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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The estranged father of actress Lindsay Lohan has been denied bail in Florida. Hillsborough County jail records show Michael Lohan was being held Saturday without bond on four charges. He was arrested on domestic violence charges Tuesday. His bail was set at $5,000 and a judge warned him not to make any contact with his on-and-off girlfriend. Two days later, he was accused of violating the terms of his release by making a harassing phone call to her. Police went to arrest him and he tried to avoid them by jumping off a third-floor balcony at a Tampa hotel.

ELKHART COUNTY -- Elkhart County police are on the lookout for two men who reportedly escaped from their work release program early Wednesday morning. Dispatchers tell us the two men, identified as Dontea Bush and George Sanks, were reported missing just before 4 a.m. There are few details at this time, but we are told they were last seen walking towards Lincoln Avenue in Goshen and that they may have been wearing jail-issued clothing. A work release program is for prisoners, who are generally on good behavior and are not violent, to work outside the walls of the jail.

Sheriff Mike Grzegorek may have a new title and a new office that comes with it, but as a 23-year law enforcement veteran, keeping people safe is familiar territory. During his campaign, Grzegorek — most recently the assistant commander of the St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit — was careful to call himself not a politician, but a police officer. Now officially sworn in and on the job, he says his top priority is getting more officers on the street.

The woman accused of a deadly hit-and-run in Bristol pleaded not guilty in court Monday morning. Yvonne Addington, 48, of Bristol entered the plea in Elkhart County court. She is charged in the hit-and-run that happened on March 5 on State Road 120 and County Road 19. Alan Hess, 16, was killed in that incident. He was walking home late at night after going to the store. Addington is out of jail on bond.

A 10-year-old South Bend boy police say was beaten to death by his father will be laid to rest Monday morning. Funeral services for Tramelle Sturgis are set for 11:30 in Calumet City, Illinois. Visitation starts at 10. Tramelle will be buried in Chicago where his mother lives. No services have been planned yet for South Bend. Tramelle's father, Terry Sturgis, is in jail facing battery and murder charges. He's expected back in court Tuesday.

LAGRANGE - 4 people are behind bars after a meth bust in LaGrange County. County police were called to a home in the 3600 block of S. 600 East in LaGrange on Sunday and found several items used to make methamphetamine and paraphernalia associated with consuming the illegal drug. Officers found a number of chemicals used to make meth in the home and garage. They also uncovered a large amount of what they believe is meth. The Indiana State Police Clandestine Lab Team was called to handle the dangerous chemicals at the scene.

BERRIEN COUNTY - The Berrien County prosecutor says it's dangerous for the public, but there's no other choice. So far this year, judges there have allowed more than 340 people to get out of jail early and let dozens of others off with no jail time at all. The reason? There simply isn't enough room in the jail. State law allows the county's chief judge to decide which prisoners should be let out early and which offenders get off without serving any jail time at all because of overcrowding.

We are just learning about a massive drug bust in Berrien County. A Michigan State Police trooper stopped a car early Friday morning for weaving out of the lane of I-94. During a search of the car, he found about 160 pounds of pot hidden inside duffle bags in the back of the vehicle. The 36-year-old driver is in the Berrien County jail this morning on charges of possession with intent to deliver. His 3-year-old son, who was also in the car, was placed with relatives through CPS.  

In the last three months, police say two separate men convicted of murder and released from prison early have killed again. Now, the families of the victims want to change an Indiana law to make sure what happened to them doesn't happen again. Last month Tarrance Lee was charged with murdering his wife. According to police, he had friends help him dispose of the body. Police are still trying to find it. And in June, Steven Clippinger was charged with murdering his brother and sister-in-law while their children were inside their Mishawaka home.

LAPORTE COUNTY  - A Michigan City-area man will not face jail time for striking a neighbor's house with a bullet fired at a muskrat. LaPorte County Prosecutor Bob Szilagyi has decided not to press charges against 39-year-old Aaron Blount. "I guess he was a bad shot," said Szilagyi. He ruled Blount was negligent in firing the shotgun slug that in the wall of a neighbor's kitchen. However, Sziilagyi did not believe his actions were criminal. "There was no intent to engage in a reckless act with the firearm," said Szilagyi.