about the possibility that filming for a movie starring Johnny Depp as bank robber John Dillinger could start in the city as early as this weekend. via Palladium-Item

CROWN POINT, Ind. - A carnival worker accused of kissing one girl and licking the face of another has agreed to plead guilty to felony child molesting. via Star-Press

“It absolutely improved the looks of my building. Frank Centofanti, who owns the 1885 structure that houses American College Massage School, had the facade to his structure renovated through the program, as well. The building had been "modernized”

When George Verduzco's parents bought Fiesta Mexico 30 years ago they bought a piece of Crown Point's history. via Post Tribune

Rubber cobblestone covers parts of two downtown Columbus streets. Buildings now sport old-fashioned awnings and facades. via Channel3000

“I didn't hear anyone say, 'Give us property tax relief at the expense of all these services we hold dear,' ”

The General Assembly passed a property tax reform package Friday, even as many legislators questioned whether it will provide the fair long-term relief its backers envision. via Post Tribune

“I could find it possible to do STL to MDW, liftoff to touchdown, in 35 or 40 minutes with a good wind and the cooperation of air traffic control.”

Dear Tom, I once took a December flight from St. Louis to Midway Airport and it took only 15 to 20 minutes because, the pilot said, we were able to fly with the jet stream. via Chicago Tribune

The stepson of businessman John M. Parker pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit murder, and has agreed to testify against his sister and his mother. via Post Tribune

“His recollection is that he was not (driving)”

CROWN POINT, Ind. - Investigators believe that a Lake County police officer who survived a car crash was behind the wheel, not a fellow officer who died in the crash, the sheriff said. via Anderson Herald-Bulletin

“Not very often did I make it back to my house with any (heroin)”

For the dozens of heroin users in southern Lake and Porter counties, drug trafficking meant fighting traffic on U.S. 30 on the way to Chicago's southern suburbs and back. via Post Tribune

“To Sgt. Titus: We were wrong and we are sorry. We also apologize.”

Illinois plates with Lakes of the Four Seasons bar codes. Go figure. I wasn't aware that Lakes of the Four Seasons is also in Illinois. via Post Tribune

“There's nothing that makes sense about it”

A 5-foot, 1-inch tall police officer needs to have a sense of humor, and Eric Forster had wit to spare. via Post Tribune