HAMMOND, Ind. (CBS) -- The city of Hammond, Indiana, is considering a different approach to try and cut down crime. It involves shutting down all gas stations during the overnight hours.

An Indiana city could force gas stations to ... I can't sit back and see innocent people become victims of violent crime,' Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott Jr. said in announcing the proposal.

One person is dead after a fiery crash after a police pursuit on I-80/94 at an exit ramp in Hammond, Indiana. Indiana State ...

A new ordinance went into effect Wednesday forcing all gas stations in Hammond, Indiana, to close overnight in hopes of deterring crime. "You have to do what you have to do to protect your ...

The City of Hammond Common Council will consider an ordinance that would close gas stations overnight in an effort to combat violent crime ... MORE NORTHWEST INDIANA NEWS: 17-year-old charged ...

Three months after father of six Marcell Jennngs was shot outside his Hammond home, his family still has no answers about who killed him. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Three months after Marcell Jennings was ...

If you need gas during early morning hours in northwestern Indiana, don't bother stopping in Hammond ... close during those hours under a new ordinance designed to curb crime. The Hammond Common ...

Speaking at a Mayor's Night Out event Thursday in North Hammond, Police Chief Brian Miller said a new online crime statistics program launched Thursday allows residents to enter their addresses ...

CHICAGO — An Indiana man who pleaded guilty to making an illegal "straw" purchase of a handgun that was later used to kill a Chicago police officer was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in prison.